Our little Farm...

Princess Porkchop... My Brat Piggy.

2012-01-27T06:17:00.003-06:00

I busted her in the hay tent yesterday mornin when I went out to feed... See what she does to the straw & hay. She munches what she wants & then sometimes she'll snuggle under it & take a piggy nap.

(gettin low on hay)

Bad piggy... but shes so cute ;)

Then she has to walk around & find all the food to gobble up. I let her walk the yard for a bit, then got her back in her pen. I "think" I rigged it so she cant get out for awhile.

Ringo... 3 weeks.

2012-01-25T08:49:00.008-06:00

As of yesterday...
My lil Ringo is doin so great, I'm pretty proud of him & myself ;)

He weighs 17 lbs. now...

Yippee... Its time for breakfast.

The ducks are thinkin...
"That kid has got way to much energy in the mornings!" lol

Awww... Me & My Ringo

Hes a hungry lil man. He drinks his bottle down in no time!

Got Milk?

After he was done he had to play all over the bench

He knocked over the empty jar of milk...
I thought it made a pretty picture.

* All the goat girls are being pretty nice to Ringo now a days & that makes me happy. Ellie Mae even plays with him. I'm so happy hes doin so good down in the barnyard with the other goats & animals. Now Princess Porkchop HATES him... honestly I think shes jealous of him, shes still in her own pen (thats her home now) but of course she breaks out from time to time (its not piggy proof, we have to work on that this spring/summer) & if she sees Ringo she goes after him, he knows to run away from her... I dont know if shes wants to bite or eat him! Scares me. Bad Piggy.

1st chickies of the year...

2012-01-24T20:29:00.005-06:00

Remember these 7 eggs I put in the bator earlier this month, they started hatching right on time, Jan. 22/23...

5/7 eggs hatched. The chickies are so cute. They are livin in a wooden box brooder in my bathroom with their heat lamp.

A lil bantam

The other 4 are from my Oklahoma Hens...

Arent they sweet :)

Ringo learnin to be a goat, lol

2012-01-20T13:07:00.010-06:00

... Well last night was almost Ringos 1st night in the goat barn. I went out to check on him before I went to bed last night & the lil rascal got out from his pen (I need to fix that today) & came walkin out of the goat barn... I didnt want to take the chance of him not goin back in, then stayin out in the cold all night. Soooo I brought him back in & he slept in his box. Maybe tonight will be his 1st night, lol

Hes been out in his lil pen in the goat barn all day. I went out to feed & spend time with him, let him explore the barnyard & animals. Hes doin good. When I came back in the house I put Ringo back in his pen I'm hoping he will learn that is his nice ,warm ,safe place.

Star scared Ringo under the chicken coop...

Tulips not all big & bad... see shes loves to give kisses ;)

Ringos 1st Night In The Goat Barn...

2012-01-19T19:27:00.007-06:00

Come with me while I check on him...

The goats just goin about their goat business

Hey Ringo

My lil farm boy went out with me...

He tried to feed Ringo his bottle...

But Ringo wanted his Maaaaaaaaaa

Goodnight Ringo... See ya in the mornin.

* Ringo is 16 days old today, hes doin great... hes such a wonderful lil buckling. I love him. I've been takin him to the barn to spend time in his pen for a few hours each day for him to get use to it & for me to get use to not having him in the house. I took him to the vet this mornin & got him disbudded... not pretty or nice & really stinks but its something that needed to be done. I not only watched the vet do it but I also helped with holding Ringo down... that was kinda hard for me but I wanted the experience... about 2 hours later Ringo was his normal bouncy self.

Tulip, Star & Ringo...

2012-01-16T09:39:00.008-06:00

I had Ringo out yesterday burnin up some of his baby goat energy, then I decided since it was a nice sunny day I'd let Tulip & Star out & walk em over to the neighbors pasture...

They have to stop & nibble every where

Then Tulip saw Ringo & went after him... run Ringo run!

Ringo keep watch for the big mean goat girls, lol
One day they might love him ;)

Tulip with a mouthful of grass, lol

Star munching

They have to stop for a bite of honeysuckle vines... their favorite.

Ringo is still keepin his distance, lol. Smart boy...

Hes so pretty :)

Princess Porkchops Pen...

2012-01-15T06:27:00.003-06:00

Yesterday we moved Princess Porkchop out of the main barnyard & into her own pen, hopefully this is gonna workout good. She has a nice lil bed spot stuffed with straw. She snuggles down deep in it to stay warm. Dylan went to visit her yesterday evening & said she was snuggled so deep you could only see her nose, lol.

Come on mom jokes over, its not funny anymore, you can let me out now

Some of my favorite pics of Ringo

2012-01-12T20:04:00.003-06:00

Since Tuesdays post, lol

Ringo spend most of his day all snuggled up on the kitchen floor while I was busy bakin bread

I love Ringos ears in this pic. looks like hes gettin ready to take off

They are so sweet sleeping beside each other

Ringo... King of the couch, lol

Ringo, 1 week

2012-01-10T18:06:00.001-06:00

Hes 1 week old today & doin so great :)

Ringo is doin great...

2012-01-08T06:23:00.004-06:00

Hope yall aint sick of seeing Ringo updates or pics. I've got some videos I wanna share but dont know how. I've uploaded one of em to youtube.

I love the fact I can give my teenagers memories like these that they can cherish a lifetime.

I just love his ears & he loves a good neck rub.

Hes so sweet & such alittle joy to have around... I still cant believe I have a baby goat runnin through my house! Never would have thought that 5 years ago, lol. Ringo is a prefect lil goat... he sleeps all night for me in his box in my room with a blanket over the top (cause when he wants too he can jump out), he usually goes to bed around 8:30-9:00 & we get up at 5:00. Hes drinkin 9-10 oz. bottles now about 4 times a day. Its been so nice here since hes been born that I'm able to take him outside to play lots of times a day (I wear him out, so he'll nap & rest when he comes back in, lol), he follows me all over the yard, runs, twist, jumps... nibbles grass & leaves... then I'll sit on the ground & he'll come snuggle in my lap... then we both sit there for a minute soakin up the sun. I've tough him when I put him in his box & put the blanket over the top its nap/rest time, its so cute. I also learned how to put a diaper on him for when hes running through the house... this mornin while cookin breakfast I just loved hearin his hooves running on the kitchen floor, then he would come stand between my legs, lol. Hes sleepin right now so I guess I'd better go do some chores... talk to ya soon.

In the kitchen with Ringo today...

2012-01-05T13:49:00.007-06:00

So we decided to name baby boy goat... Ringo. Kay picked his name out. Ringo is doin great, hes a strong, playful lil guy, hes eatin, sleepin, goin to the bathroom good. I moved his box to the kitchen so he could hang out with me while I...

...made/baked bread & brownies...

...and Ringo did this...

...So Sweet...

Took Ringo outside for a bit to burn off some of that baby goat energy...

