purplequeenvt - Ivy Knoll Farm

[purplequeenvt]

CONGRADS , I was right on the guessing HAHA everyone, glad they are doing great, and my name choice is in late, but I would have said to name at least one of them, which ever one it fit........GRACE............., But I am too late, dang lambing keeps me from being on here as often as I would like.

Great birthing photo's also, don't you just hate how long it takes to post them? , Again congrads and they look GREAT....

Grace is a lovely name, but it is on the list of "banned" names because one my sisters is Grace. We don't name animals after immediate family members (too much confusion) and we try not to repeat names, but that is getting harder. We've used Bonnie a few times, but any sheep named Bonnie seems to die a tragic death. :/

I load my photos onto Flickr and then put them on here, so it doesn't take very long for me.

 

[purplequeenvt]

I got 2 more goose eggs this morning. I guess that means I have 2 girls and 2 boys. I still haven't caught anyone on the nest, but I suspect the girls are the whites and the boys are the greys.

My ducks haven't started laying again yet, but I caught one of them checking out the nest boxes today. Does anyone else have ducks that use the chicken nest boxes to lay in? My ducks do and we are talking Pekins and boxes that are 18" or so off the ground. It does make finding the eggs easier.

 

[Southern by choice]

CONGRADS , I was right on the guessing HAHA everyone, glad they are doing great, and my name choice is in late, but I would have said to name at least one of them, which ever one it fit........GRACE............., But I am too late, dang lambing keeps me from being on here as often as I would like.

Great birthing photo's also, don't you just hate how long it takes to post them? , Again congrads and they look GREAT....

Grace is a lovely name, but it is on the list of "banned" names because one my sisters is Grace. We don't name animals after immediate family members (too much confusion) and we try not to repeat names, but that is getting harder. We've used Bonnie a few times, but any sheep named Bonnie seems to die a tragic death. :/

I load my photos onto Flickr and then put them on here, so it doesn't take very long for me.

We no longer use "Bonnie"... LOVE the name but every bird we have named "Bonnie" DIES... a hawk or a freak accident or something... and of course we always want to name our favorites Bon, Bon-bon, or Bonnie.... then they die...

Also every Blue Cochin we name "Balou"- is always dumb as a box of rocks and also ends up dead... so no "Balou's" either. :/

It is weird... maybe I will look up the biblical meaning and see if there is something about it..

BTW- try putting a box on the ground for the Pekin... less likely to end up with a leg injury and intact/unbroken eggs!

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

hah I love the name Bonnie too.

 

[purplequeenvt]

The ducks have other plenty of other places to lay that are low to the ground. They chose to use the nest boxes. Silly ducks!

 

[Bridgemoof]

I have a ewe named Bon Bon

 

[purplequeenvt]

This Illa - pronounce Ill-lay, Latin for "that". We had another ewe that looked almost identical that we called Haec (Hike) with meant "this".

(photo taken 2/13/13)

Doesn't she look uncomfortable?? Poor girl. She's a 1/2 Shetland, 1/4 Friesian, 1/4 Texel. The Friesian is really showing in that udder.
(photo taken within the last few days)

 

[purplequeenvt]

I have a little story for all of you....it goes like this.

Once upon a time there were 2 sisters called Fae and Inna. They went to a friend's house for a visit.

After the door was opened, they walked right in.

They wandered around the house checking everything out - especially the pool!

The end.

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

The second to last one is wonderful.

 

[marlowmanor]

Sure hope Illa goes soon. Girl has to have at least 3 in there, and they should end up well fed! That udder!

The story was cute too!