Animals
- Who's Who.... Part 8
With all of the attention given to Leo lately,our other barn kitties are feeling slightly jealous. I thought I would give them all a little space in today's blog post. Ella Bella is the queen of the barn...For the first several years that she was...
- A New Year!
Can you believe it?A new year already? (Oh, and before I go any further, I have to tell you.... I have missed our little daily chats!) Did you have a wonderful Christmas?We had the merriest! Every little boy needs his very own John Deere Lazy Boy recliner,...
- Farm Surgeries
Yesterday was surgical day.Poor Sophia lost her uterus and ovaries.She was a little wacky waking up from anesthesia. Our Sophia has had her last litter of kittens....her uterus showed signs of previous pregnancy. Dr. Becky said she seemed to be a couple...
- Babies On Board!!
Happy news for Bee Haven Acres: Missy and Myrtle are pregnant! You might remember a post from about two months ago, when we led our bucks, kicking and screaming, down to the yard closer to the gals. Here is Smoochie in an act of protest. We put Chip...
- Babies On Board
Becky and I braved the frigid temperatures and checked our female fainting goats for pregnancy. This involves shaving a patch of fur on their underbellies and applying a conductive jelly (brrrrrr, cold!) and then moving the ultrasound probe around against...
Animals
Being Thankful
First, let me wish you and yours a very Happy Thanksgiving
from all of us here on the farm!
We have so much to be thankful for... each and every day.
We are most thankful for the souls that share this life with us...
family, friends, and critters.
Our lives our full...
our hearts, grateful!
Today we have yet another thing to add to our "thankful" list.
We have three pregnant goats!
Yes, all three does that we bred were successfully impregnated,
as was evidenced on yesterday's ultrasounds.
Young Nettie B., born a year and a half ago was first to be checked.
A little patch of belly shaved....
cold gel and the ultrasound wand...
and....
one little baby showed up on the screen.
Dr. Becky searched and searched, but only found one.
(Sometimes they remain hidden.)
So we will assume that Nettie will have just one baby this coming March.
Her mama, Missy was next to be checked.
Again, only one baby could be found.
(Time will tell.)
And lastly, old one-eyed Myrtle....
who knew something was happening, and preferred to hide behind the hay rack.
Ritz crackers and a little coaxing brought Myrtle into the maternity ward.
Much to our surprise, Myrtle definitely has triplets!
There was also one other spot on the ultrasound that was suspicious.
(It was either a fourth baby, or just a part of one of the others.)
Oh, what excitement we will have come Spring!
Look who was hanging around outside the gate....
Sophia!
If you have been following this blog for the past year, then you will know Sophia's story.
If not, let me summarize.
Sophia (aptly named for her beautiful eyes) was a stray who showed up at our barn.
We spayed her, kept her, but she didn't get along well with Ella Bella.
Sophia then moved into Becky's garage.... and now she is an inside/outside cat
who lives with Becky.
Sophia loves to spend her days outside in great adventures,
her nights in cushy, warm comfort!
Have a wonderful holiday!
Our big celebration is tomorrow (Friday)...
known around here as Black and Blue Friday.
We spend part of the day playing paintball in our woods,
and the rest of the day preparing and eating a feast.
I'll be sure to take some pictures!
- Who's Who.... Part 8
With all of the attention given to Leo lately,our other barn kitties are feeling slightly jealous. I thought I would give them all a little space in today's blog post. Ella Bella is the queen of the barn...For the first several years that she was...
- A New Year!
Can you believe it?A new year already? (Oh, and before I go any further, I have to tell you.... I have missed our little daily chats!) Did you have a wonderful Christmas?We had the merriest! Every little boy needs his very own John Deere Lazy Boy recliner,...
- Farm Surgeries
Yesterday was surgical day.Poor Sophia lost her uterus and ovaries.She was a little wacky waking up from anesthesia. Our Sophia has had her last litter of kittens....her uterus showed signs of previous pregnancy. Dr. Becky said she seemed to be a couple...
- Babies On Board!!
Happy news for Bee Haven Acres: Missy and Myrtle are pregnant! You might remember a post from about two months ago, when we led our bucks, kicking and screaming, down to the yard closer to the gals. Here is Smoochie in an act of protest. We put Chip...
- Babies On Board
Becky and I braved the frigid temperatures and checked our female fainting goats for pregnancy. This involves shaving a patch of fur on their underbellies and applying a conductive jelly (brrrrrr, cold!) and then moving the ultrasound probe around against...