Look who I found in his bed when I came back in, lol

Then they both took a nap together... aint that so sweet

Update on lil boy...

2012-01-04T12:16:00.004-06:00

First I'd like to say Thank You for all your comments on yesterdays post, I've read them just havent had time to respond to them, sorry... I've been alittle busy with this cutie

Click here if ya wanna see more cute pics.
Our New Baby Boy Goat

Nosy Girls, lol

To make a long story short... The neighbor & I felt if we left the baby with the momma last night we would find it dead this mornin. Its poor lil ears where already startin to freeze. The Neighbor asked me if I wanted the baby to take care of... well I wasnt gonna say no. To read more & catch up you can visit my facebook page we've been talkin about it all night & day... Our Little Farm. Thanks & now I just hope I do everything right. Lil Boy is doin good, I've been milkin out momma goat & bottle feeding him. Keep ya posted.

Baby Boy Goat...

2012-01-03T20:47:00.004-06:00

I got to watch my neighbors Doe have her kid...

If you'd like to see the other pics then go H-E-R-E

* The momma goat wants nothing to do with the baby after it came out of her. She will sniff it & then jump back from it. She wont let it by her. She wont feed it when it does get a chance to get by her. My neighbor had to hold the momma still so I could get the baby up to her teats to eat... the poor lil thing wanted to eat but she didnt want it to. Why?

So what do you do?

"First of the Month" Tulip

2012-01-02T16:48:00.003-06:00

I'm linking up to Murrieta 365: First of the Month - Round Two:
Subject: My Kinder Dairy Doe, Tulip

Tulip was bred on Dec. 11, 2010. She is due to kid May 5 (146th day) - May 9 (150 day). The beginning of each month I'll take pics of her, so you can watch her grow, kid & mother her kids... This is gonna be exciting. This is all new to me so I'm learning as I go. If you have any advice you think I need to know, please feel free to share :)

Beautiful Eggs & 2012 Bator Time...

2012-01-01T17:19:00.007-06:00

Look at the beautiful new eggs I've been gettin from my Oklahoma Hens ...

These 7 went in the bator today... 1st bator hatch of 2012
I just love all the pretty greens & blues :)

Merry Christmas Barnyard...

2011-12-30T08:39:00.013-06:00

We took down our tree yesterday & this mornin I took it to the barnyard...

The animals were really tryin to figure out what the heck it was, lol

Hey everybody come check this big green thing out...

Ooooo la la
What is it?

Ellie Mae: Hey Annabel come here & look at this!

Ellie Mae:What do ya think it is?
Annabel: Well heck I dont know. Why dontcha take a closer look & find out.

Ellie Mae: Ok, is this close enough?
Annabel: No Closer!

Ellie Mae: Ouch!
Annabel: What?

Ellie Mae: It poked me!
Annabel: He he heeeeeee. Oh sorry.

Annabel: Whatcha mean it poked ya?

Ellie Mae: I dont know it just poked me... you get closer & find out.
Annabel: Heck no. I'll take your word on it.

Tulip & Star: Hey what are yall lookin at? We want to see...

Ellie Mae: Be careful it might poke ya.

Tulip: I'm gonna take a closer look...

Tulip: Ooo this smells good

Tulip: Come here Star & smell it. Dont it smell good?

I think we need to taste it

Princess Porkchop: Move It, Coming Through...

I smell something tasty.

Yum Yum Yum pretty good.

Annabel & Ellie Mae: We think we'll just stick to our hay...

Annabel: Hurry Ellie Mae eat all you can while everyones busy with that green poky thing.

Ok so I was having alittle fun with my pics. today, lol
Hope you enjoyed em.

Tulip Bred?

2011-12-29T08:08:00.004-06:00

Ok... we're on Tulip watch to see if shes been bred. I'm pretty sure she got bred on Dec. 11 by my neighbors lil buck. But from today til Jan. 1 I'll be watchin for signs of her to go into heat & if she doesnt then I'm takin that shes bred. If she is then she will be due May 5th - 9th. Tulips other momma told me she usually kids around 146 days, so that would make May 5th her due date.

Day 1: So far no signs of heat. Yay, 3 more days to go.

Lil Peep Layin Her Egg...

2011-12-27T17:10:00.005-06:00

I caught her in the nestbox this mornin layin her egg...

She laid the lighter colored egg

Pretty eggs, I collected 9 today.

Goats In The Kitchen...

2011-12-23T21:38:00.003-06:00

The teenagers are so funny...

Look who they let in the kitchen while Brain & I were outside helpin my momma carry her stuff in for her Christmas visit with us. Never a dull moment at our house!

My Oklahoma Hens Are Layin...

2011-12-22T08:43:00.006-06:00

Do you remember the post on when my Oklahoma Chickies Hatched... Well my sweet Oklahoma chicken/crochet friend mailed me a dozen hatchin eggs last spring... 7 hatched. I lost 1 pullet over the summer due to the heat... I got 1 rooster & 5 beautiful hens out of the April hatch & the hens have started layin...

I think hes a beautiful rooster

& I love her coloring

The one on the lefthand side is a Oklahoma hen :)

...Lil Peep...

I caught lil peep in the coop layin her egg in the nestbox this mornin...

Chickens & Egg Nog...

2011-12-19T17:35:00.002-06:00

I made some homemade egg nog today...

and the barnyard animals thought I made it for them, lol

Goat Girls Grazin & Porkchop Munchin

2011-12-12T13:53:00.006-06:00

Its a nice sunny day here all the animals are enjoyin it. I walked the goats over to the pasture then decided since it was so nice I'd grab my crochet project & sit outside to watch em...

I let Princess Porkchop out of the barnyard to munch on some grass. I sat outside to eat my lunch & guess who I can to share with, lol

Who could resist that face?!?!

One cookie for me & one cookie for her

Here ya go girl... her nose is so cute :)

She wanted more! lol

Goat Lovin Is In The Air... Tulip

2011-12-11T10:59:00.003-06:00

I noticed Tulip is in heat so I ran her to The Boyfriends house this mornin & as soon as they saw each other goat lovin was in the air! I stayed to see if anything was gonna happen & lets just say there was alot of flirting & mating goin on. Tulip did the hunch thing after acouple mates. I really hope shes bred... if she doesnt come back into heat in 18-21 days then I will know she is. I'm hopin Our Little Farm will have goat babies this May! I'll keep yall posted.

Goat Lovin pics. H-E-R-E

Info on breeding & heat

Now I have to watch for Star to go into heat...

My New Hens...

2011-12-08T05:37:00.007-06:00

I picked these 6 girls up Monday from my friend The Goodwife... she couldnt keep them anymore because they are movin to Montana. I'm sad to see them move out of Kentucky so fast but happy for them on their new adventure. I'm thankful God brought them here & we got to meet in person & became real life friends, I'm thankful I got to buy Tulip & Star from her.

