I’ve been driving myself a bit crazy trying to figure out if Mama is pregnant…reading a bunch of articles, constantly checking for signs of heat, watching her belly…all in the hope that she will, in fact, give us at least one (but maybe more!) kid in May! I am so giddy about the potential for having our very first babies…
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Despite all of my angst around this big, white, fluffy, livestock guardian dog (LGD) of ours (between her escapes, her seemingly endless heat cycle, and the necessity for our newly installed electric fencing), I just have to say that… She is doing so well! She has calmed around the chickens and the goats and is so very gentle (though sometimes…
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With the weather warming and this toddler of our growing like a weed, a new hat was necessary to get us through the next couple of months. Simple as it is, I am very happy with how it turned out…and I think she is, too 🙂 After working on my #skyblanket for a year, I’m thoroughly enjoying #projects like this…
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Despite our walks around the perimeter of the property… and our verbal warnings… Despite welcoming her back warmly when she returned on her own (positive reinforcement)… and locking her in her kennel when we had to go searching for her (negative consequences)… Despite her gentle way with our chickens… and the great strides she has made in learning to be calm…
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Our nine year old husky mix, Mika, has been struggling with her health for years now, but we hit a really bad spell last week and were quite worried that we were finally looking at “the beginning of the end”. Keeping in mind her challenges (ongoing bad arthritis in her back legs and hips in addition to her very upset…
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It’s officially that time of year again! One of my very favorite activities each February is picking out the year’s flock additions. So, yesterday, after a long, exhausting day at work, we thought eight chirping, fluffy butted babies would be the perfect answer. They were! We are still looking to round out our additions this year with some white layers,…
