Around the farm with some UPS and *DOWNS*

Feeding time with Wilbur and Wallie

Can be a challenge sometimes and can have me laughing so HARD !!!
If they get a chance to get their snouts in my Black Bucket I'm holding and believe me they WILL:)
They have gotten so so fast and strong .
Then thats when the laughter begins ,with me trying to get that Black bucket from them. Sometimes until they are ready for a water break I just have to hold on tight till they let it go ! I forsee me coming back to the house with a good dose of PIG MANURE on
My Bottom End !

I must be doing something right thou because they have fat little tummies. There was a week or 2 they just didnt seem to want to eat then I read an article about them being known as Eggsuckers so I started putting 2 eggs  in there feed a 2x day and boy did they start eating UP ! Now I just give 1 egg a feeding and split the eggshells from our breakfast with them and the chickens. They have really started Growing . I could stay down there with them all day just watching them.It's funny when the pigs here me talking in our back yard they start Squealing to tell me Come down here to Our Pen and stay with US:)
Ya know you can do alot of thinking down there with them!!
To me its just so Peaceful under the trees watching them.



Meet Double "D"
What a cute Buck Dusty brought me.
He came with an awesome homemade big pen.
Show pics soon.
I still have a long way to go on learning the in and outs of Raising Rabbits .
On the down side for the Farm our 5 little newborns didn't make it:(
I got 2 bred momas right now thou due around Sept.9th.
One bred by Double D and one bred by Thumper



The Chickens have Grown so much
its unreal to me how fast they have grown.
We move their Pen about every 4 days to have new Grass.
Having 2 tiny poodles of 13 years ,we can't let them roam around the farm.We have had one snapping at the pen for a week before I broke that behavior.

This is a Sunflower that come up from some Chickens left over lunch of Black Oil sunflower seeds.
I think it just looks so beautifully placed there:)
We don't have a rooster at this time, so we have
officialy bought our FIRST bag of Laying Mash.
I sooooo want a Rooster .

The work on the Man Barn Continues
My Cottage Barn will come someday lol
Course knowing me I will invade that Man Barn more than once ;)
One the left side of this barn the Chickens will have a new run and a great place to lay eggs.

I have been picking the Roses for more Rose Petal jelly
got a batch in the fridge soaking for 24hours as we speak
LOVE THIS JELLY

Beautiful Red Layers
I think the cold Coffee and Banana Peels have reallly been helping them grow better

Just so Delicate looking
I hope to add some new color roses soon

Our GrandDaughters first day of Preschool

Last Wednesday I joined my Daddy on my very First Cow Sale!
Now that I am staying at home watching over the Farm fulltime the Pecan season has become my income.
This year our trees are in their off season but I am so hoping i can bring in enough to purchase my first cow.

I so Enjoyed the Auction
But let me just tell ya
COWS ARE EXTREMELY HIGH RIGHT NOW !!!!!
Even calfs are going for $500.00+
I will do extremely good if I manage one at that price with our expected low yeild of pecans this year.

These 2 beauties were born last weekend
beautiful in color and we were thrilled but
there were some problems and they didn't make it :(
Farm life can be hard!

Our nanny left them
and we didn't catch the birth in time
hubby worked with her ,she had a blocked tit
and the babies by the time we found them were too weak:(
I have alot of reading to do on goats and being better prepared next time. We thought about selling her but have decided we would breed her one more time .
Guess if my pecan season yields too low on income I can pick up a few new nannies ,I truly love the LaMancha Breed they are just so sweet natured and suppose to be great milkers .Hoping my son will get working on that milk stand soon or I'm just going to have to pick me up my own Pink Hammer from Town !!:)

Hope you Enjoyed the Around the Farm Ups and Downs
May you have a Wonderful Hump Day
Love from My Gang to Yours