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Thank you! We're excited to bring her home. ☺️

Thank you! :)

Well, we hadn't planned on it, but we're adding one more herd member. Before she bought Davey and Melody, our daughter joined the wait list of the same Pygmy breeder she bought Violet from. The breeder contacted her last week with the opportunity to buy a caramel doeling. The baby looks like...

We added Melody to the herd last week. She is a registered Pygmy. :)

I never knew I'd be so sad to lose a hive of bees... Late last spring, we were able to catch half of a swarm of wild bees. They were queenless, so we ordered them a queen and tended them all summer. The hive grew in size, but was still small going into winter. We gave them some frames of...

-15 here this morning. No wind. It's now a balmy +25, and tomorrow 46!!! I think we have had one day above freezing in the last month, so that will feel amazing. My 33 year old horse decided to have an "episode" yesterday, so I was up checking on him most of the night. He's is back to his...

Years ago, my brother and I were out late taking care of our animals. It was after dark, and we were headed for the barn when we heard something scream. It immediately sent chills down our spines. It was not a human sound, and at that time, we had never heard of bobcats in the area. I...

Our temps haven't hit 20 degrees in weeks. It's been in the low-mid teens, with most nights in the single digits to negatives before wind chill. One night last week in got down to -15 before wind chill. Right now, we have probably 15-20" of snow on the ground as a base. We are used to having...

We start saving old gallon milk jugs in late October or so, then fill them with warm water every day for the horses, goats, chickens, and other fowl. I feel that water that is just above freezing is not as appealing as slightly warmer water, and animals won't drink as much. In my opinion...

Thank you! They are family members. :)

And the Pygmies. Both are purebred and registered. Violet--she was a bottle baby last year, so she still has some growing to do. :) And Davey. Today is his birthday, so he got to wear a party hat. LOL The Nigerians are retired from showing now, but she is really looking forward to...

Here are some pictures of our daughter's show herd. She has three Nigerian Dwarf does, and two Pygmies--a doe and a wether. At fair last year, her Nigerians took the first three places in their dry yearling class, then went on to win Grand and Reserve champion in the overall Jr. Doe division...

Thank you all!

Thank you all! They are so much fun to make, and I love how different they all turn out. This might sound silly, but once I pick the base, the hair, and the thread, I kind of let the basket tell me how it wants to be finished. I have looked into browbands, and have actually researched...

Trying again! :)