Four weeks ago, daughter brought two chiwawa doggies over. We had to put down due to old age and incontinence. They were making her house unlivable. Two weekends ago, we had the grandkids Friday to Sunday, and Saturday, son-in-law brought oldest boy's cavy (guinea pig) who died, needed burying. Oldest boy was devastated, and younger sisters were pretty sad as well. Last weekend we lost our dog. Had been here since he was a pup. Was 11 years old which translates to 72 people years. He was a pretty big dog, 78#, Lab-Shepherd-Husky mix. Wife just came in from feeding the goats and sheep, found Smiley the goat had died. She was one of our first goats, can't put an exact age on her, but probably 8 to 10 years. This digging is getting to me. Have a backhoe but attaching it to the tractor is a lot like work. Now to dig a grave for the goat.
- Thread starter RayP(MI)
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37chief
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- Location
- California
Sorry to hear about all the deaths, but life goes on. It gets old all right. Since the 70's I have a back yard full of buried pets. Had to dig a hole for the grand daughters pony. This was the biggest. Had a couple houses die, I had them removed by someone. Stan
onefarmer
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- Location
- 6735 S Lowell Rd, St Johns, Mi 48879
Wow that's a lot to deal with so close together and all. Better leave the backhoe on for a while. Might break the cycle.
Bob Bancroft
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- Location
- Aurora NY
Neighbor found a good looking, good running David Brown 1200 very cheap. He put his backhoe on it full time.
gotmyfarm!
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That's rough. Heart goes out to you guys.
Kansas4010
Well-known Member
How about using a post hole digger? For slightly bigger animals put two holes beside each other then clean it out a bit with a shovel. If you're really lucky to have a post hole digger on a skid loader it's easy to hook up.
Clarence Slydell
Member
So I can take from this you would just toss your family pets out for the coyotes and vultures to clean up? How would the kids or whoever feel about that?
I have a 9" post hole drill for my tractor. Would take a lot of holes to bury a 50# goat. Just going to hand shovel the grave. Still no fun. Have one of our rabbits to put down at the same time. Would take me more time to mount back hoe, and more time to fool with post hole digger.
Cliff Nelson
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Sorry for your loss. We buried our beagle earlier this summer due to cancer. Now our 17 year old husky/timberwolf mix is failing due to old age. Digging her grave in the next day or two along with making her final vet call. It's always hard especially when children are involved.
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