The white ones are Delawares, the brown ones with the feathers on their cheeks are Salmon Favorelles, the dark brown one with speckles is a Speckled Sussex, and Afrane Jane is a Silver Polish... she belonged to The Goodwifes daughter. These girls are beautiful & they have given me 4 eggs so far, I put them in the Silkie coop/pen

Happy girls at their new home :)

Bred Or Not Bred...

2011-12-06T11:34:00.003-06:00

That is the question... You see there is a chance Tulip & Star are bred, they hung out with The Goodwifes buck for a few weeks before she sold him & if they are bred they should be due the end of this month. So I'm tryin to figure out if one, both or any are & get prepared.

Please click here & look at the other pics. then let me know what you think,
Tulip & Star

Hangin out with the animals...

2011-12-01T19:34:00.004-06:00

Its December 1st & look at this warmish, sunshinish day we had here, it was really nice. My cousin & her 2 boys came over for a visit. I let Porkchop, Annabel & Ellie Mae out into the main yard for a bit to explore while we sat out there & watched em..

I hope tomorrow is just as nice, I'm not ready for snow yet.

I'm on a goat stake out...

2011-11-30T08:35:00.005-06:00

I walked Tulip & Star over to the neighbors early this mornin so they could spend time with their boyfriend. I'm sittin at my kitchen table, which is right by my big sliding glass door so I can spy on them... I got my camera & binoculars, lol

The boyfriend again... I think I'll call him Spot.
Hes following the girls around like a lost puppy.

I'll letcha know if I see anything goin on ;)

New Goats On The Block...

2011-11-27T12:38:00.010-06:00

Or just across the pasture, lol

These are my neighbors new goats...
1 Buck & 3 Does Nubians, arent they pretty.

The Buck

Hes thinkin this Doe is pregnant

Keyarra had to have her pic taken with 1 of the girls

I walked Tulip & Star over to meet the new goats & to see how they would act being around a buck... they havent been around a buck for a few months. Do any of you know if I can or should breed my Kinder girls with a Nubian buck?

Star was the first to go in & check out the new goats...

Then Tulip finally went in to check everyone out

& to try their food, lol

...Happy Girls...

2011-11-23T12:06:00.010-06:00

Walked all 4 goats over to the neighbors pasture this mornin with the help of my wonderful brother...

My brother

Hee heeee look at Ellie Mae with the feed bucket on her head.

Today was a pretty nice November day. It had just enough chill in the air for me to wear a beanie & sit outside with a cup of coffee watchin my goats in the pasture... & I let Porkchop out of the barnyard into the main yard for some yummy grass.

Shes such a pretty girl

Happy Thanksgiving from my farm to yours

November Rain Pond...

2011-11-21T10:19:00.007-06:00

This is what happens with every hard rain...

The ducks love it

The chickens not so much, lol
(dont worry they have plenty of muddy land to walk around on)

Post from last year: Ducks playin in a rain pond

One girl, two looks...

2011-11-20T09:00:00.004-06:00

Went from this yesterday...
(went out to lunch with some of my family)

To this today...
Gotta love being a farm girl dealin with rain & mud ;)

New goat on the farm?

2011-11-17T06:00:00.006-06:00

Some more pics I took last week when Princess Porkchop broke out again... Heres what I think Annabel & Ellie Mae are sayin,

Ellie Mae: Hey Annabel come here, look at the new goat on the farm...

Annabel: Oh my I dont think thats a goat!

Ellie Mae: Well what do ya think it is?

Ellie Mae: Hummmm...
Come closer so I can smell ya.

Ellie Mae: Oooo its just good ol Hank pretendin hes a goat, lol.

Linking up with Verde Farm: Fall Farm Friend Friday #11

A Recyclable Hay Feeder

2011-11-13T14:44:00.009-06:00

We've had this wire hangin basket thing for years (it had flowers in it at one time)... I knew we saved it for something...

My Sweet Ellie Mae has her own lil hay feeder now...

Porkchop must have heard some munchin so she came in to see if there was anything for her...

Then Annable had to come in & see what all the fuss was about

She likes the new feeder too

Then Tulip came in & cleared everyone out so she could do some munchin

Linking to: Frugal Days, Sustainable Ways #2

Look whos fat crack done broke out again...

2011-11-12T08:32:00.001-06:00

I'm gonna beat this pig!

Porkchop! Get Home!

Here Piggy Piggy...

I just ♥ this face

My Beautiful Princess Porkchop

Freezer Camp Boys are wondering how the heck she broke out & I think they are lookin for ways to break out too!

Porkchop lovin up on me... lookin for fuzz to eat! She loves fuzz, lol

Guess she wants to go play with the dogs...

That didnt last long...

Then she had to go check out the bantam tractor

Ooo look she must have found some crumbs...

shes got a great sniffer

Dont think Rooster Boy likes her in his house, eatin his food, lol

This pig is so freakin smart, she knows... she walked right over to the gate & was waitin for me to open it to let her back into the barnyard!

See ya later Porkchop
Be good & stay in your own yard!

Yeah Right ;)

Milk Jug Winter Workout...

2011-11-11T07:44:00.004-06:00

Oooo yeah. Its that time of year again... & I'm not happy about it, lol. Frozen water, carrying milk jugs full of nice warm water out for the barnyarn animals... Maybe one day when I get rich off my Crochet By Jen I'll come up with a better system but until then I try to think of it as a free workout.

So do you do the Milk Jug Winter Workout Too?

Linking up with Verde Farm: Fall Farm Friend Friday #10
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Bad Porkchop...

2011-11-10T12:41:00.005-06:00

I went down to water the barnyard animals & seen that Princess Porkchop was in the neighbors pasture...

Some where shes broke through the fence & hot wire
We gotta check it.

I do think this is a pretty pic. of her

The damage she does

... and there she goes just walkin her fat crack all over the place,

we gotta get her back over here.

Hoof Trimming, Lard & Goat Ice Cream

2011-11-06T21:52:00.003-06:00

Had company today...

Sarah (Thickin' and Thinnin' at Goodwife Farm) & her family came to visit & she trimmed hoofs for me, which I'm thankful for.

She also brought me a lil gift today... lard she had rendered earlier this week. I think that was so sweet of her. I can wait to use it, think I might have to made some kind of pie sometime soon. I sent her home with 2 quarts of goats milk so they would have some hm goat ice cream, speakin of hm goat ice cream...

They brought their ice cream maker & we made some tonight...
Its soooo good.

(One of my cousins & her family was over too & they loved the ice cream)

Cinnamon & Sugar 2011 Molt

2011-11-04T05:58:00.004-05:00

Poor girls are goin through their yearly molt, right on time.

They look pitiful & it looks painful.

