Kids are here!

They arrived on March 14th. I spent the day home and checking Faline every hour while I got rabbit cages cleaned out and a few others chores finished. I checked on her one more time before I heded in...eating and drinking and no signs of labor. Decided to take a bath and get dinner started, so headed inside. Affter my bath and dinner, I went out to check...and found the second one had just been born. I dipped thier cords in iodine and made sure they nursed, gave mom some feed and hay and left them for the night. I had to go back out and check as I forgot to look the first time to see what they were....2 bucklings. Sigh. I was so hoping for a doeling! I guess I will sell these 2 and use the money to buy another doeling or 2 as I do not need another buck.

Frick and Frack with Faline

The last photo is Frack, the one with the large spots is Frick.

Babies and momma continue to do well. Faline has loads of milk. I will be building a milk stand this week and start milking soon- I have to wait for my milk bucket and strainer to arrive. I plan to milk in the mornings, let the babies spend the day with mom and then lock them in a stall at night until I am finished milking in the morning.

I am calling tomorrow to order my Blue Plam turkeys. They said that it should be June when they are ready. That is fine. The hens are starting to lay again- finally! The Salmon favorelles have settled in and are very sweet. I am getting the wire on the tops of the chicken pens on Tuesday and then I will get everyone separated by breed.  I will order my chicks next week.

My seeds are just not coming up well this year. Looks like I will be buying started plants :(

I cleaned out my butterfly garden and herb beds.  The butterfly bushes are leafing out. The basil, mint and oregano is coming back.  I need to get my herb seeds planted, hope I have better luck with those. Also picking up my potato sets and onion bulbs tomorrow.