Everyone gets alittle grain this morning

Happy Saturday. Its a beautiful, cold winter day here in Kentucky. I spent the morning out with my barnyard animals... my 9 month old filly, Fiona gets grain twice a day and this morning I made everyone happy by giving them all alittle as a treat, along with their hay and fresh water

Fiona and her chicken friends

Clue

 Flicka has a few friends helping her with her gain too

 The goat girls... Cocoa, Chloe, Lily, my friends goat and Ruby girl

Cocoa and Chloe

Cocoa is due in April and I think Chloe is due in March

 Okay this doeling (Nubian) belongs to a friend of mine, the poor girl had her ears chewed off by a dog this past summer, its awful I know but so glad she made it... she just looks funny now. 

 My friend brought her down yesterday for me to borrow, so I can break her to the milk stand and milk her if shes bred... my bucks will let me know.  If shes bred then this will be her first freshening. 

Silo and Ringo

Evening Chores

The winter weather wasnt so awful today... 

Actually it was kinda nice this evening while I was goin about my barnyard chores. 

 

 They're always happy to see the "hay" lady

 Thankful for some fresh unfrozen water

 Cocoa and Chloe enjoying a special treat of grain

Sweet Chloe will be 11 months old on the 27th.  

Shes from Tulip and Ringo Dec. 2013 Quads

 When your chickens free range ya never know where you'll find eggs sometimes.  This hen has been laying eggs in the unused feeder for atleast 5 days now, lol.  I will start checking this spot daily.

Ended the evening letting Fiona free range

Flicka, Clue and Fiona

 After supper & barnyard chores we thought it would be nice to catch "The Girls" and just hang out with them in the main yard.  When they first saw us coming with the lead ropes they kinda thought about taking off but didnt... But I know they were thinking... " Oooo crap we're gonna have to chase cows again", lol (we helped work cattle last Sunday). Before putting them back in the barnyard we brushed them and I picked their hooves.This will teach them that not every time we come with the lead rope we're gonna ride or they have to work 

My Sunday Morning In Pictures

...Breakfast Time...

Hope you all enjoyed your Sunday

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.