Actually alot of my girls are molting right now and I've had a huge drop in my egg supply... some days I'm only gettin 3, 5 maybe 9 eggs from almost 30 hens & 2 duck hens (havent seen a duck eggs in weeks, month). Hope they get back to layin soon, we need eggs! I do have 6 pullets that should start layin any day. I dont think they have started yet, I havent caught any in the nest boxes. Then my other 2 duck hens should start layin any day now too.

Molting in 2010: HERE

Linking up with Verde Farm: Fall Farm Friend Friday #9

Silkie Rooster

2011-11-03T06:51:00.002-05:00

I found out she is really a he on 10 23 11...
When ya hear em crowing its a really good sign, lol

I hatched him on April 27 2011. Trisha over at Lovin' The Country Life had mailed me some of her silkie eggs to hatch. I really need to try to sell this rooster, dont need 2, I only have 2 silkie hens.

Update On Silkie Chick

2011-11-02T06:46:00.002-05:00

Took these yesterday, Silkie chick is 1.5 weeks old

Felt sorry for em being in the lil tractor so I let momma & chick out to free range, checked on em in the evening & momma had her chick in the Silkie coop ready for bed.

Happy November...

2011-11-01T14:41:00.003-05:00

Today I'm "thankful" for this beautiful warm fall day we are having in Kentucky. I get to go enjoy the animals without rain, cold wind, mud or ice/snow...

Happy November 1st friends :)

1 Lil Fall Silkie Chick

2011-10-26T09:24:00.002-05:00

A cute lil Silkie hatched last Thursday (10/21). I've moved momma Silkie & chick to my lil tractor to keep em safe... they are doin great.

More pics H-E-R-E

She thinks shes hiddin...

2011-10-23T12:30:00.006-05:00

I heard one of the hens makin alot of noise down in the barnyard...
so I went snooping & so glad I did.

Wonder how many other hidden nest are down there, lol

* I did walk around & didnt find anymore, I'll have to check this spot from now on to see if shes gonna keep layin there.

Ya Think Their Spoiled?

2011-10-21T08:06:00.002-05:00

I do...
& its all my fault, lol

Piper & Ally Cat must have their warm bowl of goats milk in the mornin & evenin... my wonderful spoiled farm kitties. They better pay it forward & catch all the mice this winter.

* I do have another sad story... Jynx our farm tom cat went missin about 2 weeks ago, he hasnt been seen so I guess something happened to him, I just dont see him leaving a good home, he had it made here on Our Little Farm. He stayed down in the barnyard with the farm animals & would greet me everytime I went down... miss you Jynx. He was a good tom cat.

** Heres the story on Jynx:
Oooo No! Not Again... & Update On Boy Kitty

***Linkin up with Verde Farm: Fall Farm Friend Friday #7

Fall Ducklings...

2011-10-19T10:05:00.009-05:00

I know I said I was done for the year...
But the farm animals though differently...

This is Scarlett, shes 1 of my duck hens. I bought her summer 2010, she hatch me out ducklings in May, I still have 3 of em 1 boy & 2 girls. She went broody back in Sept. & was sittin on 10 eggs that I figured to be due today, Oct. 19. When I candled the eggs only 3 were developing. Well I wanted to move her to the barnyard, so I did & I messed her broodies up, thank goodness I had a broody BO hen to take over the job of hatchin out Scarletts eggs....

Heres the BO broody hen that adopted the muscovy eggs

They hatched right on time

Arent they cute!

Ooo yeah, now this BO hen is broody! No eggs are under her, I'm gonna break her... I've had to break alot of broodies this year.

* I've got one of my Silkie hens sittin on 1 Silkie egg due around Oct. 25. Then I seen one more of my Silkie hens sitting in the nest box, guess what... shes broody too!

A Very Sad Update:
I hate to have to come here & type this. I'm so mad at myself, I feel like a horrible person right now... I went out about an hour ago to check on the ducklings & found all 3 dead. I had moved the BO hen & ducklings to a bottom nestbox (they where at the top & I was scared they would fall out)... well the hen must have left em & went back to the top nest. I should have just taken them from her this morning... I really just feel like cryin right now, its my own fault, I should have knew better! I hate this part of farm live.

Have you ever...

2011-10-13T08:40:00.004-05:00

This is an older post from 2009 but something reminded me of it today & I had to share again...

Gotten locked in your chicken coop...

That is what happened to me yesterday afternoon, about 15 mins before I needed to leave to go to my Dr. appointment! I was taking down the laundry and thought I'll check for more eggs before I leave, so I went down to the coop, opened the door, forgot to put the latch down (left it pushed up) and as soon as I got inside a freak thing happened... the wind picked up and slammed the door shut and made the latch fall down... all the way down! As soon as I heard that I knew I was in trouble... cause THERE IS NO WAY OUT OF OUR COOP besides the people door, lol. So there I was standing in the coop, door shut and locked, no cell phone, no walkie talkie, nobody to hear me yelling/freaking out... now Brian was in the house in his office working, so I was wondering how long it would take him to realize I was missing and hadnt come to give him a kiss goodbye before leaving for my appointment... Well it took him 1 HOUR AND 15 MINS! lol Thank goodness I didnt have to pee...

See how our door locks... there is NO WAY to get it opened from the inside... trust me I was trying!

Our chickie door... now I did think about this option, for a sec. then laughed to myself cause my big butt would not fit through there... lol

Heres some pics. of the chickies this morning eating breakfast... everyones fine from all the trauma of having a CRAZY LADY yelling and screaming for help in their coop........ lol wish I knew what they where thinking yesterday!

I'm proud to say... I havent got locked in the coop since ;)

Linkin up with Verde Farm: Fall Farm Friend Friday #6

Guess Theres No Sense Cryin Over Spilled Milk...

2011-10-12T08:29:00.009-05:00

I didnt tie off Tulips legs this mornin for her milkin... shes been doin real good, til this mornin, right when I was almost done milkin her. I didnt move fast enough & there went her hoof right into my nice yummy clean goats milk... 1 whole quart. I have to say I was alittle mad, then I just had to laugh & let...

Piper lick it up

Star waiting so nicely for me to bring her snack to munch on while I milk her...

Didnt take anymore chances... tied her legs off & look Piper dont care whats goin on she just wants the spilled milk, lol

Then I gave the quart to Princess Porkchop
( I WAS gonna make yogurt with it today)

Princess Porkchop waiting for her treat

Slurping it up!

That was yummy :)

Its been an interesting mornin here... spilled goats milk, teenager not gettin out of bed for school til the very last minute (I hate that), I've already had to change clothes twice (knew I shouldnt have taken a shower first thing this mornin, lol) spilled milk on my pants then Annabel decides to jump up on me & Bailey (lil bantam rooster) flies up on my shoulder for a visit & I know I smelled alittle chicken poo on his feet! What a life... I love every minute of it!

Piper & Whey

2011-10-11T08:14:00.003-05:00

Early Bird (Cat) Gets The Worm (Whey), lol

Heres my updated post on Goats Milk Yogurt

Just some pretty eggs I've collected lately...

