Bettie Boop had been showing signs that she was getting ready to deliver. So I continued my middle of the night checks to make sure I could be there if she needed help. As I wandered half asleep out to the barn I was saying to myself “just a couple of minutes and you can… Continue reading Bettie Boop’s Twins
Cami was due Wednesday. I had been watching her and she had all the signs. After checking on her multiple times in the night without progress I thought I missed the date again this year. Thursday morning I decided I needed to go inside and get a cup of coffee. An hour later I… Continue reading Cami’s Twins
Rosie picked a nice warm day to have her piglets. But she didn’t wait for someone to help her. She decided to start popping them out in between the 2 times my husband checked on her! This morning at 8 am I got a text because I was at my moms house. 5 live,… Continue reading Rosie’s piglets
She does an amazing job. This is more like art than just shearing. It looks effortless when she does it.
This is our first year lambing. We knew we needed to shear them before they delivered. Sometimes life gets in the way and we were scrambling to find someone close that would come to our homestead. This year our flock has grown. Normally we just load up the few we have and take them to… Continue reading Sheep shearing day!
Penny needed a good scratch as she complained about being pregnant. Penny and Rosie’s piglets playing with each other through their momma’s bellies. Penny’s piglets are on the move! Being pregnant sucks. Penny can hardly lay down. It takes a while. I love little piglet noises!
After a long wait Penny finally had her piglets! This was our first litter on the homestead. We watched and waited for every sign of her impending delivery. She was really uncomfortable. A lot of grunts and groans. It seemed like it took her 30 minutes just to lay down! Then we waited. See one… Continue reading Penny’s Piglets
Meet the newest member of the homestead. She is an eight month old Jersey heifer calf. I think she will stay midsize. So far her personality is awesome. She is sweet and kind. Loves to be brushed. Her hair is pretty fun. My kids adore her. Currently she is meeting all of… Continue reading Meet Harper
Sweetie Pie finally had her calf. We had been watching her for about 3 weeks waiting to see when she would finally deliver. It has been really cold. The calf would have froze before it hit the ground. She picked one of the warmer days to have it. She had a little bull calf. He… Continue reading Sweetie Pie’s bull calf
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