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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**
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Dawn dishwashing liquid (lots of it) Received!
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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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