Showing posts with label Babies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Babies. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

What's doing down on the farm

Helllllooooo, anyone still trying to follow my blog?  I am sorry it has been another whole month since my last post.  One would think nothing is going on around here, not true.  Summer came for a visit, she left and a proper Spring has settled in.  Cold and Windy and hey a call for Snow tomorrow. But enough about the weather on to the pictures. 
The trees are in greening.

The new raised beds in the garden.  Just waiting for seedlings.
The beast has arrived on the farm.  Compost piles tremble in fear.

Back in October we brought home our little piglets, well they have grown and it was time to say good bye.  I am anxious to get more and am looking into breeding our own soon.  I truly enjoyed Pickles and Petunia, they were quite the characters. 

Pigs really do love mud.  Petunia is standing in the mess she made every time I filled their water bucket.   


Before the shearer...

After the shearer.  My shearer lets me do the top knots, which always resemble the mohawks of  Gremlins.

Archie really needs to be shorn, but he sheds his fleece, he and his brother look really scary for about a month.
This is Cupcake, our former bottle baby, he is quite the wild child.
Cupcake, Java and their mama Psyche.  We are all about blended families.

Psyche has enough milk for 2 very hungry lambs and me!

Terra and Luna are shaping up to be good guardians.  I love me some pups!

This little guy was born this morning to Maple.  Maple and Prissy were my accidental breeding's this year.  Time will tell if the right buck is the father.   
We are still waiting for Prissy, one of my other Saanen does to kid.  She was not supposed to be bred this year, but obviously there was a conspiracy going on.  I was sure she would go before Maple, but she is holding out.  I am really hoping she is holding out with a little doe.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Spring? Is that you?

Today is Psyche's due date.  She is holding firm, no babies for her yet. 
Psyche is checking Calliope out.

Athena surprised us with a Ewe lamb last Sunday.  She had her without any assistance and by the time we discovered her, she was up, dry and had a full belly.  Athena is overdue for shearing, so we weren't sure how big she was getting.  She is still small car size.
Cuter than cute!

Athena is anxiously waiting for the day the shearer comes again. 
Oscar thinks he got a box full of snacks in the mail today.
'Iowa? What could be coming from Iowa?  It sure sounds like it's mine!'
'OOOOH it is full of goodies!'
Murray McMurray delivers.  We decided to get our chicks a little early this year so they will be laying mid summer.

It's a tea cup Light Brahma!

'Looks, I got fuzzy legs'

Cup o' chicken

'I will love her and squeeze her and call her my own'

Pickles and Petunia, still turning over the field.  They are great rock finders!

Despite the chilly weather, the goats are happy there hasn't been much snow.  They just don't understand why there isn't any good green stuff to eat.

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Spring

 Spring is truly here, so I thought to show the joys of spring on our farm. The goats are very happy to be out of the barn for most of the day.  Maybell and Junebug, our last kids of the season are truly enjoying their new freedom. 


Luna on the alert, of course her charges are all out in the field.

The run for the far field.

Little Daisy runs to keep up.

Still running.

Gaining speed.

Not quite there yet.


Archie's favorite spot on the wheel.
Maybell takes a snooze in the sun.


June bug is completely worn out.  Her first day out was quite exhausting.


We had 2 ducks hatch in our incubator.  This is #1.

This is #2.
One of our Turkey Hens is very confused and madly in love with the truck.


Meet Elvis.
Nothing says warm weather better than a dust bath.

Sunday, April 24, 2011

The Goat whisperer

My daughter Sarah has found her calling with the baby goats.  She loves them and they love her. 
Daisy loves to give kisses that tend to get out of hand.









In addition to her tasty nose, the babies love her long hair and will try very hard to reach it.




Sarah's next  project is Hamish and Doughall, they are still a bit reluctant to cuddle.



 The mighty Doughall.



 Hamish and Pansy.


Sarah is a great help around the farm, my city girl going country!