Raspberry had Babies
Well, we had four new babies yesterday (three survived). This was perfect timing, as the black baby from Oreo died yesterday. It is hard being a solo baby. However, I […]
Category Archives: Homesteading
Fodder Harvest Day!
Today, the wheat fodder is ready to harvest! All animals get 2% of their body weight in fodder. But since it is winter, and there have been very few greens […]
Oreo had a Baby
Well, after the tragic carnage of the last month, it was looking like some of the guinea pigs were pregnant, including Charcoals baby that was born in June. Well, Oreo […]
Lost them all… And finally a fodder setup
Well, I haven’t posted because the homestead has suffered from a major setback. Because of that one day of wind chill below zero, I have lost all of the baby […]
Krinkle had Babies!
On January 4th, 2015, three new babies were born! They are my first babies of the new year. These guys are around 0.2 lbs, and are utterly gorgeous! I am […]
Bunnies Over Three Weeks
The rabbits are growing very well. Magicians litter is 23 days old. The hair patterns are starting to show a bit of the lionhead gene from Leo, giving them little […]
Hay and Wood
Who doesn’t like getting an entire trailerful of wood for $85 (including delivery)? Apparently, if the power goes out in a storm, our little town is one of the last […]
Sorting Hat of November Piggies!
Well, I am trying to get a handle on my breeding records by creating a new base page for all of my breeding harems. I also really need to build […]
Abby had Babies (For Real)
Well, a few weeks ago, there was an entire litter that I attributed to Abby (my white Abyssinian sow). Well it turns out that she was still super fat, and […]
Three New Sows
And craigslist had three more sows of breeding age (approx 1 year). They are big girls. Flora is 2.65 lbs, and is on a crash diet, as she is FAT! […]
Creme Finally Popped!
I thought she was going to have babies last week, as she was SO BIG and eggplant shaped. But, she turned out to have four lovely little baby piggies of […]
Who Doesn’t Love Baby Bunnies
Yea, I am writing this post to show how big my baby bunnies have gotten… Cause they are adorable! Magician had a set of 8 babies 10 days ago. I […]
Introducing Mandarin and Waffle!
Craigslist has been pretty dry as of late for guinea pigs. I am always on the lookout for some new ones, and my patience was rewarded with two AMAZINGLY GORGEOUS […]
Lost a Baby Piggie and the Chosen Boar
Well, one of my baby piggies ended up with a URI, so I moved her into freezer camp. I really think it is something about the white piggies that makes […]
New Baby Guinea Pigs and Bunny Mortality
Well, i have some sad news. While i was away at the dog show, Syren had seven babies, and lost all but one by today. She is only 8 months […]
Syren had Bunny Babies
Well, I am on the road at a dog show. But knew that Syren was nest building. So, sometime Thursday night, she had seven little babies, various colors and sizes. […]
The Escapee…
So, every time that I go out to check on the males in the growout pen, I am always missing one… He is always running around the pens, trying to […]
Sorceress had Bunny Babies, and a Third Baby from Abby
Last night, I noticed that Sorceress had pulled out a bunch of her fur into her nestbox. But, by that time, my hands were freezing, so I didn’t want to […]
Abby had Babies
Today was my last final exam of my academic career. Well, it is dark and very cold, and I was outside doing dog agility for the last hour, and it […]
Buffy had Babies!!!!
Well, we have the second birth in the back yard pen! Buffy the American gave birth to three healthy pups! All wandering around. Since there are two males in this […]
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