Expanded Digs

New Expanded Digs

There's a chicken in the new cow feeder on the wall to the right. She made sure all the bugs were out of the straw bedding and feeder before the cows came to check out their new larger pen. Stay tuned for the inside version. Still cleaning and organizing the barn....

All In A Days Work

No Cows Allowed!

After breakfast, build a semi-permeable pen that allows goats in and out but, keeps cows out. Locate scrap wood and chop,nail and screw a wonky goat play-pen.

Hmph!

"That's not nice!" says Kuma. Everyone should be allowed to poop equally everywhere. Hmph!

Cute Goats Only! Ha!

Huckleberry says, "No cow poop allowed in here! Haha! Oh, and I know I'm the most handsome animal on the farm, thanks!"

Baby Mouse

 

Then go clean the barn and rearrange so the feed storage makes better sense. While you do that, make sure you take a picture of the cute mouse family's baby... living in the scrap wood pile.

Ma'Bella and Bandit (aka-Ringo)

Then off-load the new cow and her calf that you bought from the late Mrs. Hansen's estate. Ma'Bella is looking for her girls, they didn't get to come with.

Kuma Meets Other Cows

 Kuma is super stoked that he isn't the only cow in the world and those goats can poop all by themselves now, haha!

Found The Grass

Ma found the grass and baby is taking a nap. (look for the black speck on the right, 'bout in the middle of the frame)

All In A Days Work

Time to call it a day, the sun is setting. Still missing the girls though.

Hen-N-Chicks

Chicken Town

We started calling it Chicken Town and it stuck. It should be Chicken Nursery because its used to hold baby chicks like broilers and broody hens and their chicks. Turns out 1x2 inch welded wire doesn't hold little baby chicks and they escape. Mamma hens learned to fly over the gate to keep track of the chicks that have gone AWOL.

Ninja chicken and her brood

Meet Ninja Chicken, she is stealthy and wise and the best broody hen we have. She stays with her chicks for months while the others abandon theirs after 3 to 4 weeks. She only pays visits to Chicken Town to eat and then leads her brood all over the property. She likes the goats and cow pen to roost in.

Brown Mamma

Mean, brown Momma chicken! She doesn't let anything near her chicks. She finally figured out how to fly over the gate and stay with her chicks when the escape Chicken Town. She is one of Ninja Chickens last batch of chicks.

White Mamma

White Mamma was only sitting on two eggs and only one survived. She is a good hen and her chick is the only one that stay very close to its Ma. White Mamma is also one of Ninja Chicken's babies.

This is Ninja Chicken with Brown and White Mamma last year in October. CUTE!

Kuma and the kids

Family

 

Though goat make great companions for humans, race horses and other barn yard critters... they also like having their own companion to keep for themselves. Kuma makes a great goat pet! Haha

I Wake In The Morning and I Step Outside...

So Many Cans

Well, early in the morning at the break of day,

If you do not feed them this is what they say,

Bleet, Baaaa, Moo, Bawk, Quack and Peep!

Double Double Toil and Trouble

Everyone gets grain and herbs in the morning. Right now, mineral and soda is in the boys feed dishes but, soon there will be a "free-choice" dish for them. Have to hide the feed dishes in the big, green bin at night or the mice will lick all over them.

Mooo!

 Kuma gets his grain too!

Kuma Booma!

Arlen picks up the doo doo off Kuma's straw-bed and puts it in the compost pile each morning and evening.

Hydrate!

Everyone gets fresh water at least once a day and sometimes twice. (that muddy shovel is waiting for a bath)

Lock it!

All our gates lock! If you pass through a gate, always close and lock it behind you or trouble will ensue. Our wooden gates expand and shrink with the sun and rain so they MUST be locked with a carabiner always.

Time for Morning Walk

After everyone is fed and watered, grab your coffee and head out back. Its okay to leave the back gate open now because we have the property fenced from one end to the other. The goats can't get to the garden anymore without a long trip through the brush.

I Love Me Some Munch'in!

With a face like that, how could you neglect morning walks?

Berry Trails Abound!

We made many such berry alleys in the back so there would be no lack of munching for the kids. Soon we will bring buckets and collect our own blackberries during morning and afternoon walks.

Salmon Berries

 Right now only the Salmon Berries are available.

Yum Yum!

Its okay to buy love with berries! Hehehehe

Don't forget the dog!

It works with Mesa too!

My Coffee!

WARNING: If you have coffee in hand, Banjo will pester you until you give up the coffee!

Just Ducky

While your out and about, say "Hi" to Mack! She is still sitting on a nest of unfertilized duck eggs and is in now hurry to get off and rejoin the flock. (the 28 days are up and she sits)

Meeting Adjourned

If our lucky you may catch a glimpse of the chickens having a private meeting in the thick of the brambles.

Twisted Chics & Twisted Sister

The new chicks on the block. Three new Twisted Fern Babies.

Lucy and Huckleberry playing games.

Goats playing isn't a big deal until you see the size difference between them! Lucy pretty much wins every time.

Kuma-san the Goat not Bear or Cow

What's that in the bushes?

Kuma-san, what are you doing in the bushes?

This is what happens when the goats imprint your cow!