Well, It seems that I haven't written in here in ages... more than six months to be exact. A lot has transpired in that time... new animals, some progress in the house, etc... Over the next few weeks, I'll be updating this blog to reflect the advances we have made, plus any setbacks we have experienced. But not tonight. It's late and I'm exhausted ( Read more... )

Rooster Cogburn must be crazy.. We couldn't find any trace of him the other night, except for some feathers scattered on the ground, including his beautiful tail feathers. Assuming the worse, we spent much of the night searching the dark pastures (with flashlights) for his mangled body. We didn't find anything. The dogs played dumb - "Duh, we don't ( Read more... )

Well, the fourth of July has passed with no injuries on the farm, although the dogs were initially terrified by the fireworks. After the first few minutes, they seemed to accept them without demur and slept through them. I was busy feeding and watering the bunnies and missed them all. Drats!

We got two new roosters from our neighbors G. & R..  ( Read more... )

This month has been an exceptionally busy one for us on the farm. There's shearing to do, a new bunny barn being built, plus the usual daily and weekly animal care chores ( Read more... )

I just delivered the last of the mini satins to their new owners.  The Great Raj is really cute and is going to a great family with a young daughter.  They picked out the most hilarious name for him, but we had to shorten it to The Great Raj to make it fit the pedigree ( Read more... )

Okay, well it has been nearly a month since I posted and a lot has happened here....

ROAD TRIPS

At the end of April, I drove to Columbus, OH, by way of Memphis and Nashville, TN, to attend the Lionhead Nationals show and the Ohio RBA's Mini Convention on May 1 and 2.

I made this trip to see what the best of the best Lionheads look like, so I can ( Read more... )

We have a number of baby chicks that were born this past week - about 17 in all (give or take a few depending on the diligence of the cats and the hens who are protecting them...)  I was also given some by a person at the church and these babies are being cared for by me. Yes, I am playing momma hen too! I am finding ways to be creative in their ( Read more... )

Okay, after a week and a half on the farm, with no electricity, no tv (except for the occasional show viewed on the new battery powered tv (which I will review later...) , here's the update...

Living without hot water was tough in the rent house. It's worse out here because it is a farm after all, and there are a lot of nasties on the farm.  Dog ( Read more... )

Last night I spent my first night in the new house. Granted, I was sleeping on a camping cot, with no lights or plumbing to speak of, and lots of construction clutter laying around, but It was officially my first night in the house. I slept downstairs in the Great Room (livingroom) because it was a bit too warm and stuffy upstairs, and the ( Read more... )

Spring is all about new arrivals on the farm ( Read more... )