Ooops, Time Will Tell...

My morning started off great.  Got up at 5:30, fixed coffee, lurked on facebook while waiting for my friend Stephanie to get here so we could walk... had a very nice walk.  Went out to do morning barnyard chores and guess who I found in my girls goat house/pen.  Peanut, the buck I sold to my back neighbors a few months ago... my buck Ringo and buckling Silo are in their buck pen where they will be spending most of their time since they are in rut. I got Peanut out as fast as I could and just stuck him in with Ringo and Silo til the neighbors can come get him.  I only have Tulip and Cocoa to breed this year. The plan I had in mind was to breed them to Silo... I do believe my plans got changed this morning... pretty sure Peanut bred them both, they both have been in and out of heat lately... I knew yesterday Tulip was in heat.  Peanut jumped the pasture fence twice last night while I was out there... I had already locked my girls in their pen... I thought they were safe... I thought wrong. I really dont know how to feel about this, if its done, its done... they will make beautiful kids I'm sure. But that wanst MY plan, lol

 The girl wont lift her tail for me to get a picture,

 but I took a quick peek she looks bred too

Cocoa turned a year this past May

So if they settle then I'm look at Dec. babies... 

I didnt not want Dec. babies but nothing I can do about it now but deal with it the best I can.

 Rooster & Hen enjoyin the show... 

Ringo and Peanut playin around

Poor Silo wants nothing to do with Ringo and Peanut...

 I'm kinda prayin Cocoa is not bred so I can breed her to Silo later this year!

Time Will Tell...

Guinea Fowl

~ Do you own guineas? I do... 5 of them, they turned 4 this year, April 20, 2009. They run all over my yard, eating lots of bugs and keep the snakes away ( I havent seen a snake here any this summer). Heres a great read on Guinea Fowl..   Raising Guinea Fowl 

The last time I have seen any babies was July 31, 2011... 

Flicka Visit/Ride #1

 It was really nice to see Miss. Flicka today and hang out with my friend Pam. We saddled up our Mares and rode alittle down the road, I also rode Flicka alittle in their hay field. I think Miss. Flicka was having herself a good time, but shes got to learn to stand still when I'm tryin to get in the saddle, lol. We didnt want to ride too long, it was super HOT out today... we'll ride another day. Just doin this lil bit is teachin me things I need to learn ♥

Miss. Flick is in heat

Flicka is leaving again...

Yall know how much I love having Miss. Flicka back home but I must be realistic I need help. I really need a horse friend to work with her and work/teach me asap. Flicka turned 7 in May... I've had her since Dec. 1012, honestly she hasnt been worked with in awhile, I'm doin the best I can and I think I'm doin pretty good... but I'm not gonna go out there by myself, saddle her up and go, that wouldnt be very smart of me, I know I could get hurt. So I asked my friend Pam (who just LOVES Flicka and really loves her after she rode her a few weekends ago in my yard) if Flicka could come to her house and she work/ride Flicka, then I'll come over and she can teach me the things I need to know, she lives about 15 minutes away. She said yes.

She left yesterday evening...

It was time to downsize...

Through the past few years Our Little Farm has really grown... many animals come and gone, some I plan on keeping forever. This evening I downsized... 7 Rooster, 12 hens and 5 young chickens... Gone. I am now down to 1 Rooster (Charlie), 7 Hens (I have NEVER just had 1 rooster & 7 hens), 5 guinea, 7 almost 3 month old pullets (Im hoping they are all pullets), 5 ducks (3 girls, 2 boys, gonna trade 1 of the boys for a girl soon), 1 goose, 5 goats (1 Doe, 1 Doeling, 1 Wether, 1 Buck & 1 Buckling), 1 mare, 5 farm cats, 2 dogs, 1 husband, 2 teenage boys and 1 brother, lol. I also have 5 eggs under a broody due to hatch July 17.