Promise Acre: Our Journey

[promiseacres]

Picked up Jr the otherd ay, he was smaller than we estimated but hanging weight was 32#. Made leg of lamb roast and it was very yummy! So now we need to decide how many we want to keep next year. JR was grass feed, 11 mos and intact desert dragon type. (A little sorry I trade off the other one, BUT got a pretty little ewe in the mix so... not too sorry) Processor only charged $50 vs the usual $70. Either way it's way more cheaper than buying at the store. And definatley leaner!

 

[bonbean01]

Thinking the same thing...that little helper with her water bucket is adorable!!!!

 

[promiseacres]

Happy New Year!!!
Pulled RP (and Bella the donk) out of the girl's pen (s). So lambing dates are Feb 19-June 7... The older girls are showing bellies (atleast I hope it's not all hay...) Hoping for 8-10 healthy lambies. Little Emily can now be with flock though she seems to like to hang out in her "pen" area. Silly girl. Got their sheds cleaned and fresh hay which is good thing we've gotten about 5" of snow the last 24 hours and it's slowing down! Wouldn't mind but temps are just plain frigid with below zero windshields and below zero highs next monday/tuesday! Guess we'll have some house chicks as they are due Sunday/Monday! (last candling only showed 3 good ones, but hoping I was wrong ) Tomorrow is day 18 so will candle again before the lockdown. DH says I need to stay home which is mostly ok...found a quad of cream legbars on CL....for a very good price, less than a dozen hatching eggs and only 3 mos. old so maybe i can convince DH we should go get them this weekend. but he may say no b/c I've been very spoiled this Christmas season, got my leghorn eggs, a kitchen aid mixer, mandoline, among MANY other things.... BUT I really need my cream legbars!!!!! Stay warm my BYH friends!

 

[jodief100]

Keep warm. This arctic blast is a nightmare for all of us. Cream legbars would be cool, hubby just don't understand.

 

[promiseacres]

Despite water tanks heaters that couldn't keep up and lots of snow we all survived the artic weather we've had these last few days.









and our lone leghorn chick who hatched Monday, John named her Sid

 

[promiseacres]

Sid is doing good, alone still.... still working on DH about more chicks/chickens silly man thinks we should wait til spring...
But he did let me put a deposit on this guy!!!!!

 

[elevan]

Sid is doing good, alone still.... still working on DH about more chicks/chickens silly man thinks we should wait til spring...
But he did let me put a deposit on this guy!!!!!

Your pic isn't showing up....so what is "this guy"?

 

[ragdollcatlady]

I think it came up the other night as a pic of an English Lop??? Beautiful guy! I love the ears!

 

[promiseacres]

I think it came up the other night as a pic of an English Lop??? Beautiful guy! I love the ears!

close ragdollcatlady.... he's a Velveteen Lop!
maybe you can see these better.
And in a week or two I am also getting a trio cream legbars! and maybe some more hatching eggs from a local breeder. I think DH is hoping that someday it'll be enough...

 

[Hens and Roos]

what a cutie!!!