Baby Girl

First-time mom and triplets

Brownie the Nubian had her babies today. All three were chocolate with frosted ears. So far, two have survived. Here's a pic of the second, a small doe.

Baby Aster

Hopefully, the little buck will make it and I'll take good pics of both of them after work today.

I am taking a hint from Eden Hills Farm and am naming kids by the alphabet. Sounds like a wonderful way of keeping up with ages, etc. With that being said, this little doe will be Aster. Her brother, Abe.

Welcoming new animals!

Here are better pics of Maybelle, Penelope and two of the bunnies...



Maybelle the Nubian







Penelope the Nubian





Sydney and Maybelle





Californian Mix bunnies



New on the Farm

This weekend, we welcome five new animals to our farm. Sorry these pics are so dark. I spent a couple of hours with Daddy, feeding the cows and horses. I guess the sunlight just got away from me.

Penelope and Maybelle came to us from Crestview.

Maybelle and Penelope, Nubians

 I bought three Californian bunnies at the feed store on Sunday. They are absolutely precious. Appears to be a male and two females.

Two of the three bunnies.

Oops! I forgot about the two splash hens and partridge silkie hen.  :)

Turkens!!!

Many thanks to my dear friend, Gina King, for picking up my Turkens. I am now the proud owner of two roosters and five hens. They are lovely birds. I'm starting to think I'd rather have an entire flock of them. So nice to have birds (Turkens and Dominiques) who aren't aggressive. After those mean Rhode Island Reds I had the first year, I promised myself I'd never have another mean bird.

Never say never...

I have a phobia of all things rodent. I put all this aside when I saw a beautiful mini Rex at the sale yesterday. So precious and soooo soft. I brought him home is a small wooden box. Sydney had no idea what I'd bought and was anxious to see the "chicks."  When she realized I had a rabbit for her, she was speechless. After mini squeals, oohs and ahs, she jumped up and squeezed me tight. He is very sweet. Tiger the cat likes him a little too much, though.

Short stretches

We are replacing several short stretches of panel fences with old-fashioned board fences.

Candling

Photo courtesy of Sydney Adams, Jr. Phorographer Extraordinaire.

Candling eggs is an age-old technique for determining chick development. We use a bright, LED flashlight. Here's a pic of a white egg we candled tonight. This egg has been in the incubator for two days.

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Isabelle stays busy at night, so she naps when she can.

Welcome Turken Chicks!

Turken chicks in the brooder

We had a great day today. Made two new friends in Mitch and Beverly Sconfienza of Silver Hill. We bought 20 of their little Turkens. After a quick trip south, we found that Mitch and Beverly share many of our loves including Nubian goats and Great Pyrenees.

We made it home just before dark. Installed the chicks in the brooder and added three eggs (thanks, Beverly) to the incubator.

In approximately 21 days, we'll have Dominique chicks and more Turkens to join these chicks. I may set a few Bantam Cochins tonight. Haven't quite decided.

I've seen it all!

A washing machine converted to a chicken cage!!!