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Tag Archives: babies

Abby had Babies (For Real)

December 27, 2014by dirtartful Leave a comment

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 […]

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Guinea Pigs, Homesteading

Creme Finally Popped!

December 20, 2014by dirtartful 3 Comments

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 […]

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Guinea Pigs, Homesteading

New Baby Guinea Pigs and Bunny Mortality

December 15, 2014by dirtartful 1 Comment

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 […]

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Guinea Pigs, Homesteading, Problems, Rabbits

Sorceress had Bunny Babies, and a Third Baby from Abby

December 11, 2014by dirtartful Leave a comment

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 […]

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Guinea Pigs, Homesteading, Rabbits

Abby had Babies

December 11, 2014by dirtartful Leave a comment

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 […]

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Guinea Pigs, Homesteading

Buffy had Babies!!!!

December 9, 2014by dirtartful Leave a comment

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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Guinea Pigs, Homesteading

Last Set of Guinea Pig Babies: Cassius

October 28, 2014by dirtartful 4 Comments

Well, this morning I moved Alchymyst to a temporary cage with a nesting box, as her and Magician were hormonal as all get out! While I was out, I got […]

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Guinea Pigs, Homesteading, Rabbits

Butters Had Babies!

October 19, 2014by dirtartful Leave a comment

Yesterday, I lost one of the two piggies that got super wet. It was the one that still had slight breath crackling. It was fine outside for a little while, […]

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Guinea Pigs, Homesteading

Bring on the Ark!

October 16, 2014by dirtartful Leave a comment

It rained a lot yesterday, but when I checked the pigs in the back yard last night, the ground was fairly dry in the pen. I put in some straw […]

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Guinea Pigs, Homesteading

Creme Puff had babies!

October 13, 2014by dirtartful Leave a comment

Creme Puff is a smaller pig than most… So generally, she only has two babies. But these guys are American and Abyssinian crosses, and they are a magnificent burgundy color  […]

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Guinea Pigs, Homesteading

Baby Piggies and a Miscarriage

October 4, 2014by dirtartful Leave a comment

Once again… The doctorate student falls off the face of the earth, as she is cranking out faculty applications, organizing a communications in science workshop, and trying to get ready […]

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Guinea Pigs, Homesteading

Three More Baby Piggies

September 23, 2014by dirtartful Leave a comment

So, lucky for me, one of my black sows was ready to pop!  She had three cute little babies. A black and white Dutch colored baby, an orangish baby, and […]

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And More Baby Guinea Pigs

September 22, 2014by dirtartful Leave a comment

Well, this doesn’t make up for the rabbit and quail losses, which I am still reeling about. But, it does help with the whole, “Life Goes On” thing… This lovely […]

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Guinea Pigs, Homesteading

Missing Charcoal!

September 12, 2014by dirtartful Leave a comment

Sometime Wednesday, Charcoal went missing. Sneaked under the wooden side of the Guinea pig tractor through a hole. She was one of the only pigs that I had that carried […]

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Guinea Pigs, Homesteading

My Screw Up and New Babies!

September 9, 2014by dirtartful Leave a comment

So, last week, I had my doctoral oral prelims. So, I didn’t get a chance to blog about the twelve new guinea pig babies that I had in the last […]

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Guinea Pigs, Homesteading

Daily dose of Cute!

September 8, 2014by dirtartful Leave a comment

Well, two babies are left out of seven! But, they are out of the nestbox with their eyes open. I really enjoy watching them flip onto their backs to follow […]

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Homesteading, Rabbits

We have babies!

August 20, 2014by dirtartful Leave a comment

Well, trying to count her babies was a difficult process. Needed to do it so I could remove the dead. She had five babies that I found so far, two […]

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Homesteading, Rabbits

Spytfyre is in Labor

August 19, 2014by dirtartful Leave a comment

Originally, she would charge me every time I would stick my hand in the cage (seriously, I was kinda scared). Now, she has become accustomed to my hand feedings of […]

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Homesteading, Rabbits

New Digs and New Does!

August 2, 2014by dirtartful Leave a comment

After the unceremonious end to my last rabbitry (needed to liquidate stock after the landlord flipped out, even though we weren’t violating any city codes or laws). We officially have […]

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Guinea Pigs, Homesteading, Rabbits, Update

Baby Pictures and an Evil Preditor

July 21, 2014by dirtartful Leave a comment

Well, I woke up Saturaday morning, and all of my breeding female quails in growout were missing. All that was left was feathers, and a single wing. Whatever ate them […]

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Guinea Pigs, Homesteading, Problems, Quail

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