"First of the Month" Tulip

I'm linking up to Murrieta 365: First of the Month - Round Two:

Subject: My Kinder Dairy Doe, Tulip

Tulip about 2 months pregnant now... to me shes gotten alittle bigger. I've noticed shes sitting around resting more. Let me ask this... What side do the babies grow on?

* Tulip was bred on Dec. 11, 2010. She is due to kid May 4 (146th day) - May 8 (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 :) Heres a pic. of her at 1 month

** I have another Doe pregnant... Star, (she is Tulips daughter). Come back tomorrow to read about her.

I Smell Popcorn!

Yesterday I made me some popcorn & shared some with piggy...

Here piggy, piggy

Ok, I really thought she was gonna jump up on the deck & take the bowl of popcorn away from me! lol

She had some friends that helped her eat it, lol

A Spring Fever Kinda Day...

At 1:00 it was 65 degrees... Ooo its so nice & I've enjoyed every minute of it, I've hung outside alot today. Walked the goat girls over to my neighbors pasture, took pics of his 2 beautiful cows, played & snuggled with Ringo... then checked on the chickens, ducks & guineas & OOo yeah I let piggy out for some exercise time.

To see more pictures of today click here
...Spring Fever Day...

Princess Porkchop... My Brat Piggy.

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.

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...

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

... 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 ;)