More young life on the farm discovered this morning.
Imagine my surprise when I headed out toward the barn's side door to pick some grass for the caged birds, and suddenly smelled something -- well, yucky smelling! I had passed into this narrow walkway in the barn without having a look at the hav-a-heart cages lining the passage. They have been empty for weeks, maybe months.
But not this morning! A young skunk was startled by my approach and did what it knows best to do to discourage any animal who threatens -- accidentally or intentionally -- its well-being. Sprayed!
Yuck! Pee-eww!
It's more of a musky smell like the weasel family makes, and it got me on my left knee. Pants quickly into the wash with a good dollop of Nature's Miracle added to the detergent, knee scrubbed and clean pants donned.
What is amazing is that RNB can't smell this new perfume I'm sporting despite the change of clothes and washing. It is unusual for me to envy him his loss of olfactory senses, but today I do!
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
New life in July
Nothing like some new life to brighten my life.
This is not one of our farm animals, however it is young and has made a home here. We will be trying to relocate it to prevent garden devastation!
Our Nigerian Dwarf goats have been popping! So far, two sets of twins from earlier this month, and one single born yesterday.
Doeling twins and mom. (I had a naming game last winter for our unnamed goats however this gal never got a name. Suggestions are welcome!)
Joanie and her buckling twins.
Bliz's buckling, who looks identical to Bliz's last buckling.
It's fun when Bliz has kids because she was a bottle baby and is tame. So it's pretty easy to get close to her babies.
The hen who hatched a dozen eggs -- they are all thriving. They love it when I bring them a fresh handful of grass and weeds.
This picture of them makes me feel dizzy! Soon we will let them out of confinement as the chicks are feathered and starting to fly.
I've been watching our white peahen sitting on three eggs in the raspberry patch. I should call it a raspberry tangle due to our lack of pruning for a few years. Great spot to hide a nest! Yesterday I noticed the nest was empty and some shell pieces strewn here and there. A fox disaster? This morning I saw the pea hen resting in one of our outside pens. Thinking she might be injured as well as exhausted from her broody time, I brought her some food. She got up to come eat and oh-my-oh-my-oh-my, she was sitting over one live peachick! Very exciting indeed and let's all put out good thoughts for this little one's ongoing survival! Thanks!
This is not one of our farm animals, however it is young and has made a home here. We will be trying to relocate it to prevent garden devastation!
Our Nigerian Dwarf goats have been popping! So far, two sets of twins from earlier this month, and one single born yesterday.
Doeling twins and mom. (I had a naming game last winter for our unnamed goats however this gal never got a name. Suggestions are welcome!)
Joanie and her buckling twins.
Bliz's buckling, who looks identical to Bliz's last buckling.
It's fun when Bliz has kids because she was a bottle baby and is tame. So it's pretty easy to get close to her babies.
The hen who hatched a dozen eggs -- they are all thriving. They love it when I bring them a fresh handful of grass and weeds.
This picture of them makes me feel dizzy! Soon we will let them out of confinement as the chicks are feathered and starting to fly.
I've been watching our white peahen sitting on three eggs in the raspberry patch. I should call it a raspberry tangle due to our lack of pruning for a few years. Great spot to hide a nest! Yesterday I noticed the nest was empty and some shell pieces strewn here and there. A fox disaster? This morning I saw the pea hen resting in one of our outside pens. Thinking she might be injured as well as exhausted from her broody time, I brought her some food. She got up to come eat and oh-my-oh-my-oh-my, she was sitting over one live peachick! Very exciting indeed and let's all put out good thoughts for this little one's ongoing survival! Thanks!
Saturday, July 19, 2008
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