tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2518933760819064092024-02-19T02:40:26.513-08:00Storm Warning FarmA journal of my angora rabbits, my fiber obsession, and life on my small homestead.Joyce Scallornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256072501696934065noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251893376081906409.post-69607740278090024322013-07-17T02:49:00.003-07:002013-07-21T04:46:04.359-07:00Anyone Need a New Ram?<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The other boy I need to find a home for is Thor. Thor is a registered Shetland ram that was born here at Storm Warning. He is a proven yearling who settled all of his ewe flock last year at six months of age. I cannot say enough good things about this boy, he has it all, nice build, fleece, and temperment. Please contact me if you read this blog and need a new ram for your flock.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvMaR1IjSkveP_mPPTOTbyqXo_CCy-cswqCu4u1u0ElzOHQVIZhF8qfzwNSDDUPTTZUm2uEawdKr_UqCxCXJsXER-HCYlN78neUkjcrdR9yw5sAxcAZTqCJ9kZoA7vf642XnoJ2bEa8gOB/s1600/20130630_095930%5B1%5D+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" iya="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvMaR1IjSkveP_mPPTOTbyqXo_CCy-cswqCu4u1u0ElzOHQVIZhF8qfzwNSDDUPTTZUm2uEawdKr_UqCxCXJsXER-HCYlN78neUkjcrdR9yw5sAxcAZTqCJ9kZoA7vf642XnoJ2bEa8gOB/s320/20130630_095930%5B1%5D+(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
Joyce Scallornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256072501696934065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251893376081906409.post-51669342075107043332012-10-19T02:02:00.002-07:002012-10-19T02:02:24.811-07:00The New Girls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Two new additions to my flock. I know I said I was done, but I've decided that size does matter. One of our goals is to produce market lambs. I however am not willing to do that without having nice fleeces for my spinning and to blend with my angora for sale to other spinners. I already had a cormo wether and so we have decided to add a small cormo breeding flock. To start this adventure I purchased the two ewe lambs above from Westfield Woolies. Two very wonderful ladies, Ruth and Alison, I recommend them highly if you are interested in this breed. On the left is China who is pure Cormo and on the right is Arielle who is 3/4 Cormo and 1/4 BL. They've got another year to grow and then I should have some nice Cormo lambs the following spring.
Joyce Scallornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256072501696934065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251893376081906409.post-64209343123852654952012-10-15T12:34:00.000-07:002012-10-15T12:34:32.028-07:00GermanyBoy has this fall been busy. First I traveled to Germany for work. Most of the trip was dedicated to my work elements, but I did get to travel a bit over the weekend since I was there for two weeks. I went with a couple of co-workers to Neushwanstein castle. It is very beautiful and in the foot hills for the Alps. This made for quite a hike up to the castle and it was pouring rain. It still was worth the walk and I'd do it again.<br />
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Joyce Scallornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256072501696934065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251893376081906409.post-75240061769025573082012-07-23T02:22:00.001-07:002012-07-23T02:31:02.567-07:00GuardiansFinally the guardians have arrived. Meet Nuella and Noel. I adopted these two llama girls from SELR. I had to wait a while for transport to be arranged, but they are worth the wait. Nuella is really friendly and likes to be petted. It was almost hard to get a good picture of her. I turned them out with the sheep yesterday. The sheep are not quite sure what to make of these big things roaming their pasture but I'm sure they will adjust soon. Noel is Nuella's daughter and a bit shy, I'm trying to win her trust with hand feeding. Noel did decide to wade through the yucky scummy pond that is slowly drying up in the drought. She got a bit muddy and had some green ornamentation for a while yesterday. I hope she stays out of it now. I guess I need to buy her a wading pool.<br />
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I also made a trip to Under The Son Shetlands and brought home two new girls. Opal is a white shetland ewe and Aluetian is an emsket ewe lamb with a spotted face. I think my flock is now complete. I plan to use my two shetland ram lambs for breeding this fall on all of my ewes.<br />
