Well spring is here again, with all the noises (see last years posts), the loons and peepers being joined this year by snipe drumming and owls hooting in the broad light of day. We also have a pair of Canada geese hanging around the field, making us feel like proper Canadians.
Now spring is a time of multiplying generally, and the farm is no exception. The field looked awfully big with just two iddy biddy horses in once the grass started to grow, so Mocha and Brook have been joined by Fred and Kamanchi, two more of Georgie's herd. Four looks so much nicer than two :-)
Big big news was that Whin, after a successful trip to a local Labrador breeder, gave birth to 9 (yes, nine!) beautiful puppies two weeks ago. Their eyes have just opened and they have just started tottering about. They are totally irresistable. Whin looks both very proud and generally exhausted, but other than that is doing really well.
Also in the nursery (the mudroom) we presently have thirty six chicks, our laying flock of the future, in a large box under a heat lamp, waiting to go out into the barn. Like I said, it's a noisy time around here...
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