Animals
- Sid....joy In The Morning
Yesterday morning, as the rising sun turned the eastern sky to crackling embers, I was finishing up morning chores... and had the pleasure of watching Sid and his pony race around the upper pasturewaiting for Becky to bring him home to the barn for...
- Goodbye Skip
While we were in Alaska, one of our fainting goat buckswent to live on a new farm. Skip, who was born at Bee Haven Acres in 2008,with Myrtle his mother, and Chip his fatheris a handsome, sweet natured buck. Sadly, though, he had no available girlfriends...
- Mating Mayhem
This blog post is ratedPGViewer discretion is advised! All peace was gone on the farm yesterday afternoon.War broke out amongst the fainting goat bucks.As my daughter Jenn described it..."It's like a train wreck...and you just can't look away!"Even...
- The Laws Of Attraction
Every species has a way of ensuring its continuation....an attractiveness between male and female. And, for different species it is different qualities. For example, male birds are showy and ofter resort to intricate dances to attract their mate. Humans?...
- The Dating Game
It is mating season here on the farm. The other morning, Becky and I did a bit of rearranging and paired up bucks and does for mating. None of the does wanted to leave their pen, so we had to move everyone together and then remove the ones who were not...
Animals
Why is This Horse Smiling?
One of my daily morning chores is to clean and refill all of the water
buckets around the farm.
(that and a whole list of other chores)
Each morning I head up to Becky's
where our fainting goat bucks are housed at present.
Their pen is next to Becky's horses' dry lot.
Frequently I am met with this scene....
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| Ava, Becky's 4 year old Thoroughbred/Percheron cross |
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| Duffy, Becky's elderly horse of unknown breeding This sight always startles me as my horses rarely sleep like this during the day. But, her horses are out to pasture all night, so by morning they are ready to sleep. And, they are excellent sleepers... especially Ava, who often looks dead (except for the smile on her lips....must be really good dreams!) |
My rattling around usually rouses them...
Neither of them actually bother to get up, however.
I love to see animals who are so secure that they let their guard down.
I also wanted to show you how lovely our bucks are looking right now.
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| Smoochie |
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| Skip With the exception of Skip's beard, they are quite clean and white... highly unusual for these bucks, who will soon spend an inordinate amount of time urinating on their beards, front legs, and chests in order to be more attractive to their female counterparts. They stay stinky for most of the year following mating season. It is only in the few weeks leading up to the next mating season that they are once again clean and presentable... at least by human standards!  |
And lastly, I made a startling discovery the other day.
Trumpet vines grow a bean pod (non-edible of course).
Why have I never noticed this before?
- Sid....joy In The Morning
Yesterday morning, as the rising sun turned the eastern sky to crackling embers, I was finishing up morning chores... and had the pleasure of watching Sid and his pony race around the upper pasturewaiting for Becky to bring him home to the barn for...
- Goodbye Skip
While we were in Alaska, one of our fainting goat buckswent to live on a new farm. Skip, who was born at Bee Haven Acres in 2008,with Myrtle his mother, and Chip his fatheris a handsome, sweet natured buck. Sadly, though, he had no available girlfriends...
- Mating Mayhem
This blog post is ratedPGViewer discretion is advised! All peace was gone on the farm yesterday afternoon.War broke out amongst the fainting goat bucks.As my daughter Jenn described it..."It's like a train wreck...and you just can't look away!"Even...
- The Laws Of Attraction
Every species has a way of ensuring its continuation....an attractiveness between male and female. And, for different species it is different qualities. For example, male birds are showy and ofter resort to intricate dances to attract their mate. Humans?...
- The Dating Game
It is mating season here on the farm. The other morning, Becky and I did a bit of rearranging and paired up bucks and does for mating. None of the does wanted to leave their pen, so we had to move everyone together and then remove the ones who were not...