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Lambing is over for this year. The ewes all did a great job, no issues with any of the arrivals. Shetlands are excellent mothers! My husband was home on duty for the last two and loved it. So much so that we are now building a ram enclosure and planning to keep at least one of the ram lambs in tact as a future sire. All of the ewes are in great condition and very milky. Finally tally: 1 white ram, 1 black ram, 2 moorit ewes, 1 black ewe. I really wanted to add some moorit ewes and I got them! I think they will all be retained. I'm also adding an emsket ewe that I've reserved from Theresa at Under the Son. She has a nice list of shetlands available this year so if you are looking for additions you should email her. Above is a pic of the flock eating from the new feeder my husband built. Also a group photo of the new additions. Now I'm on the hunt for a guard llama so I can let the sheep out at night to graze on my abundant pasture. My husband would like to do less mowing!Joyce Scallornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256072501696934065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251893376081906409.post-9717062870818026372012-05-28T04:26:00.000-07:002012-05-28T04:26:07.394-07:00Sable German Angoras<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As far as I know I'm the only one in the country working on a sable german angora. Lots of folks love the fawn/tort color and they are working on those. I however love the color of a rich sable. For years I've had siamese cats and love the rich sepia brown of their coats. The most striking rabbit I ever saw was a sable with white boots, much like my snow shoe siamese. So far I've not had a booted rabbit, but I'm am now on SWF generation 2 of some really nice sable germans. I've been working on coat texture and color first. My best buck has a white toe nail, but I think I can breed that out over time. I don't breed often anymore. My real day job takes up too much of my time to have a large rabbit herd so I try to keep it down to around 20 animals. Here are pics of gen 1 of the sables. I now have gen 2 in the nest box. The nice thing about sables is that color is easy. Because the sable gene in on the "c" locus you can breed sable "c chl" to a REW "cc" and you always get just REW and sable. The babies in the nest I have two REW and two sables. One of each sex in each color. The father is my sable buck above and the mother is my 500 gram producing pure german doe. These babies are now 99% pure german and should have very heavy production and excellent texture. Not sure yet about toe nails.Joyce Scallornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256072501696934065noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251893376081906409.post-35485480015685347462012-05-19T15:34:00.001-07:002012-05-19T15:34:40.658-07:00First two lambs!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So far we have two new lambs. Calico and Dolly had their lambs this week. Calico on the 15th, a moorit ewe, just what I asked for. Dolly our BFL/Shetland ewe had her lamb this morning, a black ewe lamb. We have two shetlands left to go Clara and Brocade. Wonder if I can get lucky and get more ewes?Joyce Scallornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256072501696934065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251893376081906409.post-81614789205427562222012-04-02T01:26:00.002-07:002012-04-02T01:31:51.531-07:00ShearingI did not take the time to take pics this weekend. But I did manage to get 6 of my sheep sheared. Yunan rooed so I had previously harvested her fleece and it is already washed and partially carded. The others I did across two days. After taking off the fleeces I can tell I have at least 3 ewes who are bred. UTS Brocade and UTS Clara are both registered shetlands and are bred to UTS Gunpowder a very nice ram that I leased from Theresa in December. Also obviously bred is my shetland/BFL mule ewe Dolly. I really like Dolly's fleece so I'm hoping she has a least one ewe lamb that I can keep. Next weekend I need to catch up on the bunny shearing!Joyce Scallornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256072501696934065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251893376081906409.post-51141298761728759952011-08-07T13:17:00.000-07:002011-08-07T14:13:14.712-07:00The Flock<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgERDJtUm5GK42IyD1evXXp_kI1yfwO7xYSvjbWliBxln-oZuhJh8D2_6Jv7xL_2I_qOO9EMcn9SGZTWT4pZxlmFS-6n5z0w1c5TE7XBPqmJokDyEiv5X4Ivy1s_buOoSre3x5wEYtKiDts/s1600/IMG_0261.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638225046686504562" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgERDJtUm5GK42IyD1evXXp_kI1yfwO7xYSvjbWliBxln-oZuhJh8D2_6Jv7xL_2I_qOO9EMcn9SGZTWT4pZxlmFS-6n5z0w1c5TE7XBPqmJokDyEiv5X4Ivy1s_buOoSre3x5wEYtKiDts/s400/IMG_0261.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Friday was the day that I went to select my new flock of fiber girls. I got up early and drove to Under the Son Farm where Theresa helped me pick out a nice little group of girls. I've been buying wonderful shetland fleeces from her for several years so when I decided it was time for sheep I knew right where to go. She was extremely helpful, pointing out the positive and negatives of every girl. Finally I decided on a flock of 6 ewes who loaded into the trailer and came home with me. First and the oldest is Clara, a 5 year old fawn/mioget ewe. Then there is Yunan who is a yearling fawn katmoget ewe. Then there are 3 shetland ewe lambs a black (Calico), a shaela (Orchids) and a grey katmoget (Brocade). The sixth is a bfl/shetland white ewe lamb. I'm also getting a pure cormo white whether later this fall from my friend Jane. That should give me a wide aray of colors and some very soft silky fleeces to blend with my angora bunny. I'm really enjoying my small flock, Clara is very tame and all the lambs follow her around. That sure comes in handy when I want to bring the flock into the fold in the barn at night. Last night I went out and yelled for Clara and the whole group came a running. Stay tuned as I continue my adventure into shepherding</div>Joyce Scallornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256072501696934065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251893376081906409.post-77753812963758961802011-07-13T11:33:00.000-07:002011-07-13T11:41:00.605-07:00ChangesLife moves on, after a lot of thought I have found new homes for both of my arab horses. I've had them for many years and raised them on the farm, but as much as I loved them it was getting more apparent that I would not be riding them. My arm has continued to give me trouble since my fall 6 years ago (hard to believe it has been that long). It gives me pain and numbness if something yanks on it and as good as they both were we would have that situation every once in a while with a critter that is a flight animal and weighs 1,000 lbs. I am happy with my decision and they have both went to very good homes where they will be ridden and have excellent care.<br />The next question was what to do with the grass that grows on my 5 acres. Since I've been in the fiber business for 6 years now the obvious choice was a small spinner's flock of sheep. Hopefully that dream will start to materialize next month. I've got a little bit of fencing to do and then a bit of barn work, but not too much. I'll update the blog with pictures as things happen.Joyce Scallornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256072501696934065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251893376081906409.post-67330316435465160492011-01-14T01:34:00.000-08:002011-01-14T01:43:26.143-08:00Keeping Warm<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Y1eByd1YKRne_ROxozjLr-m6vcms2GUeKiGiFXKrG33DRZ1vcycM6ZQX6rHSBeqM-zl2HvnQV6SM2m7giCuFt66a4BVEJlt9sICDMaYmFvbpwarz8b3-d5FBxDYorenBQHMtrmkXVFDp/s1600/IMG_0047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Y1eByd1YKRne_ROxozjLr-m6vcms2GUeKiGiFXKrG33DRZ1vcycM6ZQX6rHSBeqM-zl2HvnQV6SM2m7giCuFt66a4BVEJlt9sICDMaYmFvbpwarz8b3-d5FBxDYorenBQHMtrmkXVFDp/s400/IMG_0047.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5561974577206663586" /></a><br />Some folks at work were wondering how I keep the bunnies warm in winter when their warm wool coats are sheared. They have to be shorn every 90 days or the coat gets too long for use and it also causes the rabbit to have issues. So I still follow the schedule and shear them, but then they get to live in a heated room in the barn for a while. I spent a lot of time this fall and the room stays toasty warm thanks to a small oil filled heater and 2 inch foam insulation on the walls and ceiling. They also get to wear their little fleece coats.Joyce Scallornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256072501696934065noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251893376081906409.post-79980678872451705402010-08-17T01:23:00.000-07:002010-08-17T01:36:47.397-07:00Satin Angoras For SaleI've made my selections from this spring's litters. I have the following for sale at this time.<br /><br />AE Sugar - 1 1/2 year old Choc Agouti Satin Doe 3/10/09 had a litter this spring and I'm keeping her daughter so she is for sale. She has 2 legs. $60<br /><br />These juniors are all 87% Satin and 13% German, the next gerneration the German will be off the pedigree. These rabbits all have very nice wool. They are priced at $40 and I'll give a discount if you purchase more than one.<br /><br />Litter 1 AE Hershey / May's Eclipse 5/8/10<br />SWF Galaxy - Tort buck<br />SWF Cosmos - Black doe<br /><br />Litter 2 May's Diana / AE Mac 5/13/10<br />SWF Macgregor - Copper buck<br />SWF Macanna - Choc Agouti doe<br />SWF Macduff - Black buck<br /><br />I also have 1 German 40%/French 60% cross tort buck for sale, born 3/17/10 $25 he is a bit small, would make an excellent wooler, priced accordingly.Joyce Scallornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256072501696934065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251893376081906409.post-87165518335148132872010-05-02T06:23:00.000-07:002010-05-02T06:46:18.536-07:00And The Bunny Bunch<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7lNTc0GD8dXLxZPRpadfdops8kYdnKT-HHjL4oYzPPTTeXWCgpdNdqwUr9GEjuRuTs9eHRrDIS1eciet5j9czureMvjCDQmVW8V9aA_jA4ZzTb98qsTd67yB_b9YFysBv1bvOJwc7MyKj/s1600/IMG_0167.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7lNTc0GD8dXLxZPRpadfdops8kYdnKT-HHjL4oYzPPTTeXWCgpdNdqwUr9GEjuRuTs9eHRrDIS1eciet5j9czureMvjCDQmVW8V9aA_jA4ZzTb98qsTd67yB_b9YFysBv1bvOJwc7MyKj/s320/IMG_0167.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466668514035272530" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVkrgxpXp2LyLzkIdODjHIY55dodfl4r1rwHR9D1bnVnhnCI9cKee0Wv2CFDHrBSJeYqwi-eq9RHn4RgWoQO4wiTNlGmJAqFj4K3XJ9Ajhwy10hzFe94b25J6vyqLv0defI2G93tMcaEF2/s1600/IMG_0165.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVkrgxpXp2LyLzkIdODjHIY55dodfl4r1rwHR9D1bnVnhnCI9cKee0Wv2CFDHrBSJeYqwi-eq9RHn4RgWoQO4wiTNlGmJAqFj4K3XJ9Ajhwy10hzFe94b25J6vyqLv0defI2G93tMcaEF2/s320/IMG_0165.