2011-10-10T10:11:00.004-05:00

...I just love all the colors...

These 3 are from my 3 Easter Egger Hens

I'm always findin hidden nest here & there from my bantams, lol

Makin goat yogurt today

Milk Stand Is Done...

2011-10-06T08:07:00.009-05:00

My beautiful view while milkin every mornin

My honey finished my milkin stand yesterday, I still have to tie both of Stars legs off... she gives me trouble & tries to kick my hands off while I'm milkin her, unless shes eatin. But as soon as the food is gone, she thinks I should be done... She needs to eat slower, lol

Hey...

Wheres the food?!?!

& the farm kitties like to lick up the spilled milk, theres always alittle for em

Some of my chickens that get to run the whole yard

Mornin Girls :)

Breakfast time

Pretty

My beautiful orange mums that got planted last fall

Sweet Ellie Mae, Goat Milk & Cheese

2011-09-30T05:26:00.004-05:00

I just think shes so cute...

She was peekin around the doorway of the goat barn

Been gettin 1.5 quarts of milk a day. It really starts to add up heres what I've been makin with some of it & the whey... Amish White Bread

I followed This Recipe from My Country Blog of This and That.

Fall Farm Friend Friday #4

~Updates~

I think I can

Our Little Goat Barn

2011-09-28T12:36:00.012-05:00

Is finally done... We recycled alot of stuff to build it that had been given to us. We need to add a door & later down the road we are gonna put a window or two in it. We built it off the back side of the chicken shack. We made the chickie door to the chicken shack smaller so Porkchop & the goats cant fit through it anymore. It took acouple nights but when I went & check on em last night they were snuggled in their spots in the goat barn.

Its 8 x 12.

Brian put 3 stalls in it so the animals can pick where they want to sleep

Hung one of the hay feeders in it

Already gettin cozy the 1st day it was done :)

Tulip & Star checkin it out

I put a whole bale of straw in it and everybody had to come & check it out.

Hello

Everybody Loves Straw

Even Tulip

I've got more pics. posted on my Our Little Farm fan page on fb

I think I can...

2011-09-26T12:07:00.009-05:00

Keep all 4 of my goats... Been doin some thinkin & if we have the room, which I'm pretty sure we do then my sweet Annabel & Ellie Mae are stayin here on Our Little Farm. As I was walkin Tulip & Star over to the neighbors pasture acouple days ago I got to lookin around our yard & thought out loud (cause I like to talk to myself, Oooo & I like to talk to my animals, I know Tulip & Star was listenin to me, lol)... "IF" I could talk my honey into fencing this whole side of the yard off it would be plenty of room for all the goats & they would have plenty of grass to eat...

Dontcha Think?

*Also I know my nice neighbors will keep lettin me bring the girls over to eat if I need to... & hes got more land down the road that he needs cleared next spring/summer so I told him he could borrow Annabel & Ellie Mae for the job.

P.S. We got the goat barn built... stay tuned post coming this week.

Sometimes the grass really is greener on the other side...

2011-09-22T10:52:00.009-05:00

Just look at all that pretty green grass waiting to be eatin...

My nice neighbors let me walk Tulip & Star over to their pasture to help their cow eat all this nice pretty grass. Yesterday was their 1st day over there, I walked em over around 1:00 & walked em back home around 4:30... today I walked em over around 10:00 & I'll bring em back home around the same time as yesterday, guess this will be our lil schedule.

I think its very nice of my neighbors to share their pasture... the girls & I really do appreciate it. I could just keep em down in the barnyard & feed em hay, but my neighbor says why when they have all this grass to eat, lol. Guess all that grass is helpin milk production... they gave me 2 quarts this mornin. Usually they give me 1.5 quarts, so go ahead & eat up girls ;)

Happily munchin away when I left...

Hummm... wonder what the cow thinks of Tulip & Star?

Heres some lil updates on whats goin on here lately... we are buildin a goat house (addin it on to the chicken shack), I've been collectin 15-16 eggs a day. Princess Porchop is doin great, shes still the boss of the barnyard. Annabel & Elli Mae are doin just fine too, they are lil sweeties... I've been doin some thinkin lately & I may have to find these two a new home, makes me alittle sad but I have someone nice in mind who I know would give em a good home & I would still see em almost every day. The reason I've been thinkin about all this is because I know I cant have alot of goats here & I really really want to keep dairy goats... Annabel & Ellie Mae are not dairy goats, I wish they were since they are my 1st goats... I've got some thinkin to do & stuff to straighten out... keep ya posted.

PS... The Goodwife & her family came over to visit last Sunday, she got to see the girls & she trimmed their hooves for me.

*** Linked to Fall Farm Friend Friday #3 ***

My Milkin Stand...

2011-09-15T08:16:00.009-05:00

My wonderful handyman husband built a milkin stand for me on Tuesday & I'm so thankful to finally have it, makes milkin time go so much easier.

He took part of our back porch down, recycled & turned it into a milk stand. Jake (our nephew) takin it all in, he had to show his mom the goat stand when she came to pick him & his sisters up, lol

He still had to add the rest of the head thing & feedin tray but for now it gets the job done...

See... So Much Easier! Thanks Honey.

* As of 9/10 we've gotten alittle over 2 gallons of milk, I think thats pretty cool. Goats milk is the only milk I've been drinkin since Sunday mornin, I love it. I made my 1st goat cheese this week, need to make some more was gonna do that today but didnt get around to it, might make some tomorrow.

Linkin up with... Fall Farm Friend Friday #2

My Adventures In Goat Milkin...

2011-09-11T07:12:00.003-05:00

Update on the 2 Kinder kids: I sold em yesterday mornin to a very nice, sweet family who lives in the same area. I thought I'd be really sad but actually I'm not & I know why... because I know they went to a good, loving home, I'm so thankful for that. So Thank You Vincent Family for makin it easy on me to sell the kids. Tulip & Star did really good when we took the kids away, that makes me happy too.

Look what I got to do yesterday

I got 3 cups from both girls

Tulip was alittle rowdy but over time I'm sure we'll do just fine.

Star was pretty calm about the whole milkin thing

I am gonna come up with a better system for milkin the girls... in the next few weeks we are gonna build a goat house & a milkin stand. Then things will go alot smoother. Right now I just have to do what I gotta do to milk em. Thank goodness I had 2 lil helper yesterday.

I just drank my 1st cup of Kinder goats milk... not bad. I could tell a slight difference from the skim, 1%, lowfat or fat free cows milk we buy from the store. Gettin ready to go out & milk again.

Update on my new goats...

