The goat herd is complete and happy. Well, except maybe Roscoe who would prefer to be sharing quarters with his girls. He'll just have to be happy knowing he has 3 girls waiting for him.
This bank gets the most sun, the girls lounged here enjoying the warmth.
Petunia is fitting in very well. The older girls tolerate her and her kid antics. She's growing fast and will be 3 weeks old tomorrow- only 5 more weeks to bottle feed. Whew! Rosemary is awesome; still so laid back! It's like she's been here forever, nothing phases her. Chuck worked on the fence some and (fingers crossed) the goats are staying in!
"Where my wimmens?"
Duck processing will be next Sunday. We're planning to skin some (easier) and pluck some (tastier). We'll be processing all the 10 week old Pekins. Probably one or both the older Pekin females, and one male Ancona. Madison is lobbying hard to keep both Ancona males but there's starting to be dominance drama there.
Anconas and Cheese( Indian Runner)
We're still waiting on the arrival of baby bunnies. Here is Cleopatra in her super duper nest box. We moved her back to her own quarters after being with Isaac for almost a month, so it could be anytime now. Willow is looking forward to more bunny nuggets, and I also have had an inquiry from a guy interested in live rabbits. Woo-hoo!
Things are continuing to slow down for winter. After processing next weekend and Petunia coming off the bottle, chores will be a breeze! I'm really hoping we have a milder winter than last year- all that snow that took forever to go away, and below normal temperatures really makes for grumpy livestock and farmer.
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