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How to Help: Wish List

(** indicate items we use A LOT)

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The Big Items!

  • Digital camera that can also take video clips
  • A dump truck load of stone dust to reduce mud in back of the barn
  • Pop up tent for our events
  • Wood stove for our crafts studio
  • Disc harrow for our tractor (Kubota B2910)
  • Stock or configurable horse trailer that can pass MD inspection
  • A pre-built 4x6 chicken coop (Amish-style structure with cross ventilation) for quarantining and caring for special-needs birds.
  • A pre-built 2-story Amish-style building that can be used for wool storage, processing, and gift shop
  • Goat playground: ramps and ladders up to 2-3 levels of lofts with wooden roofs for rain protection. Railings with sufficient strength to hold hay feeders. Examples:

Building and handyman supplies

  • 6x6 long pressure treated posts to prepare the lot for our new "Bovine Barn"
  • Air compressor (sufficient for large tractor tires)
  • Power washer (gas powered, if possible)
  • Contractor strength hoses, all sizes
  • Gas-powered wood splitter
  • 16" or larger gas-poweed chainsaw
  • Metal tool storage cabinet (with pull-out drawers)

Animal supplies

  • Cotton lead ropes for horses
  • Carefresh litter **
  • Yesterday's news litter
  • Buckets, feed dishes
  • Large water troughsReceived!
  • Cotton lead ropes
  • Straw bales **
  • Large bales of pine shavings**

Animal feed

  • Dry dog food (adult) ** (We usually use Blue Wilderness, Innova, Wellness, or Solid Gold, though the dogs claim they'll eat anything)
    Fresh greens and fruits for the animals **
  • Cat food
  • Dog biscuits
  • Black oil sunflower seeds
  • Non medicated poultry food (15% and 16%) (available at Tractor Supply & Southern States) and Rockin Rooste 5-grain scratch
  • White salt blocks
  • Calf manna
  • Mazuri adult potbellied pig feed
  • Mazuri waterfowl feed
  • Wild birdseed (for our hungry local birds over the winter)

Animal medical supplies

  • Iodine
  • Alcohol or hydrogen peroxide pads
  • Baby aspirin
  • Gauze pads, all sizes
  • Vet wrap**
  • Epsom salts
  • Neosporin
  • Cotton balls
  • Q-tips
  • Mineral oil

Cleaning products and volunteer sanitation

  • Carefresh litter for rabbits **
    Paper towels **
    Contractor garbage bags**
  • Clear plastic leaf and lawn bags (for our wool)
  • Muck rakes Received!
  • Garden rakes & wide barn shovels
  • Pitchforks Received!
  • Scrub brushes and sponges**
  • Dawn dishwashing liquid (lots of it) Received!
  • Clorox Received!
  • Paper towels
  • Mud boots, all sizes (see http://www.maxtool.com, items WE9005-5 - WE9005-13) - available for $11 at Tractor Supply
  • Working gloves
  • Face masks for cleaning (see http://www.maxtool.com, item PA5560)

Educational materials and office supplies

  • Books on animal care and animal identification for all ages
  • HP printer cartridges type 60xl (color and black & white)
  • Printer/copier paper, 24lb and 20lb
  • Envelopes - full sized letter and small envelopes
  • Stamps

Craft supplies

  • Knitting needles, all sizes
  • Crochet hooks, all sizes
  • Bolts of cotton muslin fabric
  • Electrical powered drum carder
  • Yarn skeiner

Other, always useful for frequent errands

  • Gas cards
  • Poolesville Hardwae, Lowe’s, Ace, or Home Depot Gift cards
  • Tractor Supply or Southern States Gift cards
 


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