2011-09-08T06:08:00.009-05:00

Tomorrow night will make a week since we brought Tulip, Star & kids here... I really think they like it their new home. They get along pretty good with everyone, they are gettin more use to Annabel & Ellie Mae (Tulip & Star like to chase & bump them). They are scared of Porkchop still, they run from her, lol. I havent got to start milkin yet, Brian has to build me a milkin stand. I'm also tryin to sell the 2 kids... it makes me alittle sad because they are so cute & they are startin to get use to me, I get to pet them here & there. But I know I can breed next year & have more babies... & I'm sure I'll keep one or two. I'm also sellin some of my hens, mostly bantam, extra roosters & all 7 ducks from the may hatch. I'm tryin to make the money back from buyin the goats, that was the deal I made with Brian :)

Happy Barnyard

Porkchop, Ellie Mae & Annabel munchin away

Sweet lil face

She likes me, lol

The rest of the pics I took H-E-R-E

Blog friends meet & do some goat business...

2011-09-03T09:06:00.008-05:00

Look who I got to finally meet in person... my blog friend The Goodwife over at Thickin' and Thinnin' I do believe some of yall read her blog too & if you do read it then you know everything thats gone on this past year & thats shes taken a break from blog world... sure do miss readin her blogs, they always made me smile. I think shes a very cool person. I dont remember how I found her blog or when but as soon as I started following her I knew I was gonna like her. We became really good blog buddies over the past year or so, we would even email each other. Then I was so happy to learn she was moving to my state then more excited to learn she was only gonna be about 45 mins. away... we both knew living so close to each other we were gonna have to meet face to face, so we got too yesterday evening. Long story short she had emailed me earlier this week to see if I knew anyone to buy her Kinder Dairy Milkin goats (4... 2 mommas & 2 kids) & if ya keep up with my blog then ya know I've been wantin some milkin goats, so I talked it over with the honey. Well we got everything worked out & road to her house & picked em up.

Her daughter with her crazy haired chicken

Showing me how to milk Tulip... I did it with her help on my 2nd try. I was surprised how easy it was. Now I gotta do it on my own. Then I'll be makin all kinds of goat milk goodies.

We had about a 45 minute drive home... 4 humans & 4 goats in a mini van, lets just say its a ride we wont forget, lol

Kay & I held the kids... Tulip & Star where stuffed in a dog cage in the back with Blake

Here they are 1st night at their new home... and the cool thing is The Goodwife & her family can come visit them & us whenever they want :)

You can read about Tulip and Star on The Goodwifes blog. It really makes me happy that I can go to her blog anytime & read about them.

I spy with my little eye...

2011-09-01T06:28:00.006-05:00

Look what we found down in the barnyard...

Do you see it?

A beautiful garden spider

Its pretty big. Must be gettin lots of goodies down there.

I'm really surprised none of theses critters have found & ate it!

*** Some good info on Garden Spiders Here & Here ***

Abby & Jake... Big Green Tractor

2011-08-28T12:51:00.002-05:00

Abby & Jake (2 of my younger sisters rugrats) love comin down to visit us on the farm & they love uncle Brian takin em for rides :)

All about Ellie Mae...

2011-08-25T18:43:00.004-05:00

Ellie Mae is around 2.5 months now... & I just love her too. She is such a sweetie, she likes to snuggle with me sometimes. She really loves to hang out in the barnyard/woods eating leaves, weeds & grass... she eats & eats & eats all day long. She doesn't play as much as Annabel does I think cause she still young... I have noticed lately shes startin to play alittle more.

Heres alittle secret (well it wont be a secret now) but I would to get the girls another playmate around their age & I'm sure I will one of these day ;)

All About Annabel :)

2011-08-22T20:52:00.007-05:00

Annabels around 4 months old... I just love her. Shes so funny to watch sometimes, she makes me laugh all the time. She loves to run around the barnyard, in the pen, around the coop & sometimes in one door of the coop & out the other when she gets all excited, lol. She tries to play with Porkchop (our potbelly pig), Porkchop doesnt like that & sometimes will hide under the coop, lol. One day I need to try to get Annabel on video puttin on her show.

She loves me too

Shes a sweet girl

*** Tomorrow I'll post about Ellie Mae***

My Muscovies...

2011-08-16T07:35:00.007-05:00

All my ducks are doing great, the ducklings (well they arent ducklings anymore, I guess they are teenagers), they turned 3 months on the 12. I've got the 4 down in the barnyard with 2 of my older drakes then I've got 3 a pen with 1 drake & 2 hens... I just started letting them out to free range alittle in the evenings last Thursday when I took these pics. I've had them penned for weeks now because of the garden. My hens had given me some eggs, then stopped layin again, I'm hoping they start back up soon. The duckling Scarlett produced for me this year are turning into beautiful ducks... out of the 7 it looks like I ended up with 1 boy & 6 girls, I'm very happy with that.

I really love this picture of Scarlett

The 1 boy... I think hes beautiful.

Sunshines 1st Egg...

2011-08-06T15:07:00.005-05:00

Remember Steven Tyler & Sunshine

Sunshine is about 5 1/2 months old & gave me her 1st egg today.
I plan on hatchin out silkie eggs next spring.

* you would think with as many chickens as I got I'd be rollin in the eggs but I'm not, I lucky to get 10 eggs a day. Great days I get 12.

Sillkie Chick Hatched...

2011-08-04T06:22:00.003-05:00

...Last hatch of the year...

Hatched 7 29 11

Its so tiny & cute

3 days old

I Was One Of The Body Butter Winners...

2011-08-02T09:32:00.002-05:00

From Michaele @ Sprouts 'n' Wings Farm
You can read all about the new product H-E-R-E

I was really happy & excited when Brian brought in the mail this mornin & I seen my lil package. Thanks Michaele. I picked the Rosemary body butter to try. I have a rosemary plant down in the garden & everytime I smell it I think of soap & now body butter, lol. Theres just something about the smell of rosemary I love... it just smells clean to me. I rubbed some on my arms & hands... its nice, thick & smells really good. I keep smellin my arms ;)

If you would like to see their other products & order some check out their website: Sisters Five Soap and Lotion Works

August Calendar & July... Ooops.

2011-08-02T06:43:00.003-05:00

I forgot to post last months calendar page so here they both are...

If ya want to see the rest of the pages I've posted so far just follow the links on my blog post: June

We have keets...

2011-07-31T08:00:00.006-05:00

My guineas free range, they never give me any eggs or keets (well I've gotten 2 guinea eggs in the past 2 years, lol). They sleep in the coop & on the top of the run, they eat all the food & chase the chickens/ducks away but they wont give me any eggs... so not fair, lol. They lay their eggs in the woods or fields & I hunt for their nest sometimes but usually dont find it. I just happen to be out feedin/waterin the animals yesterday & seen they had babies... I only got to grab 5... the parents were not happy, 1 came after & flogged me.

Arent they cute :)

Mallory & Maggie, Down on the farm

2011-07-28T05:26:00.003-05:00

After spendin a day at the lake (Lake Day) with us, Mallory & Maggie got to spend some time with the barnyard animals here on Our Little Farm. These girls had a good time, they really loved the newly hatched chickies. They want chickens now, lol

I just love watchin our family/friends kids visit with all the animals, its so sweet.

