mygoldendoe - deer, rabbits, &more(?)

[Bruce]

Maybe they are just hopeful and haven't came across issues in their area.

More than likely. I have only a few months of experience with my 2 alpacas (~6 Y/O gelded). Don't know what they would do if a predator came in. However they ARE very alert. The black one will alert (sounds kind of like a donkey braying) on things that I sometimes have to work to see. But they aren't always predators. One day he alerted on a flock of turkeys a hundred yards away. The next day a deer in the same area. He also alerts on cats, close and far but not the wild rabbits. And sometimes I just can't figure out what he is alerting on up in the woods but if he is alerting I believe there IS something there. I'll have to carry binoculars if I want a better chance to figure out what he is seeing in the trees.

 

[mygoldendoe]

The black one had pulled fur into her corner best so I put more hay in her empty box, then her nest w/fur ontop and put it in the corner where she had her nest originally..Hopefully she'll keep it there bc she's moved it several times since iv put it in there.she may have week early who knows.
The other one hasn't even really made a nest. I put a handful in there hoping she'd put the rest in but she's not interested so I'm guessing she's not ready? It is her first time so maybe she'll be one to do it last minute if she took.

 

[mygoldendoe]

Well she had her babies!! I gave her hay to distract her while I checked them. I didn't want to uncover them too long so I didn't pick any up. Saw 5 or 6. But they were all piled up so I'll probably count em later when G gets home bc he was disappointed I didn't photograph them lol.
I did see mostly pink bodies and 1 grey.
I made sure to give momma a celebrity hand full of chickweed and dandelion on her hay while I collected everyone's food. Also gave her piece of carrot. I took a quick video of them wiggling under the fur when a flash of pink poped up real high out of the fur. Was so funny. They got all squeaky and their momma went to the nest.

I also got my 2 boysenberry cuttings transplanted to pots for maturing..And a row of fennel, lemon balm, and parsely. I also had given up on my grandmothers lilies ever growing back since it's been 2 years since they grew but I found some bulbs starting to produce leaf so I transfered them to I dividual pots so I can tend to them better. Atleast now I have plenty rabbit poo to give em a boost.

And here's the dad looking proud?

 

[CntryBoy777]

Congratulations!! Glad all is good there with ya...I love boysenberry syrup, tho I've never had homemade...

 

[mygoldendoe]

Thanks, we had minimal clean up after the storm last week. I was worried it ripping through and dislodging the tarps so that she got soaked would bother her pregnancy but she delivered right on time.
It's supposed to storm again this week with more chances of tornado so I'm hoping to fix last week's issues and secure every thing better

 

[CntryBoy777]

It is suppose to come thru here between 3-10am, so if ya are around Florence, Muscle Shoals, or Huntsville it won't be much later than that, an hour or 2 at the most...depending on the speed it is moving. We are about 70miles due S of Memphis.

 

[mygoldendoe]

We are 2hrs from Huntsville bout 25-30min from South Pittsburgh TN

 

[CntryBoy777]

Ooops!....I'm sorry...I read your banner and even had it in my head that it was NE, but for some reason I was thinking of NW Alabama....guess I was having a "Senior Moment"...that's what happens when ya get old like me.
I have a daughter that lives S of ya in Gadsden...and have crossed Mount Eagle many times in a big truck, when I was driving. I'm not sure if it will be more or less intense when it gets there, but hope it all goes well for ya over there.

 

[mygoldendoe]

Well the official count on babies is 11!!
I saw atleast 2 broken fawns colored ones and maybe 2 solid ones..2grays look darker today so I'm gonna guess they'll be black like momma. 5 white ones...Here's some very poor quality photos lol
Hoping to get better lighting in there later.. so far everyone is wiggly and pretty fat.

 

[Bruce]

Congrats!!!!!!!!