Farm Kittens

Our barn cat had five kittens a few weeks ago. They are very cute. Hopefully they will help keep the mouse and gopher population down :)

Bottle Feeding

We enjoyed having Andrew's sister Aleah and her goats stay with us over the weekend while the rest of the family went rafting. David enjoyed having his Aunt to play with. He also loved going out with her to milk the goat and feed the baby.

David and A Goat

We stopped by to see Aleah's baby goat the other day. David had a lot of fun running around with her.

New Ducks

I have four adorable baby ducks. They are Khaki Campbells and are supposed to be good for laying eggs. I am hoping that I ended up with one male and two females, so I named them accordingly. They are Mr. Darcy, Miss Matty, Little Dorrit and ... well actually I can't think of a fourth name. So I am still thinking.

Baby Chicks

Our chicks hatched! David has been enjoying them so much.

Chicks Coming Soon!

We are incubating a batch of eggs for baby chicks. They should be hatching on Friday.


Hens laying eggs


Eggs in the incubator

Eggs

The chickens have been laying an abundance of beautiful eggs lately. I am also getting two duck eggs every day!

Puddle Ducks

With spring coming and snow melting comes mud and mud puddles. Our ducks have been loving the puddles. They are quite cute as the run around to all the puddles!

The First Snow

David's first experience of playing in snow. He enjoyed it so much. He liked to stomp around in it and laugh.

David Helps Milk

David really enjoys coming out to milk with me. He watches with fascination as the milk squirts out, pets Hannah, and even tries to steal her grain sometimes. Here are some photos I took a few weeks ago of him while I was milking.

Lucy and Jane

A lady I met at the farmer's market gave me her two ducks. The brown on is Jane and the grey one is Lucy. They are fun to watch out in the backyard. They seem to be settling into their new home very well.

Planting Tomatoes

Yesterday I planted over 100 tomato plants! It is more challenging when you have a baby and a goat trying to climb on you the whole time!

Skylark

On Sunday morning I woke up to find that Hannah had kidded. She had one pretty little doeling. I just love her markings. I decided to name her Skylark.


David is fascinated with her. He loves to touch her.

Baby Chick

This is one of my special baby chicks. I incubated some green Araucauna eggs and got seven very cute chicks!

Wet!

One day David and I were out watching the sheep. After awhile he got bored with them and decided that playing in the water bucket was more fun!

Caught!

I am always finding David getting into something! He loves to go over and look at the chicks. I am always afraid he will grab one and squish it.


He also likes to watch the bigger chicks when I go out to do the chores. It keeps him occupied while I work.


Playing peek-a-boo



Helping with the laundry

Exploring outside

Lambs

We are raising three lambs this year. This fall we will have some lamb in the freezer and maybe have some to sell.

Visiting The Goats

David enjoys going outside to see all the sights. Here he is with Grandma visiting Melissa's goats.

Our New Puppy

We have also added a sweet collie puppy to our farm recently. She is so cute. When we first brought her home she was quite timid, but she has been adjusting. The poor cat is very jealous and not at all nice to her, so she avoids him if possible. She is also not too sure about the goat yet. The chickens were scary at first but now they are alot of fun to watch. We are having a hard time thinking of a good name for her. Any suggestions?

Hannah

We bought a milking doe last week. She is a Nubian/Alpine cross giving about half a gallon a day. She came with the name Hannah, I'm not sure if I will leave it or think of something new. She is very friendly and easy to milk. She only has one flaw. She has been very difficult to keep locked in. She escapes very well and runs right over to the window to look in.


Building a haybale barn for her.

Hannah

A jar of fresh milk.