July Bator Hatch

2011-07-22T10:22:00.009-05:00

This hatch wasnt suppose to hatch til July 25, so they are really earlier. When I heard the 1st cheeps Wednesday mornin about freaked because I knew it was too soon, I hadnt even taken the eggs out of the egg turner, I hadnt filled the water trays like you have to on lockdown, it wasnt even time for lockdown. So I just let nature take its course, I unplugged the egg turner, I used a tube to add water to the bator through the vent pug at the top, then I prayed & guess what...... 32/42 have hatched! This is the best hatch I've had a awhile!!!

This one is a silkie... not sure if shes pure or not.

28 goin to the outside brooder

Alot of these will be sold or atleast thats the plan, lol

...Gizmo... around 3 months

2011-07-21T08:44:00.004-05:00

I havent done a post on Gizmo in awhile... here he is.

My July bator chickies started hatchin yesterday & look who wanted to check em out, lol I'll post pics. on the chickies soon, so far 29 have hatched.

He loves is yarn ball :)

Gettin Piggy Kisses...

2011-07-19T09:24:00.008-05:00

...Princess Porkchop...

She loves me

Kiss Me, lol

Come on give me one more Momma... please.

Veggie scraps & barnyard pics.

2011-07-13T19:48:00.007-05:00

I cooked some veggie scraps for the barnyard animals after workin in the kitchen all day with these yummy veggies

Ellie Mae

Porkchop & Ellie Mae

Annabel

Nutmeg & her 6 chickies

Chickies are so sweet

Thanks For Stoppin by... Come Back Soon

2July hatches & a double yolker...

2011-07-08T08:27:00.005-05:00

I "THINK" these will be my last hatches of the year with broodies, if I get anymore broodies I will have to break em. I do have 42 eggs in the bator & that will be my last bator hatch of the year. Wooweee... I've hatched out alot of chicks this year, lol I've sold some, kept some & some didnt make it.

I got 12 free eggs from a BYC lady that lives in the same area, we are tradin hatchin eggs, 6 hatched... these are mutt chicks, she has mixed hens that are RIR, EE, Golden Comit or her flock roo is a EE/RIR mix and then she has two RIR roos also. They make cute lil chickies.

Little Rosie (chipmunks daughter, hatched out last summer) went broodie for the 1st time, then made a hidden nest in the neighbors field, luckly I seen where she went the night her eggs started to hatch, Kaylin went & got Rosie & her eggs we put them in a dog cage inside the bantam tractor. She had 4 eggs, 2 hatched, they are so tiny & cute.

Somebody gave me a double yolker this week, I just ate it this mornin, yum 0.

Goodies from the garden...

2011-07-06T10:09:00.005-05:00

The garden on Our Little Farm is doin great, its startin to burst with veggies. I'm gonna be one busy lady for awhile, pickin, cleanin, cannin, freezin, bakin & cookin.

**** Picked last Thursday ****

Thanks for stoppin by

Ellie Mae's friend Annabel

2011-07-04T06:15:00.003-05:00

Pick up Ellie Mae a friend yesterday...
Meet Annabel, she is round 3 months old.

I think shes pretty

Horns

The horns on a boer goat act as a "cooling mechanism" that connect to the sinus cavities at the head. The vascularity of the horn contributes to the regulation of body temperature in boer goats. The circulation of blood to the horn influence the temperature of the brain. Horns are mostly used to scratch with and are not used aggressively. Goats do use them to spar with each other during play fights but this does not lead to any injury. The goats horns are not used against people. (Found this and other info. in Wikipedia)

Ellie Mae & her area/pen.

2011-07-02T14:36:00.010-05:00

We already had this pen built... Its been home to some roosters, then ducklings, then pot belly pig in the past & now a kid boer, Ellie Mae. We got it all cleaned up & added stuff for her to climb on this mornin. We are gonna make her a better shelter, but her box will due for now. I think shes happy... well until we leave her by herself & she cries for us to come back. I'll get her a friend one of these days.

She likes me & that makes me happy. Shes sweet.

Nice lil home

So cute.

Ooops... goin potty, lol

Come Back Maaaaaaaaaaaaa

ps. If you have goats & feel like sharing any info with me please do, remember I'm new to the goat world. So anything would be helpful. I want to do everything right by her.

Sad news on Bella...

2011-07-01T18:06:00.006-05:00

It is a very sad time on Our Little Farm, Bella died in my arms this afternoon. I know I didnt have this lil goat for very long but I've grown to love her over the past few days, she was like a baby to me. I miss her. I dont know why this happen, honestly I think she was born with something wrong & her momma goat just knew. She brought a smile to my face & joy to my heart while I had her. She was just the start for me to The Goat World.

Now I need a friend for Ellie Mae.

Bella has a friend... Meet Ellie Mae

2011-07-01T05:03:00.002-05:00

Isnt she pretty

We went & picked her up yesterday evening. She did very good her 1st night at her new home. I'm gonna love watchin her & Bella play together.

Meet Bella...

2011-06-29T04:58:00.006-05:00

Our Newest Addition To The Farm

Shes a Boer. A friend thought of me when one of his momma goats gave birth to 2 babies on Monday, the momma doesnt have enough milk for both babies & kept pushing Bella away. So shes with us now on Our Little Farm. We got her yesterday around 7:00am. Any info you would like to share with me on goats would be helpful since I've never had a goat before. Some of you know I've really wanted milkin goats for awhile now & one day I will have me some. Guess Bella is just gettin me started into the goat world.

Kaylin loves her & is very helpful. It makes me happy that I can give my kids these kind of experiences in life

Wish us luck on our new adventure....

Bella is a sweetie, I'm up with her right now, well shes already went back to sleep after drinkin 1 oz. from her bottle (I've got her drinkin whole cows milk). I noticed this mornin shes gettin stronger in her legs when shes stands & walks... so Kaylin & I must be doin something right in takin care of her :)

Lost my favorite duckling too...

2011-06-28T08:27:00.004-05:00

I noticed something wrong on Sunday but didnt think anything cause after I held her for a min. she was fine. Then yesterday evening I noticed she was layin on her back on the ground and wasnt tryin to turn over to get up, so I grabbed her & brought her inside. I had her in the bathtub with food/water but shes wanst eatin or drinkin, then later she died. I'm havin an not so good month. Hatching eggs not hatching (2 times in a row now), chicken lice & who knows I bet there was some mites too, favorite hen gets killed along with 4 silkie eggs I really needed to hatch & favorite duckling dies. Hope today is better..

I do have some cute good news but I'll save it for tomorrows post...

Lost a hen today... Chipmunk

2011-06-27T18:06:00.004-05:00

She was a good hen, one of my favorites. Shes been sittin on 4 silkie eggs, that were due to hatch around July 9. I found her dead in hanging out of the next box, 3 eggs gone, the 4th eggs smashed all up. Something ate the eggs & killed her, maybe a snake? Makes me mad.

