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07/23/2024

Kitten update, by special request.

The kittens are doing amazing! All purrs, love, and balls of vibrant energy. They are inside kittens for the moment because they were so small they could squeeze out of the area we had planned for them. We have had them out with the dogs. Jet and Atsera seem like they could be pretty good friends at some point. It was cute seeing them want to play with each other (Atsera would paw at him and he would paw gently back at her with his tail wagging away and his happy, playful face on (instead of his Eyore face). Please disregard the carpets. 🫣 They're on the to-do list, I swear.

They're favorite place is either on your lap or looking out of the window. Ember and Atsera are very loving, and Atsera likes to get on your back while you clean the litter box.
Sitaesa is the quickest and is likely to be the best hunter. Auri is the most timid and shy.

The love Churu tubes and Temptations cat treats.

I feel like Ember has lost a lot of weight since we dewormed her and Auri. But we feed them lots, they are all eating more, and they have nice full bellies everything I visit them.

They go to the vet for shots in a couple of weeks. I am going to ask if they can be weighed again. I like watching them grow.

07/02/2024

We have added 4 barn kittens to the farm. ❤️

06/26/2024

Grandma (Poppy), Mom (Devi), and the 2 kids.
The babies will be living with my friend and neighbor, just 3 houses down, after they are weaned. 🥰

06/18/2024

Brown baby is 5.9 lbs. Black and white baby is 3.6 lbs.
Brown is covered in moonspots!

06/14/2024

Devi had her babies this morning!

Two bucklings. Older one (brown) was 4.05 lbs; younger brother (black and white) was 2.65 lbs! Little brother came out like he was on a water slide! 😂 He was all skin and bones.

Mom and babies are doing great so far.

06/11/2024

When you free-range your chickens, every day is an Easter egg hunt. Today, we found these eggs under the mowing deck... 🤦‍♀️ I knew rabbits could get under it, but I didn't know chickens could too. Now I know.

06/01/2024

The baby boys went to a new home last night. They are calm and sweet, and will become therapy goats. I hope they have a long and wonderful life helping people. 🥰

05/23/2024

Yesterday, when we picked up the black and tan Lamancha, it was extremely difficult to choose between her and her cream sister (I spent a minimum of 2 hours evaluating them and talking about the qualities of both with my mentor/breeder friend).
Today, I mentioned to my husband that I wished I had gotten the sister...and so he made it happen!
And just like that... I have 3 Lamanchas in my herd. 🥰❤️❤️❤️
Since they are sisters. We decided to name them Princess Anna (black and tan) and Princess Elsa (cream with the blue collar.. like Elsa's blue dress!).

My husband is seriously the best husband!

05/22/2024

It is always tough to bring only 1 goat into an established herd.
So... Crystal got a friend last night. We are still thinking of a name. They came from the same herd previously, so they already know each other.

05/19/2024

Crystal came to live with us today! 🥰

05/15/2024

One of my original 5 ducklings started struggling at 3 weeks old. She stopped walking and stopped eating. I worked really hard to try to save her and thought she was on the mend. She passed away on 5/5.
When I bought her (and the other 4), I bought 1 year's worth of insurance on each of them. I debated a bit as to whether or not I was going to use the insurance. After debating for 24 hours, I decided to. But that meant the possibility of getting a random duck as a companion for the new girl.
Metzer farms was amazing. When I called to make my claim, they asked if I wanted a random duck or if I wanted to buy a specific duck. I chose to go ahead and purchase another Welsh Harlequin female to be her companion. It's easier to have 1 breed if you decide to breed them later.
The 2 new girls arrived today. They seem to be in good shape and are drinking a lot of water. Here's to the future, little ladies. 🥂🍻

05/14/2024

Ducks!
Their growing up! This is my beautiful girl, and my male looks similar to her (he's on the left in the second picture).

05/01/2024

Our farm is testing the waters to see if we should take a new direction or stick with mini's.

Meet KK S16... soon to be known as KK Crystal. She was born on a special day. 🥰 She'll be joining our herd at the end of May. Hopefully, she'll be Luna's new BFF.

Crystal is a standard Lamancha.

04/22/2024

For those who do not know, Sunshine passed away on 4/7/24. We loved her very much and she is greatly missed.

This is the last picture that I took of her. Snuggling with Devi and Orion, and being loved on by Lanh.

