Welcome Max and Ruby
Why yes, I do realize that I am m0ving in 12 days… yet for some reason, I couldn’t resist these two guinea pigs on craigslist. Something about their coloration (roan) […]
Category Archives: Guinea Pigs
More new Babies!
I had a hunch that Cassius was pregnant. I came home today with fresh zucchini and corn husks, and saw that she was much skinnier! I looked in the little […]
Homesteading is Mocking Me
There has been a lot of upheaval on the homestead as of late… What with the buying of a house (long story, and no, I wasn’t breaking any city codes […]
The last set of New babies
Some time early this morning, Brownie had her litter of pups. There were five in it… However, two of them had their guts eaten out, and one of these eaten […]
More New Babies!
Late afternoon today, both Cookie and Charcoal gave birth. There was a total of 8 babies! Sadly, only 3 of them lived. Based on where they were grouped, both girls […]
New Babies!
Well, the first set of Guinea Pig babies are here! Crème Puff had three babies (one died shortly after being born). The remaining two have their fathers rosettes. One is […]
Another Weekly Update: Week 1 for Baby Chicks
I realize it has been FOREVER since I have done a weekly update. I have been moving a lot of stuff around, cleaning things, etc. I have also been really […]
Two New Guinea Pigs
I picked up two 7-8 month old sisters, Summer and Autumn. Free off craigslist. They are lovely brown and orange. One of them has smooth hair, and the other has […]
More Guinea Pigs and a Rex
Craigslist was good to me again. I got another free guinea pig cage, that also had two free hamster cages (aquariums) that I can use for my quail babies!!! Both […]
Two New Guinea Pigs
I really got these two girls so I could get their cage… They are my favorite ones for giving the pigs exercise outdoors, and having another is exactly what I […]
El Monstro is No More: Week 7
Got a WHOLE bunch of work done at the homestead this week! Picked up six free Angora and Lionhead mix rabbits this week for free food, as well as paying […]
Six Weeks of Crazy, and a Saturday to Forget
This week, I got my Sawzall and angle grinder, so I have been tearing up the pallets needed to construct the new quail and guinea pig cages! YAY! I also […]
Sprouting Clover, Fried Quail Egg, and a bad Humidity Meter
A lot of new things have been happening already this week. Pocosin and I are ready for our first ever sports foundation class, I got a new angle grinder and […]
The Continuing Saga of Monster Chicken: Week 5
What a week! From archery, to canoeing, to agricultural history, it has been a great one! The quail eggs will be arriving some time in the next few days. and […]
Adventures off Craigslist & Three New Guinea Pigs
So, today I drove a total of three and a half hours to pick up three free guinea pigs… but it wasn’t just the Guinea Pigs… because that would be […]
Another New Girl, and A Finished Roof
I finally finished the roof of the guinea pig coop! It is corrugated plastic, at an angle (courtesy of a 2×2). This setup is on top of a sheet of […]
Outdoor Free Run is Finished-esque
It has been a few weeks in coming, as I have been really busy. The entire dimension is 8′ x 3′ (for a total square footage of 24 feet). Only […]
The Crazy Experiment, Week 4
I didn’t really manage to get as much work done on the homestead as I planned (I am pretty sure that is a problem with ALL homesteaders…), but good things […]
Another Two Female Guinea Pigs
I went to the Durham Hub Farm yesterday to pull some weeds around fencing, and check on my plot sizes and dimensions (I am calculating the amount of seed that […]
Another Free Guinea Pig
Egg: This is my first long haired girl. I already have a Cadbury and a Creme, so, it is fitting to get an egg into the equation. She is about […]
DirtArtful 