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 Kits are Among us

4/26/2013

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I am really sorry that I have not written in so long.  Weebly has not worked for me for 2 MONTHS, and I finally switched browsers and now it works.  


  Anyway, today was quite the experience!  I have been waiting for babies for 33 days now from Holly.  I was absolutely sure she was pregnant, either that or her guts were supposedly kicking.  I got up this morning, with a "feeling" that she had babies.  I went out to the barn to find a pile of fur, not moving.  I checked it out, while Holly was going frantic for some odd reason.  Sighing, I walked away with no signs of any babies.  I thought that was odd, because usually you will find babies if they have pulled fur.  Well, not this little lady.  First she goes over her due date, and now she does this? Gah!


  Well, I decided I would sit and watch her because, I mean gosh, I have nothing better to do....  So, here I sit staring at a bunny who is doing nothing but pulling fur.  I knew it would be soon, because she had about a boatload full of fur in that nest and was apparently pulling more.  Key word: apparently.  I watch closer, and lo and behold, she is licking "down there" and grunting.  Hmmmm... 


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We have baby goats!

3/19/2013

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Hazel surprised us this morning with twin bucks. :)  They are both exact matches of Hazel, except one has a pink pig nose. They are super cute.  One of them was jumping on me less than 8 hours after he was born!  Here are the photos:
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PHOTOSHOOT!

2/21/2013

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There's never a dull moment around here...

2/21/2013

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Isn't that the truth! 


SO.  The weather channel was not wrong... at all.  We have a foot (!!!) of snow on the ground right now!  That is a lot, and it is much more than the inch of snow we have gotten every once in awhile in the past several months. 

Anyway, so we are trudging through the snow, trying to feed the animals as fast as we can, and of course, we see that three adolescent guineas have found a whole in the netting and gotten out of their enclosure.  Here is a picture to show you what they got through: 
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Now, you might think they are somewhat smart at this young age, but they are NOT.  When you want them to go into a place, they will walk back and forth across the fence and gate like there is no place to enter into it... really?  So even with that, they somehow figure out how to get through the one little hole in the netting.  Grrrr... Well, anyway, they flew up into the trees, way above our reach, just to frustrate us even more.  It is below freezing, we have super deep snow, my sister is having fun hitting me with snowballs in my face, and we are trying throw rocks at guineas.  What. A. Night.  We never did get two guineas in, so right now we are hoping for the best.  The other one hopped back in.  So, at least we have 8 left...

Also, while I was sitting here looking at stuff, my mom mentioned, "What if Beady got pregnant the first time she was bred?  I felt her udder the other day, and it was getting softer, that means she might be due now."  Oh great!  I was actually excited at the thought of having lambs so soon, but it couldn't be that Nigel would breed her again if she was already pregnant.  Or could it?  Well, I don't know, so I suppose I will just have to sleep on it.

Goodnight Everyone!

Grace
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"Parenting", What I am going through at the moment.

2/20/2013

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Well, I don't know if this is what it is like to be a parent, but my babies are growing up so fast!!  One day they are these tiny pink alien creatures, then you turn around and they are already fuzzy!  I am such a proud bunny owner.  Even with the "ups and downs", I try to realize how lucky I am to still have these two to go out and check on, worry about, and for goodness sake, just stare at and enjoy!   Most first-time bunny litters are a TOTAL loss (which I learned about 5 days before she kindled... great.), so I was pretty worried when the numbers of kits left just kept decreasing.  I am sure I have said this before, but going out and finding little frozen, dead, still, adorable bunnies is absolutely heart breaking!  Just to realize that I held them the day before and they were as happy, wiggly, and warm as could be, and BOOM.  They are without any helpful creatures, warmth, or just a fluffy sibling to wiggle over to.  Blind, with no way to hear anything.  Freezing!  So sad!  But, there are always sad moments, and the happy ones usually outweigh them.  Like mentioned above, I am just very grateful that we have at least two!  I would certainly be sad if we had only one, because then it would probably freeze to death.  So, I am hoping for the best! 

Anyway, the kits opened their eyes on day twelve, as expected.  I'd imagine their ears are un-sealed now, so they have a MUCH better chance of surviving here.  I think we may have the runt and the tnur (reverse-runt) left now.  The smallest one is certainly not overly skinny or late to reach milestones, just smaller. They seem to greatly enjoy each other, and each one is getting fed, so I am not worried about it. 

They are certainly getting bigger and cuter each day!
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I have taken to adding some extra things to the nest for them, because it felt like 17 degrees (!!!) out side today, with what was supposed to be a foot of snow.  How wonderful!  Well, it was VERY pretty, but I was a bit worried about them.  I kept checking on them and they have stayed warm, so I am not very worried anymore.  Well, tomorrow it is supposed to know and sleet ALL day, so I will be cooped up in the house, probably writing more.  So I have spent a good part of this day writing, I hope you all liked it!

Grace
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      If you got a rabbit for Easter, what would you do with it?

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    hAVE A GREAT DAY!

    This is where Caroline and I (Grace) like to write about things that will be done, have been done, or are being done on the farm.  Enjoy!

    Stories from the kids.

    Sue said:....... Hi Grace,
    There is just nothing cuter than a baby rabbit. I'll bet that you and Caroline will be camped out at the cage when the wee bunnies arrive.  So, if
    I wanted to purchase a bunny from you, what would I need to know about care and
    feeding?

    Sue also said:...... Grace, you are going to be Queen of the Blog with your laptop!  I'm having fun
    following your adventures.

    Liz V. said:...... Hello -

    We are from Alabama and my kids love reading your blog!  Marley would like to try your hot chocolate recipe and wanted to let you know that she is a big fan of your farm.  (She loves all animals and Taekwondo!)
    Hope you and your family had a great Christmas!!

    Sue said:...... Here's hoping for lots of bunnies!  How many do you expect in a litter?

    susan said:...... This is a charming blog and I would like to hear more from this kid!

    Kay Thomas said:...... Hi Grace, I enjoy reading your blog! I'm sorry you lost all the red-bud trees. The little maples are beautiful. We always have a lot of little trees come up in our yard each year as well.

    We GREATLY appreciate any comments!

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