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The Animals have Arrived

The 4-H animals have definitely arrived.

We decided last year that the animals would be. . . 

4 sheep

2 meat goats. . . . and a pig.  The pig hasn't taken residence here yet, though.

Here is my little ewe.  My sheep last year's name was Olga, and this is her daughter, so I'm sticking with the totally out of style names.  Please vote on the poll in the sidebar.

Rabbit Come Home?

At the beginning of this week, My mom got fed up with having the rabbit, Alec, in a tiny cage inside the chicken coop.  So, she let him loose to roam free (but enclosed) with the chickens.  Obviously a better life.

There was just one problem though.  The rabbit could get out.  Every time he got out during the day we would herd him back in.  But what about nighttime?  The solution: Shut the door!  

Another problem:  Tuesday night I forgot to shut the door- I was just clueless and thought that my dad had told me to check if the rabbit was still there.  

Wednesday morning the rabbit was gone.  Corn Nut was heartbroken, I felt guilty, and it was an altogetherly horrid mess.  

Thursday afternoon, the rabbit was back.  STRANGE!  You wouldn't think that rabbits are the type of animal that comes back after running away. . . but yes, Alec the brave returned after a day and a half of adventuring all over who knows where.

To make the story short, I have now resolved to shut the door every night.

Fat Cavity

Okay- First of all, I'm sorry about the horrible pictures.  The big momma is in a box at the moment and it's dark in there- so I had to use the flash and the light reflected off of the straw.

Recently Macavity could only be seen either lazing around in the sun or desperately trying to waddle to her next resting spot, somehow supporting her extensive belly with a diameter of about ten inches.  Wow- she was FAT!

Fortunately, yesterday that changed.  We got home from school to find a pleasant surprise.

SEVEN baby kittens, all nestled up in their box with the proud momma.

I'm glad she's finally got something to do!  And she's an amazing mom, too.

With Darling children.

Goat Kidding 2009- Part 3

This is the kidding we were all in anticipation for- not because we were excited- because we were dreading it.  Last year the mom, Shadow-Lou, had two tiny babies and then had no clue what to do with them.  Therefore, they died.  Find the rest of the story here.

But this year the improvement was supreme.  On April 20 she easily had two beautiful babies- a boy and a girl, and she is being a good momma now.  The only problem was that when she was kidding, she refused to push.  It wasn't like she couldn't, she just wouldn't.  So we had to help out.  My dad says that if she ever does that again we're getting rid of her.  :)

But all's well that ends well.

Here is Shadow with her two babies, Chaldie and Un-named.  I would absolutely love it if you put a name suggestion for Mr. Buck here in the comments section.  We name Chaldie "Chalcedony" after the tradition of her father, "Carbide."  So I think we're going with the rock/mineral trend with these two kids.  The buck is an absolute doll.  He is the cutest, friendliest thing you could ever meet.

Shadow-Lou with Chaldie (Black Female).  The un-named back is the brown kid in the picture above this one.

More later, but feel free to vote on the 'cutest kid' right now and change your vote once you've seen all of the prospects.

Stay tuned for the last, and most exciting, part 4.