Chipmunks hatch August 2010

One of my favorite pictures of her & baby.

Chicken Shack All Clean

2011-06-26T08:39:00.003-05:00

Finally got to finish cleanin all the coops on Thursday, cleanin the Chicken Shack took me all day, we've had this coop alittle over 2 years & I have never sprayed it down when I've cleaned it & boy does that make a difference. I'm gonna clean out, sweep, spray down twice a year now. Spring & Fall Coop Cleaning. My in laws brought me their wood ash for the chickens to dust bath in.

Cleanin Coops...

2011-06-21T21:13:00.005-05:00

Today I Started gettin the Hillbilly Hen House ready to be turned into the Silkie Shack... Cleaned out the old straw/bedding, sweep it out, scrubbed the floors, walls, nestboxes with soapy water, let that air dry, then spayed everything down with vinegar (natural disinfectant).

Its nice & shinny now

The Inspectors, They gave me a A+

Took this pic on my rain break...
It only sprinkled for a few minutes. Then I got started on the Bantam Tractor... both coops took me 2 hours & 20 mins.

Coming to see whats goin on

* Tomorrow I gotta shine the Chicken Shack.

Processin the freezer camp boys

2011-06-21T07:30:00.002-05:00

Sunday was nice out so we decided to start processing our extra roos... we have 10 of em. We got 5 done, doin the next 5 this Thursday. I weighed each one before I put them in freezer camp, we ended up with 4 being 3 lbs. & 1 being 3.5 lbs. I guess thats pretty good for just standard ol roosters I've raised since hatchin out last year.

Me & Dill caught em

I promise lil bantam we wont eat you... we're gonna be best friends :)

A new pair of Silkies

2011-06-20T06:04:00.006-05:00

Have come to live out their days on Our Little Farm. I got them from acouple off BYC, they met me over the weekend. They had already named em... Sunshine & Fonzie but her husband had started callin Fonzie, Steven Tyler... I think that is a cool name & fit this lil rooster just right, lol. So now I have 4 Silkies, (& 6 eggs I'm hatchin), I've got them all in Porkchops old pen & plan on movin em into the Hillbilly Hen House/Run, after we process the Freezer Camp Boys that live there now, then I'm gonna give it a good cleanin, we are gonna plant some grass seed & after it grows they will have a very nice place to live in.

Steven Tyler & Sunshine...
Hatch day Feb.21, almost 18 weeks old now. I think they are pretty.

Now if Steven Tyler was a chicken this must be what he would look like, lol

Stay tuned this weeks for... June chicks, Processin roosters, Duck eggs, Randam duckling pics, Hatchin eggs and more

Ducklings. Right Place, Right Time.

2011-06-15T13:26:00.003-05:00

Luckily I was at the right place & time to snap this cute picture of my 3/8 Muscovy ducklings... arent they so cute.

2011 Muscovy Hatch

ps. while out collecting eggs I found out I've got 4 momma hens hatchin out eggs! Blog coming soon.

Ramdon Barnyard Pictures...

2011-06-13T20:05:00.012-05:00

Just some of the animals on Our Little Farm out doin their thing...

This lil duckling is one of my favorites... because it lets me pick it up & love on it, I try to hold it alittle everyday. I'm kinda thinking its a girl.

I think this pekin is a girl too...
I'm still not seeing the drake curl, so thats a good sign.

Ginger & her May chicks still hang out in the main yard, I tried to put em in the barnyard yesterday but that didnt last long, lol. The chicks fit right through the chain link fence & Momma can fly over.

So Cute... All 5 of "my" duckings are doing great. They are 1 month old now. I love watchin em.

Lou Lou & her 3 ducklings still hang out together but I have noticed the ducklings goin off on their own more. Does anyone know when Momma hens start back layin eggs? I'm guessin its gettin close to that time.

& we all love Princess Porkchop

Ginger & her babies stopping by for a nice cool drink

1 of my favorite lil girls I hatched out this year, she lets me hold her too. Here she is a 1 Month Old

Broody Jail

2011-06-11T10:37:00.003-05:00

"So Whatcha In For?"

I've had sooo many broodies again this year... right now I have 10, so I decided to break 4 of em. I have 3 bantams sittin on a nest of 5 bantam eggs, Mabel sittin on a nest of 4 eggs & a broody in my big coop that I plan on givin her some silkie eggs I've been collecting this week.

Heres a hen I broke last year: Nutmeg

What Am I

2011-06-10T07:42:00.002-05:00

So I'm playin alittle game on my Our Little Farm facebook page

Can you guess what this is?
Found it in with my pansy's when I went out to water em.

*Check back later for the answer*

Ok,so I guess that was way too easy, lol

*Tree Hugger: How can you tell its female?

One way to stay cool...

2011-06-09T14:28:00.000-05:00

Guess she was hot, lol

When I went out to give the animals cool fresh water this afternoon Princess Porkchop decided to take a nice cool mud bath & shower, lol. So glad I had my camera in my back pocket! She was really lovin the shower, gettin her a nice cool drink straight from the hose.

June 7 Bantam Chickies

2011-06-08T19:27:00.000-05:00

While I was away from the farm all day yesterday & overnight (my daughter & I ended up havin a girls day that turned into stayin the night at my cousins, we had a nice time) anyways... I called home to check on my chickens & my son told me chicks were hatchin from under 2 hens. I forgot it was time for them to hatch! Around May 19 I had but bantam eggs under two broodies, 8 hatched. They are the cutest lil chickies, I really hope they do good & I get to see them grow. I actually just put all 8 in my brooder pen with 1 of the hens to take care of em.

Pictures of all Mommas to these bantam chicks are H-E-R-E

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If ya stop in for a visit leave me a comment, its nice. Just sayin.

Ally Cats Kittens... 5 weeks

2011-06-07T07:20:00.000-05:00

"Gizmo"

Ally Cats Kittens are 5 weeks old now... they are so loveable & friendly. They have started using the litter box & eatin solid foods. All the kittens have homes they will be goin to.

Update on Piper & Jynx: I got them fixed last Tuesday :)

Plantin 2011 Garden...

2011-06-06T15:13:00.000-05:00

I'm so far behind on post... tryin to catch up! Summertime is a busy time! We started plantin our 2011 garden on Mothers Day. Everything is growin great! I took pics. on June 1 & already need to take new ones... everythings so much bigger now, lol. I seen 1 lil jalapeno growing on a plant & lots of blooms on other plants.

We planted acouple different tomatoes, green peppers, yellow peppers, orange peppers, sweet banana pepper, jalapenos peppers, cayenne peppers, cucumbers, watermelon, cantaloupe, basil & rosemary, green beans, radishes, beets, sugar snap peas, squash, zucchini, giant sunflower, giant pumpkins (Thanks Paul), small gourds and a blueberry bush we planted in the back yard.