Bruce
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Chicken math in reverse!
Sundragon Farms. The saga continues.
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Sundragons
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2 CHICKENS?!
Yeah. 2 Super blues. In our case, we had to make the decision based on use cases. We're not showing chickens, so as yard art and egg production, they're a lot easier to find and buy than show quality rabbit stock is. As a result, we made the decision to rehome the entire flock as a group to a friend of a friend, and they're very happy on his 5 acres.
I miss them. we'll get more. Just not right now.
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Sundragons
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They're fine. I saw your PM. We're planning on pairing them off, but not until we have our other animals in order and down to controllable numbers (or we can find a bigger place)
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Sundragons
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Vet needed a weight because this guys' getting neutered.
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Sundragons
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part of IKEA's new "Ojinkling" line. We ended up picking up a 3 pack on sale.
(We're expecting a very cold night in the desert tonight, with temps getting down to freezing. Not uncommon, but it's getting a little late in the season for us. These little 4 week old Juliana piglets are nestled up in their favorite toy to keep each other warm.)
(We're expecting a very cold night in the desert tonight, with temps getting down to freezing. Not uncommon, but it's getting a little late in the season for us. These little 4 week old Juliana piglets are nestled up in their favorite toy to keep each other warm.)
Rammy
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Awww! Cuteness overload.
Baymule
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Adorable!
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Sundragons
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Man, been a while.
The last 18 months have been complete and utter chaos around here. As mentioned before, we were in the middle of downsizing to get our herd to a more manageable size. Turned out to be a good thing too. March of last year we took in a rescue holland lop from some family friends who were moving out of country and could not take him. Turns out he had pasturella, and we ended up losing him and 3 other rabbits as a result despite vet care and our best efforts. As a result we made the decision to halt our breeding program and just keep our remaining rabbits as pets for their natural lifespan. No need to risk passing that along, even though we haven't had any issues since then.
Lost Sir Winston in March of this year. He was just a bit over 5. One day he was here, and happy, the next he was gone. We still have Cholla, but she's also approaching 6, which is super old for a hedgehog in captivity, so we're enjoying as much time with her as we can now, knowing her time may be limited.
Pigs are doing good. Obi is fat and lazy after getting snipped, Penelope is just silly and playful all the time, which is good.
Dogs are doing OK. Old man Copper had to have a tumor removed a couple mos ago, and it was definitely a sarcoma. They got it all and we're monitoring to see if it comes back, but he's 9, and man, AZ sure is hard on dogs when it comes to sarcomas. We'll see how he does.
About this time last year I got really sick and ended up in the hospital for the first time in my life. I've had a GI issue for a while and it decided to wombo combo me with a large kidney stone at the same time. Stones are common for me, so that part was normal (yay drugs). But due to the persistent issues my guts were causing, we made the decision to do a corrective surgery which involved removing a small section of my bowel and normally would have been fairly routine. When the time came at the end of october last year, it ended up being 30 cm of my small intestine and 30 cm of my sigmoid colon rather than just a couple of inches. Turned out I had contracted Valley Fever and it never showed up in any of my labs but had settled in my intestines because I was compromised form my GI issue. A year later I'm fine, but it's been a long road to recovery and I would say I'm definitely not 100% (and may never be again).
This year we've dealt with the same challenges as everyone else around covid and have had the kids home since early March. We're all stir crazy but healthy, and still looking for the right place to move the farm and get things moving forward again.
Here's a sad piggle after she wrecked her summer pool
The last 18 months have been complete and utter chaos around here. As mentioned before, we were in the middle of downsizing to get our herd to a more manageable size. Turned out to be a good thing too. March of last year we took in a rescue holland lop from some family friends who were moving out of country and could not take him. Turns out he had pasturella, and we ended up losing him and 3 other rabbits as a result despite vet care and our best efforts. As a result we made the decision to halt our breeding program and just keep our remaining rabbits as pets for their natural lifespan. No need to risk passing that along, even though we haven't had any issues since then.
Lost Sir Winston in March of this year. He was just a bit over 5. One day he was here, and happy, the next he was gone. We still have Cholla, but she's also approaching 6, which is super old for a hedgehog in captivity, so we're enjoying as much time with her as we can now, knowing her time may be limited.
Pigs are doing good. Obi is fat and lazy after getting snipped, Penelope is just silly and playful all the time, which is good.
Dogs are doing OK. Old man Copper had to have a tumor removed a couple mos ago, and it was definitely a sarcoma. They got it all and we're monitoring to see if it comes back, but he's 9, and man, AZ sure is hard on dogs when it comes to sarcomas. We'll see how he does.
About this time last year I got really sick and ended up in the hospital for the first time in my life. I've had a GI issue for a while and it decided to wombo combo me with a large kidney stone at the same time. Stones are common for me, so that part was normal (yay drugs). But due to the persistent issues my guts were causing, we made the decision to do a corrective surgery which involved removing a small section of my bowel and normally would have been fairly routine. When the time came at the end of october last year, it ended up being 30 cm of my small intestine and 30 cm of my sigmoid colon rather than just a couple of inches. Turned out I had contracted Valley Fever and it never showed up in any of my labs but had settled in my intestines because I was compromised form my GI issue. A year later I'm fine, but it's been a long road to recovery and I would say I'm definitely not 100% (and may never be again).
This year we've dealt with the same challenges as everyone else around covid and have had the kids home since early March. We're all stir crazy but healthy, and still looking for the right place to move the farm and get things moving forward again.
Here's a sad piggle after she wrecked her summer pool
Baymule
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Wow! You really have had a rough year. glad you are doing better. 2020 sucks, let's fast forward to 2021, it's gotta be better!
Bruce
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So glad to hear from you, you really have had a rough go since you were last here. I hope you can find the right farm property soon.
