Bridgemoof
Overrun with beasties
Cute puppies! Have fun in the ballroom dancing class! It's good to expand your horizons outside the farm world. 
purplequeenvt - Ivy Knoll Farm
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purplequeenvt
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Aren't they though? There are 7 of the little monsters! This same friend is expecting an unexpected litter (the female climbed several fences and chewed through stuff to get to the male) of Newfoundlands in the next couple weeks. Can not wait to cuddle with those babies.Bridgemoof said:Cute puppies! Have fun in the ballroom dancing class! It's good to expand your horizons outside the farm world.
I would love to have a newfie, but we already have 4 dogs and a big hairy one would put my mom over the edge.---------------------------
I'm sure that I will have fun at the dance class. I enjoyed ballroom a lot when I took it before. I was looking forward to it, but then, when I didn't have a partner, I convinced myself that I didn't really want to go (too late, too far away, I'll have to take a shower, I'll have to get dressed up, etc....). Now I just have to convince myself to be excited about it again.
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My grandfather is coming this morning to help my dad finish the barn roof. Yay! We might actually have a decent shelter before the lambs arrive. We really lucked out last winter with no snow and very mild temperatures.
Queen Mum
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Killing chickens and skinning sheep is intimidating? LOL. They don't know what they are missing.
Any guy with a brain in his head should know that you are an absolutely amazing and intelligent woman.
Love the puppy pick.
The website and facebook page look great at first glance. NICE JOB!
Any guy with a brain in his head should know that you are an absolutely amazing and intelligent woman.
Love the puppy pick.
The website and facebook page look great at first glance. NICE JOB!
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purplequeenvt
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Thanks! One would think that guys would like a girl that could do that stuff (and cook too!), but, my part of VT, most of the guys are either suburbanites or fake country boys.Queen Mum said:
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purplequeenvt
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Dancing last night was fun. I actually remembered the swing (triple step was sooo hard last time, but not this time!). I'm not feeling great today though.....I think I got bit by a spider night before last because I woke up Saturday morning with a sore swelling on my arm. It's red, swollen, painful, and warm to the touch today. If it's not any better by tomorrow I might go to the doctor. :/
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I made a delicious gluten free coffee cake with cream cheese filling today! I had made the original "gluten" version earlier this week for my mom to bring to an event. It got rave reviews so of course that meant that I had to convert the recipe so I could have some too. My mom said it was almost exactly the same as the regular kind. Success!
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We checked sheep butts yesterday. It looks like everyone that is supposed to be bred is and there are a few that we were going to cull that are bred as well. Since they are so near lambing they are going to have to stay. I have a problem killing something that is that pregnant. There are a few little udders starting too. Looks like a couple of our yearlings will be among the first to go. I ordered all the lambing supplies a few days ago so we should be all set when they start.
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The shed has its roof! I think it can now be called a barn. I cleaned most of it out yesterday; combination of snow/ice + poop + 45 degree weather = 
. It needs to be finished and then bedded it down. Some more lights would be nice too......
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I made a delicious gluten free coffee cake with cream cheese filling today! I had made the original "gluten" version earlier this week for my mom to bring to an event. It got rave reviews so of course that meant that I had to convert the recipe so I could have some too. My mom said it was almost exactly the same as the regular kind. Success!
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We checked sheep butts yesterday. It looks like everyone that is supposed to be bred is and there are a few that we were going to cull that are bred as well. Since they are so near lambing they are going to have to stay. I have a problem killing something that is that pregnant. There are a few little udders starting too. Looks like a couple of our yearlings will be among the first to go. I ordered all the lambing supplies a few days ago so we should be all set when they start.
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The shed has its roof! I think it can now be called a barn.
I cleaned most of it out yesterday; combination of snow/ice + poop + 45 degree weather = . It needs to be finished and then bedded it down. Some more lights would be nice too......
Queen Mum
N.E.R.D.
purplequeenvt said:
You said it... Haha haha haha
Well you are a real girl and they should figure it out eventually and kick themselves for not seeing it sooner.
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purplequeenvt
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Where did all the snow go???? This is about all we have left after 3 days of 45 degrees.
It is gorgeous out there today! Of course the mud is back, but oh well! The chickens are enjoying the warmth and lack of white stuff. They don't like snow.
Hot Chick has doubled (at least!) in size since she came inside 3 weeks ago. She got moved into a bigger cage on the porch today to start getting her re-acclimated to the outdoor temperatures.
It is gorgeous out there today! Of course the mud is back, but oh well! The chickens are enjoying the warmth and lack of white stuff. They don't like snow.
Hot Chick has doubled (at least!) in size since she came inside 3 weeks ago. She got moved into a bigger cage on the porch today to start getting her re-acclimated to the outdoor temperatures.
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The snow is trying to make a comeback. The temperature is back down to about 30 and it is snowing. Not very hard yet. The nice thaw gave my dad the opportunity to almost finish the sheep barn. He got the roof on last weekend, but still has some detail work to be done. He also got the sides on a shed for the cows and rams.
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We got a shearing date! Gwen, our shearer, is coming next Sunday (the 27th). My mom won't be here which means we will be short a set of hands so the fleeces won't get properly skirted, but at least it is happening before lambing and not during like last year. That's what happens when you write down the wrong breeding dates! Stay tuned for pictures!
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We got a shearing date! Gwen, our shearer, is coming next Sunday (the 27th). My mom won't be here which means we will be short a set of hands so the fleeces won't get properly skirted, but at least it is happening before lambing and not during like last year. That's what happens when you write down the wrong breeding dates! Stay tuned for pictures!
Bridgemoof
Overrun with beasties
Can't wait to see!!!!
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purplequeenvt
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I finally got my hands on my Shetland ewe, Rosa. The poor thing looks like she is going to explode, no joke, and she isn't due until beginning of March. We are talking huge belly that swings when she walks and is almost touching the ground. I'm praying that she wasn't bred by the idiot Romney ram that got into their pen the day she was in heat 
. I never saw him breed her and the Shetland wether was keeping the Shetland ram away so hopefully he kept Cal away too.
But if she is this big this far away from lambing....I can't even imagine how many lambs she must have in there. I am extremely tempted to get her an ultrasound. I might have to just to keep myself from going crazy, well, crazier than I already am anyways.....
Anyone want to place a bet on how many lambs Rosa will have? I'll have to take pictures after she gets sheared so you guys can get a better sense of her girth.
. I never saw him breed her and the Shetland wether was keeping the Shetland ram away so hopefully he kept Cal away too. But if she is this big this far away from lambing....I can't even imagine how many lambs she must have in there. I am extremely tempted to get her an ultrasound. I might have to just to keep myself from going crazy, well, crazier than I already am anyways.....
Anyone want to place a bet on how many lambs Rosa will have?
I'll have to take pictures after she gets sheared so you guys can get a better sense of her girth.