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466668502737737794" /></a><br />There are currently 4 new litters of varying ages and 4 more on the way due over the next month. That will be it for the spring breedings. First is a litter of 2 satins out of AE Sugar and AE Mac. One choc agouti doe and one copper. I'm going to name them after their daddy, Mackenzie and Mackayla. These 2 will be retained for my fall show string. I love the intense color of the satins. Next is the older litter of SWF Partly Cloudy's out of Somehill's Valhalla. Partly Cloudy is 83% german and Valhalla is a grand champion french. She has 8 babies and all but 2 are bucks. I'll be keeping the 2 fawns to see how they mature, the rest are available as spinner bunnies,colors available, tort, agouti and black. I have one new pure german litter in the nest out of Wiley's Hufflepuff and SWF Everest. There are 5 kits and all rew and all will be retained. The last litter is out of SWF Lily also from SWF Everest, Lily is a tort doe who is a bit older, she is a german cross who has the texture I'm after. This litter has 2 rew and 1 black, at least one will be retained for the fawn project, they are 75% german. Litters due over the next month are 2 pure satin litters one of which should be 100% self colors, the other one is another Mac litter. Also due is a red/fawn french litter and a pure german colored litter, hoping to get another pure german agouti from this breeding and some big blacks.Joyce Scallornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256072501696934065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251893376081906409.post-86239484165857324452010-05-02T06:15:00.000-07:002010-05-02T06:22:30.797-07:00New Kids on the Farm<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JpK0gC66Oeyj5CEnngk1EOvlsn8X7mUWqb-C2mCep6B3dpR8VQffyZIKK-QyPuoBnmeY4KXLfV5VN-YySzCK_pTkFgPOTWeZ87NMP-hGvYW_LGuziaqgQZvKq0sVrqJjwMO_nF7l1Q4f/s1600/IMG_0170.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7JpK0gC66Oeyj5CEnngk1EOvlsn8X7mUWqb-C2mCep6B3dpR8VQffyZIKK-QyPuoBnmeY4KXLfV5VN-YySzCK_pTkFgPOTWeZ87NMP-hGvYW_LGuziaqgQZvKq0sVrqJjwMO_nF7l1Q4f/s320/IMG_0170.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466662222322410034" /></a><br />I thought I'd post all the pics of the spring babies here on the farm. First up are the new kids. 2 Toggenberg doelings are now 2 weeks old. One had a bit of a rough start, seems mom's womb wasn't big enough so her legs were a bit weak. A trip to the vet and lots of exercise has put her on her feet. I cannot tell now that there was anything wrong. They are growing like little weeds. They are both for sale and should make someone excellent milk does. They had their horn buds burned last week so they won't be horned goats. I would love to find some 4Hers who need projects.Joyce Scallornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256072501696934065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251893376081906409.post-16300599709425346912010-01-27T05:26:00.001-08:002010-01-27T05:36:41.816-08:00Cute Pic<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghiE7CThxYuSbWROfb5AIY1YcBtMOncXRq9qqRT0BbCx9Iob2qRdS2nuIRhmF5lwv9P8U6Faa9XiLHchrGcddHqyXrkLQ4UyvYAJF4Or-yf3jkRQcfAIVfpGLRM2vLJrhaoWZFALDh6_v4/s1600-h/IMG_0156%5B1%5D.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghiE7CThxYuSbWROfb5AIY1YcBtMOncXRq9qqRT0BbCx9Iob2qRdS2nuIRhmF5lwv9P8U6Faa9XiLHchrGcddHqyXrkLQ4UyvYAJF4Or-yf3jkRQcfAIVfpGLRM2vLJrhaoWZFALDh6_v4/s320/IMG_0156%5B1%5D.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431412696795491138" /></a><br />I decided to update the blog and show a photo of the fawn doe from the fall litter. She is a german/english/french cross rabbit, in other words a mutt, but I love the color and the texture of her wool. Her mother and her aunt are my favorite spinning bunnies. I noticed that when I snapped this photo she had her tongue out, don't see that very often when taking bunny pics.Joyce Scallornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256072501696934065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251893376081906409.post-37313409750446692882009-09-05T02:23:00.000-07:002009-09-05T02:36:38.889-07:00The Pond<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-CMvnVgiSpeDElqwjdR6HziuJVEr67CfY6TFAVSjHysmsNgbO2F9W0ue0BUaerfACjbVPA94-giSBmqdg2KwUr3VZbk4VqRjeTwxPI2FImsCWSmqwGICLiHhbB8hUu2jolNFg7uiuMyjh/s1600-h/IMG_0121.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-CMvnVgiSpeDElqwjdR6HziuJVEr67CfY6TFAVSjHysmsNgbO2F9W0ue0BUaerfACjbVPA94-giSBmqdg2KwUr3VZbk4VqRjeTwxPI2FImsCWSmqwGICLiHhbB8hUu2jolNFg7uiuMyjh/s320/IMG_0121.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377914461769408882" /></a><br />After last winter when we lost our breeding pairs of Muscovy ducks to what we believe were neighbor dogs we decided to make pond improvement ones of our goals this year. The first thing we did was to fence the entire pond with small mesh woven wire fence which also has barbed wire along the top. The barbed wire is to keep the horses from leaning over the fence (the grass is always greener on the other side :>) We accomplished the fencing in July, the next mission was how to keep the water open when it gets really cold. Open water allows the ducks a place to escape should anything get under the fence. Well fortunately the answer appeared on craigslist. Now fountains are not cheap, but this person was willing to barter for an older atv we no longer used. So we now have a pond fountain, which is also good for water aeration. Now one last thing to do is to construct a winter shelter for the ducks. They probably won't use it, but we'll make one to offer protection if they want it. Check one more thing off the winter preparedness list. Now if I can just get the windows washed on the house!Joyce Scallornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256072501696934065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251893376081906409.post-788327477373671592009-08-21T00:39:00.000-07:002009-08-21T00:53:34.665-07:00New Baby Pics<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzpiOExTIbRs5TECy3HatvXfqJtikr6chJaw0xVg__Qpmpi-kTc2ppr94v4Q9CYAKpKI6t_ceMu9SSR2-A2Kv1FKvYaMucRnYhLz4JeSX5tfzFTY8W1bhof-pGsQ01AOilIlXeHuJMqsD/s1600-h/IMG_0116.