Lots of things going on here at the Backwards Homestead! I am so ashamed that I have not posted in SO long! Boo me! Summer is always pretty busy, and this one was no different. I thought I would post. even if it is not anything specifically cool! So, here is a montage of a few of the animals enjoying the morning!
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| Heavenly little cabin! |
But first! A picture of the cabin where Roger and I took out little mini VACATION! It was the most amazing time. Only two days, and it was cold, but I swear it was heaven. I absolutely adore this cabin and I wish we had one of our very own. I really had to have been born in the wrong era..Can we say pioneer life with internet?
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| Little piggies! Ok...Not so little piggies! LOL! |
These are two of the "little" piggies that were born during the ice storm last winter. They are some fat little sausages!!
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| Flossie! |
Flossie and Elmer..Yep..he is nursing..Has he no shame! Then Ellie getting lovies. Yea, we hug our cows! :)
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| Ellie getting Trina hugs! |
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| Morning kisses! |
Here are Renee and Sweet Pea. two of the new girls here on the farm. They are just adorable! Renee, the brown girl, is due to calve any day now and we are so excited!
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| Now THAT is a fine bull! |
Here is Taz strolling on by to go out to pasture. Is he handsome or what?! We are also happy to announce that he is now a part of the Backwards Homestead clan. Yay! Thanks Sara and Earl for giving us the opportunity to try before we buy so to speak while he was visiting the girls. We promise he will have a great home here as we already love him!
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| HAY!! |
Elmer, Porter and ClaraBelle checking out the leftover hay after we moved the ring to add a new roll! Of course they had to flick it around a bit. Aerating I imagine...LOL!
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| Baelfire and his morning drink, lol |
Bae getting a cool drink after breakfast. He sure has grown into a beautiful young man!
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| Get to work Pud'nin! |
Pud'nin moving one of the troughs over to the other side of the pen. They eat over here so we figured might as well set their table over there!
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| Charlotte pigging out! |
Charlotte eating her corn. Beside the giant wallow they made with their water! Pigs...
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| "What are you looking at" |
Wilbur laying by the remains of his hut that he destroyed...What a silly piggy! Does he think winter is never going to come?!
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| We wanna eat HERE! |
The reason we moved the trough! These guys are determined to eat right here..So, we moved the trough so they are not eating off the ground.
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| Boo and her babies! |
See those little peeps peeking out? They are so adorable. Boo is a good Mama, but sadly she is slowly losing these guys to a hawk. She started out with 16 and is down to only 9... :( Makes me sad! Hopefully he will move on and she can raise these babies without worry!
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| Squirt! |
Here is Squirt having her breakfast. She comes in every morning and every night to eat here in this stall. She is so smart and is now able to go out in the big pasture with everyone else during the day. Sweet Pea is her Mama, so it is cool to see them together. Although, she spends most of her time with Renee or Taz. She is just beautiful and such a sweetheart!
Here is Elmer and Squirt! He is a hoss! Hard to believe that he is just a month and a half older than Squirt! But, girls are supposed to be dainty! I guess we can say Flossie has power milk as we have shamefully never managed to get him weaned..Yea, as proven by the earlier picture, he is STILL on the teat!
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| Got hay? |
Pud'nins trusty tractor waiting to get to to work put out a roll of hay! Such a good tractor, I think it is Pud'nins favorite.
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| More fatty pigs! |
Well, there you go! Not much of a post, but I hope you enjoyed the small update. Leave a comment if you have a minute, it makes me smile, lol I will go with a picture of a flock of geese that I snapped a picture of as they were coming over the barn. I am not ready for winter, but fall is just dandy!