She was 9 years old and almost toothless. Winters have always been hard on her.

04/10/2024

"Excuse me waiter, there are goats in my hay..."

04/10/2024

I am feeling incredibly blessed right now! This is the baby I thought wouldn't make it yesterday. She was very slow to wake up, very slow to make her first cry, and it took her over half the day to stand up. She was also very slow to nurse, and I had to help her (and her mom) figure it all out yesterday.
While I hoped she would make it, seeing everything come together so slowly made me doubt. The Veterinarian said being first born was more traumatic for her than her sister and she may have been oxygen deprived waiting to be born.

Seeing this video of her today and watching her nurse on her mom. I have no doubt she is going to make it! And her mother has made a full turn into being a wonderful mom.

04/08/2024

Charlotte was kind enough for me to milk the other ladies before going into labor. Unfortunately, her kids were not positioned correctly and we had to make an emergency trip to the vet at 6am. Luckily, we were able to find an emergency vet at that hour.

Welcome to the world! Two beautiful baby girls! Since today is the day for the total solar eclipse, it seems fitting to name them Solar (or Solara) and Eclipse (or Total Eclipse).

04/05/2024

Sunshine has become the herd 'Grandma.' She is so good with the babies.

03/30/2024

We also found out today that Devi is pregnant! Looks like it might be twins! I am a terrible juggler, so the pictures are not good, but that is a spine on the right. There were ribs to go with it, but between her moving and me moving, they disappeared by the time I snapped the picture.

03/30/2024

Just some cute pictures from today.

Velvet and Marco have found a new home and their names might change in the near future.

03/22/2024

Tiny and hungry!

Lizzy welcomed a baby girl into the world this morning. Mom and baby are doing great!

03/21/2024

Duckling update: All 5 have survived their first week and are growing like weeds.

03/17/2024

Still thinking about registered names, but thinking of calling her Luna. Her silver coloring reminds me of a beautiful night sky.

03/16/2024

Baby #3 is here!
Moana x Noah = single baby boy. Weighing 5.80 lbs. More pictures later when he is more dry. He has a lot of moonspots showing already.

03/15/2024

Welcome to the world, little nuggets!
Our first kids of the season!

Poppy x Noah = girl/boy twins.

03/13/2024

I am so excited. We have re-added ducks to our flock! Welsh Harlequins, 4 females and a male.

03/09/2024

Snuggle buddies. 😁

03/03/2024

The newest additions are doing very well with settling in.

03/02/2024

Today is SMS Aphrodite's (goes by "Lizzy") first birth day. What better way to celebrate than bringing home 5 new friends and sharing a meal? 😁

09/09/2023

A little game for this beautiful Sarurday morning.
Guess the image.
I think I'll send a small prize to anyone with a correct guess.😁

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I am feeling incredibly blessed right now! This is the baby I thought wouldn't make it yesterday. She was very slow to wake up, very slow to make her first cry, and it took her over half the day to stand up. She was also very slow to nurse, and I had to help her (and her mom) figure it all out yesterday. While I hoped she would make it, seeing everything come together so slowly made me doubt. The Veterinarian said being first born was more traumatic for her than her sister and she may have been oxygen deprived waiting to be born. Seeing this video of her today and watching her nurse on her mom. I have no doubt she is going to make it! And her mother has made a full turn into being a wonderful mom.

We are heading into that wonderful, yet nerve-wracking, time of year...birthing! Three of our girls are confirmed pregnant. Poppy x Noah - expecting twins again - due 3/13 Moana x Noah - expecting at least 1 - due 3/13 Lizzy (registration as Aphrodite) x Noah - expecting at least 1- due ?? Around 3/13- 3/20 based on baby's size We haven't been able to confirm one way or the other on Devi. If she is pregnant, it will likely be 1 and due on 3/20 Sunshine did not take this year despite repeated attempts. Here is a poor quality video of one of Poppy's babies' heart beating. In the comments is a picture of a rear leg on Lizzy's baby. Facebook won't let me post pictures and videos in a post. 😒

When you have your legs figured out, the next thing to figure out is jumping and playing!

Baby boy (P4) playing with older boy (P1) on this beautiful and warm sunny day, until P4's momma breaks it up. P4 was the baby we thought might not make it after a very difficult delivery, being born on the absolute coldest night, and his older brother not surviving. He is a fighter and is doing really well.