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzpiOExTIbRs5TECy3HatvXfqJtikr6chJaw0xVg__Qpmpi-kTc2ppr94v4Q9CYAKpKI6t_ceMu9SSR2-A2Kv1FKvYaMucRnYhLz4JeSX5tfzFTY8W1bhof-pGsQ01AOilIlXeHuJMqsD/s320/IMG_0116.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372321601865497346" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0IOnSKDLoqz37ra74-okK-_lG2bs1G9JsRGpleXx-BTZqIDr0EX30mkcbpFet0LytvCgoV_QLABcAS6gPzbaEGSV3yhvIao6hFbtm0puyieJsTLVZZFQ6N6aoCsVWrviN-54TB0CMmCx/s1600-h/IMG_0113.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL0IOnSKDLoqz37ra74-okK-_lG2bs1G9JsRGpleXx-BTZqIDr0EX30mkcbpFet0LytvCgoV_QLABcAS6gPzbaEGSV3yhvIao6hFbtm0puyieJsTLVZZFQ6N6aoCsVWrviN-54TB0CMmCx/s320/IMG_0113.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372321592782823970" /></a><br />More new babies arrived at 3:30 am on Wednesday morning. How do I know what time they were born? I was there... This doe is an older doe. I had previously bred her and the delivery did not go well. I waited a long time, thought I would not breed her again, but then decided to try to get some replacement germans for my wool herd. I only had one german buck who I had kept, the best one I had, but I'd try several times to get babies from two does who kept going false, so I thought he was sterile. Turns out he is not. To make a long story short, the poor doe was in labor all day, rearranging her nest a bunch of times and then stretching out and panting. I was checking on her every few hours all night long, so finally she had them. One dead kit, who I think was stopping up the works, but 7 little pink wigglers finally arrived. She is being an excellent momma, but there are a couple of small ones in there so we will have to wait and see. Some of these will be available for new homes in a couple of months.<br />Also above is an updated pic of the last litter. Look closely, the front two kits are fawn and choc agouti. I love the choc agouti to spin, very similar color to the fawn, but with choc fiber mixed in to give it a tweed effect. I'm retaining 4 out of this litter, fawn, choc agouti, tort, and the little choc runt, who you can see in the pic, is very small.Joyce Scallornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256072501696934065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251893376081906409.post-54936416243189802112009-08-14T01:08:00.000-07:002009-08-14T01:32:31.722-07:00Babies Galore<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFRp9P5O1AML7D4u23nxoPKHAgEBbAl_eourADyF78-nypHT3pEnWt5Lks4_tA7PncDHFDN9Tokcvkjggr7_GFZ5TCUixpOMVuJaNkWPAXO6dE69ZUTG1NXBzfQS09Dibyhh3ykr99EIm/s1600-h/IMG_0103.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrFRp9P5O1AML7D4u23nxoPKHAgEBbAl_eourADyF78-nypHT3pEnWt5Lks4_tA7PncDHFDN9Tokcvkjggr7_GFZ5TCUixpOMVuJaNkWPAXO6dE69ZUTG1NXBzfQS09Dibyhh3ykr99EIm/s400/IMG_0103.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369733570767678466" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6PBPdgw0YMrsWLLmnqyCPYAQrdhb6xF5OWfw1u0ht2bYZ4SfOIgZIdZVfjI9In1rrXraaFoO6LaFFaLAds8yNKKopi8jBdAqRQupLcluG_LW1tqWNc-KxPQYEIV46erntPGtDH-NLovm/s1600-h/IMG_0099.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia6PBPdgw0YMrsWLLmnqyCPYAQrdhb6xF5OWfw1u0ht2bYZ4SfOIgZIdZVfjI9In1rrXraaFoO6LaFFaLAds8yNKKopi8jBdAqRQupLcluG_LW1tqWNc-KxPQYEIV46erntPGtDH-NLovm/s400/IMG_0099.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369733562512732706" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFUKj2OFe5owMJSHQncLmOty20-vaITj6oy5hKKOez8pt-DffORVDGwYHQlpZLSpwny484V66U13yKgZcTbH5akBHiWihVjm-9oEsmNqzIrqjDpBQdoGXLB_IIsQ0SeGO3_tJfFbQi_sgP/s1600-h/IMG_0098.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFUKj2OFe5owMJSHQncLmOty20-vaITj6oy5hKKOez8pt-DffORVDGwYHQlpZLSpwny484V66U13yKgZcTbH5akBHiWihVjm-9oEsmNqzIrqjDpBQdoGXLB_IIsQ0SeGO3_tJfFbQi_sgP/s400/IMG_0098.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369733552542931634" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzPokBJCDovRvaQtCsmrWRqKIc9Cftdx7y6Nfilhosgqhrp_sCK8lC1jIo9i8Lgqb5u5GCtgYFlUTWyXJcKUSgJGDulHZoMUV-Rd6zpAiA_MxgNDC-R20A5llcBjqvFIs-S2g18fmtrcDe/s1600-h/IMG_0107.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzPokBJCDovRvaQtCsmrWRqKIc9Cftdx7y6Nfilhosgqhrp_sCK8lC1jIo9i8Lgqb5u5GCtgYFlUTWyXJcKUSgJGDulHZoMUV-Rd6zpAiA_MxgNDC-R20A5llcBjqvFIs-S2g18fmtrcDe/s400/IMG_0107.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369731966251423938" /></a><br />We've been blessed with a bunch of babies lately. One bunch was planned, expected, while the two other batches were of their mama's making.<br />First up, my new bunny litter out of my fawn doe Breeze. She has 6 nice kits, 1 runt who is chocolate, a fawn, a tort, a chocolate agouti, and two whites. All of the colors are being added to my wool herd, the two whites will probably be available for a spinner home. These are 57% german, the rest is mostly english. I absolutely love the texture of Breeze's wool for spinning and wanted to have some younger bunnies in the herd to carry on for their mom.