Two new piggies
There is a really pretty black and tan pig, as well as a white pig with a grey spot. These two were born to a Piggie that just came out […]
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Da Turkeys
Well, if we already are pasture raising ducks, we might as well pasture raise us some thanksgiving turkey right?! So anyways, we picked up three Bourbon Red heritage breed turkeys […]
More Coturnix Hatching
So far, 42 coturnix quail have been hatched and moved to the brooder. More are hatching as we speak. Most of them are pharaoh colored, but I have a handful […]
Cookie’s Litter
Early on July 4, Cookie had three baby guinea pigs. All of them were a cool buff color. With two of them having black on them as well.
Grow Out Time
Well, I added 23 guinea pigs to the grow out pen from the birthing pen. They are about 0.3-0.6 lbs. I also am starting to process the males that are […]
Five for Amythyst
She is one of my favorite pigs, from Charcoals litter last fall. She had two earlier this year who are growing out very well. She had a total of five […]
Another Nine for Magician
What an amazing rabbit! She is amazingly productive. Even with the heat, she managed to kindle a litter of nine last Saturday. I really wish she was a bit bigger, […]
Babies for Pebbles
On June 26, Pebbles had two babies. They were healthy and happy.
Pop had Babies
And more babies on the Wheeker Acres pen! This lovely trio belongs to Pop, and was born on 6/25
Ducklings! Buff and Khakis
I got my new dual purpose heritage breed ducklings, the Buff duck. They are good for meat (take 12 weeks instead of 8-9 weeks for the Pekins), and lay a […]
Syren Kits
Syren had six kits this morning. My litters are low in size, and I hope that is heat related. Or I didn’t wean their last kits fast enough, or they […]
Sorceress the Yard Rabbit
Our rabbit assembly came crashing to the ground and one of the cages broke open and Sorceress and seven of her kits escaped. I got all but one kit, who […]
Toast, Flora, and Chunk had Babies
This was Toast’s first litter, with two tiny babies born while I was in Duluth. The are cute, and small, and happily running around. Chunk had four babies. Two of […]
Queste had Kits
Well, my yard rabbit Queste was gathering up nesting materials pretty frantically Monday night, and by Tuesday morning, she had a litter of four! Purebred American Chinchillas. It hasn’t rained […]
Fyre Had Kits
I witnessed her give birth to the second kit. She too had some of her babies on the wire, and in the morning of 6/16, I gathered up those that […]
Darke and her Peanuts
I nearly lost Darke to heat stroke on Sunday afternoon. She was trying to prepare her nestbox, and seized up. I managed to grab her and get her into the […]
It works!!!!
and after 10 minutes, the burlap is wet, and the rabbits are relaxed and frisking around. I have it set up so the excess water drips into the duck pond. […]
Rabbit Cooling System
The forecast is pretty grim for those of us with small animals. But I went to install a cooling system for my rabbits. They are in the shade and covered, […]
New Back Pen Piggies
Another one of Raspberry’s January babies (Snozberry), had babies, as well as a few others. I also removed five piggies (2 girls and a 3 boys) to the grow out […]
Brimstone Kits
I don’t know if it is the heat, or the fact I bred back to back, but after successfully raising a litter of 10 kits, she had 6 kits. At […]
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