Animals
- Timing Is Everything!
Nettie B.: "Things are a little mixed up in the goat pen right now. I just don't understand boys!" Jill: "Two weeks ago, when we all moved in together,Chip spent his days chasing us all around the pen..." Missy: "Yes, and...
- Celebrating
Did you hear that?That was a huge sigh of relief uttered by Myrtle.... Missy... and her daughter Nettie B. Mating season is officially over.All that is left are the months of waiting....waiting for Spring's arrival and the return of (our favorite...
- Wounded Warriors
It was a tough couple of days for two of our friends. Oakley came home yesterday after one of his hunting trips in the woodswith a bleeding foot. He had apparently cut the pad on the bottom of one of his back feet. I applied antibiotic ointment and...
- All Dressed Up And Nowhere To Go
October is here, and love is in the air.Yes, it's once again mating season here at Bee Haven Acres. Our male fainting goats, Chip and Fred, have turned into blubbering fools...pacing the fence with their tongues hanging out. Testosterone has gotten...
- Owl Mornings
My days start early.Most mornings I am up by 5:30, showered and out to the barn by 6:15. I love this time of day...the quiet stillness, the muffled chewing as the horses eat their hay.And best of all, I have the opportunity to watch the sun rise...a...
Animals
Mating Owls and Blubbering Goats
This time of year, when I head out to do morning chores,
this is what I hear in our woods....
Owls are definitely my favorite bird...
and Great Horned Owls are amazing creatures.
With a five foot wingspan and perfect vision, these silent fliers are hunting machines.
Amazing creatures!
Yesterday afternoon, there was lots of activity in the goat yard.
It seems that Dot is "in season"...
and Chip (though neutered) is quite interested.
One good whiff of Dot, and Chip was a blubbering fool!
Silly Chip...silly one-horned Chip!
(he broke his horn off years ago head-butting one of the other boys)
While Chip was trying he best to attract Dot,
a few of the other goats were enjoying one of their favorite delicacies...
Evergreens are one of the goats' favorites.
It looks like Becky took her Christmas tree down.
Every year our Christmas trees get recycled this way.
When all of the needles are eaten, we grind up the trunks and use them as pine mulch for the horses.
Not much goes to waste around here!
In case you were wondering what our New Year's Eve plans are...
home by the fire... to bed early... tomorrow's another day, and the animals don't care much for us sleeping in!
Whatever you are doing....be safe!
And may all the best of the New Year be yours!
- Timing Is Everything!
Nettie B.: "Things are a little mixed up in the goat pen right now. I just don't understand boys!" Jill: "Two weeks ago, when we all moved in together,Chip spent his days chasing us all around the pen..." Missy: "Yes, and...
- Celebrating
Did you hear that?That was a huge sigh of relief uttered by Myrtle.... Missy... and her daughter Nettie B. Mating season is officially over.All that is left are the months of waiting....waiting for Spring's arrival and the return of (our favorite...
- Wounded Warriors
It was a tough couple of days for two of our friends. Oakley came home yesterday after one of his hunting trips in the woodswith a bleeding foot. He had apparently cut the pad on the bottom of one of his back feet. I applied antibiotic ointment and...
- All Dressed Up And Nowhere To Go
October is here, and love is in the air.Yes, it's once again mating season here at Bee Haven Acres. Our male fainting goats, Chip and Fred, have turned into blubbering fools...pacing the fence with their tongues hanging out. Testosterone has gotten...
- Owl Mornings
My days start early.Most mornings I am up by 5:30, showered and out to the barn by 6:15. I love this time of day...the quiet stillness, the muffled chewing as the horses eat their hay.And best of all, I have the opportunity to watch the sun rise...a...