<br />Next is my little banty hen who stole away into the woods and made a nest behind the dog kennel. I guess she knew the dog would not let anything get her. She emerged with 5 little puff balls. We don't need any more chickens, but they sure are cute and bantys don't eat much. I know I have another chicken who has been mia, but I saw her for a brief bit the other day. I think she has a nest in the hay bales but I haven't found it yet. She is an americauna so maybe I can sell some of those chicks to a new home.<br />Last but not least is my muscovy duck hatch. Mom Blackie decided to make a nest under the front porch out of my reach. I did not think they would hatch, but surprise they did and now she has 7 little yellow balls of fluff. Now mind we really did not need more ducks as I bought some day old muscovy babies this summer and they are now big and on the pond. Winter seems to be hard on the ducks though with predators. We've tried to keep them safe this year by building a fence all the way around the pond, but who knows if it will keep everything out when the pond freezes. Anyone know of a cheap source of a water aerator to keep the ice from forming? Anyway I probably won't thin the muscovy flock until spring.<br />Enjoy the baby pics.Joyce Scallornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256072501696934065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251893376081906409.post-46229992151930718362009-08-10T01:51:00.000-07:002009-08-10T01:58:24.990-07:00Busy WeekendWow what a hectic weekend, time to go back to the real job and rest! Saturday I woke up at 2 am to finish the knitting on the sock class project so I'd be ready to turn the heel in class. Did manage to grab a couple of more hours of sleep before I had to get up and do chores.<br />After the class I sheared and sheared, temps close to 90 with high humidity caught me off guard. This cool weather we've been having lulled me into a sense of security with rabbit coats. I think when the temps started to rise I was more stressed than they were though. But it was time to get them sheared because in 90 days I can harvest. I like to try and time my winter shearings to November and February. November because it is not quite too cold in early November and February because we generally get a warm up period in there for a couple of weeks. That also allows me to time the last shearing in May before it gets too hot.<br />Sunday brought more shearing and then we had to go and load hay. I've gotten all but two of the bucks sheared to the skin again, toe nails done, and ivomeced all except the doe who has a litter and another doe who is possibly bred, she also kept some wool on belly and chest to pull. If she doesn't kindle in two weeks then she'll get sheared as well.<br />Next weekend I need to start work on the horse stalls, the flood really did a number on those.Joyce Scallornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256072501696934065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251893376081906409.post-88136621025788700392009-01-04T04:22:00.000-08:002009-01-04T04:31:30.832-08:00Agouti Update<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicrq4OgIZ8ncdcxLGrssiAjy7vWFeUwV3Hc7-uXPkQWo8FRkAiTtoYgXxI3RHP6o4mpDS-CYKKxRRpaOCBWAwK9A978SkYTQZ-c-SliDq2yx0LF1Q6XqNOlORa8jNhJ35Th38yUkEWGMVN/s1600-h/IMG_0043.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicrq4OgIZ8ncdcxLGrssiAjy7vWFeUwV3Hc7-uXPkQWo8FRkAiTtoYgXxI3RHP6o4mpDS-CYKKxRRpaOCBWAwK9A978SkYTQZ-c-SliDq2yx0LF1Q6XqNOlORa8jNhJ35Th38yUkEWGMVN/s400/IMG_0043.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287415156827054434" /></a><br />Well a new year has started and yipee we fixed the computer. Our satellite access at the farm cannot run on wireless. We've found by hooking straight in it doubles the speed so now I can upload to the blog again.<br />We've had a busy year since moving back to the farm. The summer flew by with so much to be caught up outside, the garden, the fences, mowing, etc. Then my husband's mother passed away in the fall. I then got a new job with the company I work for so it was quite hectic. I'm looking forward to a more stable pace now in 2009.<br />I wanted to post an update on my pure german agouti baby I was so excited about when she was born last Feb. She is now an adult and has turned out very nice. I want to register her with IAGARB, but first she has to be a mom. I find if I don't get them bred by 1 year of age it becomes difficult. So I tried last month and she didn't take so last week I bred her again to Everest, an awesome german boy. She seemed more receptive and I witnessed several breedings so I'm hoping for babies around the 28th of January. I also bred Emmaline to my black buck Thunder, so the new year should bring lots of color.Joyce Scallornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256072501696934065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251893376081906409.post-8554794305582323952008-05-23T05:20:00.000-07:002008-05-23T05:28:58.014-07:00BACK HOME AGAIN!No pictures today, but I had to write a short bit. Sorry it took so long but we have been very very busy. You see last weekend the moving men loaded the truck and then some dear friends helped us drive the critter caravan home to Indiana. All the bunnies are now snug in their home barn once more. I worried terribly over the old ones, but they all took it in stride and no one even missed a meal. Even the week old litter of black germans made the move snuggled in a basket and mom was happy to feed them after the 10 hr trip.