Pioneer Chicken - April Happenings

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I had completely forgotten about this thread. I HAD seen you back to posting again and never connected it all. Glad things are going well for you... and are you happy? Making a living? Good to see you NOT being a stranger! :D Congrats on the 4 boy kids :love Very nice looking udder!:bow
 

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I had completely forgotten about this thread. I HAD seen you back to posting again and never connected it all. Glad things are going well for you... and are you happy? Making a living? Good to see you NOT being a stranger! :D Congrats on the 4 boy kids :love Very nice looking udder!:bow

Thank you! Yes! Been very busy with work (still nannying)- pretty much nonstop so that's good and I got a pay raise several months ago! :woot Being gone at work often only helps me appreciate the time I'm home and helping out with our little farm so much more.

Oh my word! THAT is a great looking udder. Are you milking her? How much is she giving?

Inquiring minds would like to know. Please and thank you.

Thank you!! <3 I'm milking her once a day and she's giving me 5-6 cups per milking.
 

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Two of Mom's rabbits had their babies a week-ish ago. Opal had four kits- one died a couple days after birth but the rest are doing well. Maysie had three- all dead when we found them. :\ Nellie, who's been grumpy (unusual for her) hasn't shown any other signs and she's way past the due date Mom had down for her so we're thinking maybe she isn't pregnant after all.

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In preparation for the babies, my dad built a nice new bunny box.
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With all the rain we had last month, my dad built a milkstand in Belle's barn. I love it! No more crouching in the barn or waiting for the rain to slow!
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Took some stance photos of Tana's boys. Still working on better set-ups. I have names for them all but they're not official yet. So far, my top two picks are Abraham and Cowboy.

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I haven’t posted in a while. Had been aiming to do better about that. Ah well!

I recently picked up a new buck. Very happy with how he looks and that he’s a half brother to a buck I used to own. His name is Tex.
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One of Tana’s boys sold. Have three left to go. :confused::th

I also picked up a sweet doe named Kahlua. I call her Baby Girl because she is such a sweetheart.:love She’s the buckskin in the front.
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There have also been two feral cats and their kittens which have been visiting us since May. We’ve named them Peaches and Blackberry. Peaches has six kittens( one of them is older than the other five). BlackBerry is more shy but is starting to warm up. I’m not sure how many kittens she has. I shall post photos later!! :love
 

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Looks like I'm just in that habit of posting updates every few months or so, LOL. Had two does kid in January. Tana gave us three bucks. o_O:rolleyes: STILL waiting on a doe from her! Anyone want a buck or wether? :p:cool:
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And after six years and four kiddings, Belle gave us TWIN does!! :celebrate
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Peaches and Blackberry, the feral mama kitties, are doing well too. They were both spayed with my local shelter's TNR program. In January, for the first time, Peaches rubbed up against me. She LOVES attention now. Blackberry isn't there yet but she is no longer running away when she sees me or my mom. We occasionally see O'Malley and Bagheera, the two tom cats. Bagheera (solid black like Blackberry) is very much like Blackberry while O'Malley will sometimes let me pet him. Two of Peaches kittens went to a home together and they are settling in well. Marmalade and Sheba are very tame with me. I take them to work fairly often and Marm has made friends with almost everyone at the clinic while Sheba still hisses and pretends to hate attention. It's been a neat journey so far working with all these feral kitties.
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We also had a sheep show up a few days after Belle kidded. Miss Sheep lambed five days later with a ewe lamb and a ram lamb. They were adorable! After mama and babies had a few days to bond, we took them to a friend who raises and breeds sheep. She looked happy in her update!
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Hoping for kids(at least one doe and twins would be great :p ) from Tex and Kahlua aka Baby Girl in June. She's such a good girl. :love
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