<br />It is so nice to be home! I walked out to the barn to feed this morning and listened to the peepers in the pond and the whiporwill calling across the wood. You just don't know how blessed you are until you leave the sanctity of your little carved out nitch of a home in the wood. Now I know and I'll never move again.<br />Last night I took the dogs for a run in the wood, both of them went splashing through creeks and ran until they dropped. Very happy dogs and I'll admit I loved watching them frolic.<br />Hubby is working diligently on the lawn that turned into a hay field over the last year. Next he will tackle the fallen fences and after they are up then we can bring the horses back home from my cousins. I have to head back to Wisconsin for a couple of weeks for the software launch and to get the old house listed, but before I go there are several bunnies in need of a wool harvest. Maybe this weekend I can take some pictures to show off those wonderful coats.Joyce Scallornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256072501696934065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251893376081906409.post-86464119276221019602008-04-24T01:01:00.000-07:002008-12-09T16:22:47.398-08:00Going Home!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1F7zoKOWDGUnZvr4Qrzx866sZ4eqlI4B7Mt3mTCCKjwoyBSuo9yphSFHA6NBL-x6q0ISY1NbXF00n3X3JAeVwgySa0LKkELKii25PXWYCBubFFi_aTq6t3DdRo98pFmjRJH4zrn9ZHZBF/s1600-h/bunny1+025.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1F7zoKOWDGUnZvr4Qrzx866sZ4eqlI4B7Mt3mTCCKjwoyBSuo9yphSFHA6NBL-x6q0ISY1NbXF00n3X3JAeVwgySa0LKkELKii25PXWYCBubFFi_aTq6t3DdRo98pFmjRJH4zrn9ZHZBF/s320/bunny1+025.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192724647775571938" /></a><br />I haven't posted for a while because I've been extremely busy. The software at work is moving full speed ahead to a launch on June 2nd. This means we are training users and testing/simulating processes at high speed. There have been a few bugs, so we are working through those, mostly in our businees processes. <br />The wonderful news is that I found a new job, it is not really new, but allows me to continue to do the software gig only move back to Indiana. They did not want to lose my expertise in this area until the other plant is up and running. So to keep me in the role, they agreed to relocate me back to the farm and allow me to travel as needed, on their dime, back to Wisconsin. This really benefits everyone, so it is a great solution.<br />So this started the mad dash to get things moved, I have to wait on the relocation company for the house stuff, but I started to look around for a horse transport. I found one who said if I move her tomorrow it is basically half price. He was in the area and with the super high cost of fuel I jumped on it. So today is moving day for my Annie. We are also going to Indiana to do some more work on the house, so today is a long day of travel.Joyce Scallornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256072501696934065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251893376081906409.post-39517947807944122222008-04-09T04:41:00.000-07:002008-12-09T16:22:48.069-08:00New Spring Beginning<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioEAANgzCGzS6qKQcFL02YrzAgOvNpnKyXfyR2tM5sprZrup1Htza1nYLQjgZ4LjBXdNxh-TuSz3kGJa5duGnhvJ2-03z9k40YALlZekbaVfzQAyBERVvFBt3QleSumoetrC7BHASJRqIR/s1600-h/bunny1+048.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioEAANgzCGzS6qKQcFL02YrzAgOvNpnKyXfyR2tM5sprZrup1Htza1nYLQjgZ4LjBXdNxh-TuSz3kGJa5duGnhvJ2-03z9k40YALlZekbaVfzQAyBERVvFBt3QleSumoetrC7BHASJRqIR/s400/bunny1+048.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187212386566575298" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEA45xmK39ATXYpIcbjpVR1mov9R3tbm9WduSy-5G9T6LZWQGqfpBjr6R-nALFw7keuWMI6C6c3Gx03UMFliQILjnDicfI2FyF7t-7XzuJh5aXr29zonDoko8SP2IRepo-Wrczo5fS9fZ3/s1600-h/bunny1+049.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEA45xmK39ATXYpIcbjpVR1mov9R3tbm9WduSy-5G9T6LZWQGqfpBjr6R-nALFw7keuWMI6C6c3Gx03UMFliQILjnDicfI2FyF7t-7XzuJh5aXr29zonDoko8SP2IRepo-Wrczo5fS9fZ3/s400/bunny1+049.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187212154638341298" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggWiqEiANPaMjZEWshwXB5hl2BrxW1m2riQ2h96HZVev3zR4y7dIcBChUO6YxewqfwrBtt7I56azWodlDZGFHJKCD9YCGIdAumQVLyf_0FRjMh0jhWE4rPcd00vURbEERLtDTbyoa7FCJ0/s1600-h/bunny1+046.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggWiqEiANPaMjZEWshwXB5hl2BrxW1m2riQ2h96HZVev3zR4y7dIcBChUO6YxewqfwrBtt7I56azWodlDZGFHJKCD9YCGIdAumQVLyf_0FRjMh0jhWE4rPcd00vURbEERLtDTbyoa7FCJ0/s400/bunny1+046.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187211875465467042" /></a><br />At long last, I have a pure german litter out of SWF White Lightening and SWF Tornado(Tori). Lightening is the son of Suzanna, who was the 2006 IAGARB highest wool producer, even though her record has now been shattered, I'm still very proud of this doe. Although my biggest problem with her is she is very hard to get bred. I decided a long time ago that I wanted her wool production, but with the easy breeding and good mothering instincts of my old lines. Tori has all of the wonderful mothering and breeding characteristics and her IAGARB registration total, while not a record, was quite respectable at around 390 grams. This morning, right on time, she presented me with a nice litter of 5. She always has 4 or 5 and this is a wonderful size litter. The bunnies always get well fed and she stays in good condition.<br />Another baby update and just for Sara, some cute baby picture of the other litter out of Suzanna's other boy SWF Cumulo Nimbus and my tort doe Buck Creek's Sunny. The babies are out of the nest and although a large litter, they are all growing nicely. All black so it is hard to get good pictures, but the one above is cute. Sunny loves being a mommy and doesn't seem happy unless she has babies to take care of.<br />Enjoy, and happy spring!Joyce Scallornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256072501696934065noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251893376081906409.post-75694025014644105062008-04-02T02:43:00.000-07:002008-12-09T16:22:48.328-08:00Black Germans<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXsWtL-17KcNyoQMvjELlEnA0EDkAXP4ffClZF949__VmmB1VvI7_ZUiZYPHwx8SDy0KaBDv0mzg9z9fY-Nr4jn9ROFYVMit7RD3hGlLJ-qTmbigP5Csfz0EZ0zvM8K2_tp4AOnMjSCOg/s1600-h/bunny1+040.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5184583935300899986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEXsWtL-17KcNyoQMvjELlEnA0EDkAXP4ffClZF949__VmmB1VvI7_ZUiZYPHwx8SDy0KaBDv0mzg9z9fY-Nr4jn9ROFYVMit7RD3hGlLJ-qTmbigP5Csfz0EZ0zvM8K2_tp4AOnMjSCOg/s400/bunny1+040.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Several folks have asked about my black germans. Two black germans does were imported from Germany in 2006 by Susan Wiley and Leslie Samson. I have a black german buck who is a grandson of one of those does. This picture and the one in my side bar are two from my first litter. Their mother is my SWF Tornado (Tori) who I registered with IAGARB when she was 10 mths old. Tori is what I'm breeding for. An excellent mother who takes every time I breed her. Excellent wool production, she produces just under 400 grams at every shearing, and she stays very clean between shearings even her bottom needs very little maintenance. Tori is now bred to Lightning whose picture is in my header. This will probably be Tori's last litter as she is now two and she is my biggest pet. I will be keeping her daughters from this litter. Lightning is the son of Samson's Suzanna, my 2006 record setting doe.</div><br /><div>Sad to say I lost his brother this past weekend, not sure why, found him dead on Sat morning.</div><br /><div>The other brother Nimbus has a litter with my tort doe, this will be what I use to bring a much better fawn into my herd in the future.</div><br /><div>Well back to work, seems the real job keeps putting on more demands.</div>Joyce Scallornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256072501696934065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-251893376081906409.post-55265176544299539862008-03-27T02:39:00.000-07:002008-12-09T16:22:48.524-08:00Awesome<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Dwkth5VSmomcSscsrA8jBveKCAQRvE2SE6Lf6pedH-Z4A313KaLx30sQSWMZMCXqkm1VkgmTn_jORyc77WHoT-CkH8xkpQ2MUMs-bJZx5rbPuz16bon9zxXbg0QJRRRyvtzfmZFJQho7/s1600-h/bunny1+042.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182356543786357842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Dwkth5VSmomcSscsrA8jBveKCAQRvE2SE6Lf6pedH-Z4A313KaLx30sQSWMZMCXqkm1VkgmTn_jORyc77WHoT-CkH8xkpQ2MUMs-bJZx5rbPuz16bon9zxXbg0QJRRRyvtzfmZFJQho7/s400/bunny1+042.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I feel a bit relieved after returning from Indiana. The damage from the busted water heaters wasn't as hard to repair as we thought. Got the old subfloor torn out, cleaned off some mold and got the new subfloor down. Of course we had some cut water lines along the way but hubby made quick work of the repair. Still need to install a new sink cabinet, sink and faucet before replacing the laminate floor. We'll make another trip down the first of May or so. The grass will need mown by then so it will be good timing. </div><br /><div>On the job front, there are a couple of possibilities for relocation back home but nothing concrete yet. Hubby doesn't mind, he wants to do some fishing yet up here in Wisconsin. Personally I'm in a hurry to get back. I'm itching to get my hands in the dirt of my garden. I want to take long walks in the woods and watch my horses play in the pasture.</div><br /><div>Some mid week bunny clean up gave me a chance to take a photo of this guy. I'm so please with Suzanna's boys. I will not sell two of them, but I feel selfish hoarding these genetics. I've offered a few people to breed their does to them. I've also bred Tori and she appears to be prego. She is always easy to tell because she gets a bigger belly and it shows well because she is so nicely straight in body. In two weeks we should have some very nice pure german babies.</div><br /><div>Sunny (tort doe) has a litter out of one of Suzanna's boys as well. She had 8 nice fat kits, all black, these are 83% german, but I expect them to be as good as my pure german blacks given their parentage. I'll try to get pics of them soon, but right now they look like a black mass in the nest box. Sunny is a super mom with milk jugs that look like a cow.</div><br /><div>Well back to the grind, more snow today, will spring ever get here and stay?</div><br /><div></div>Joyce Scallornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05256072501696934065noreply@blogger.com1