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| Love-in-a-Mist |
Posted - Jun 09 2007 : 11:20:18 AM
Bunnies girls born the end of March
Turkeys that hatched out in March. I can now tell there are 2 toms and 3 hens. We are going to keep a pair 
Bottle fed lambs born the beginning of April
I was trying to get a pic of a hen sitting on the nest, but I got a little too close and she flew away leaving me with this pic
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| shepherdgirl |
Posted - Jun 10 2007 : 7:08:16 PM
OH! So sorry about your turkey! Many a bird of mine has met the same fate as your poor turkey, only, mine weren't butchered, they were blasted by a shotgun while I was at work, then secretly disposed of. Those Marans I mentioned? Well, I waited soooo many years to find some, and last year I FINALLY got some! To my horror, my son shot them all (by order of his father-- who's name is permanently egraved at the top of my list for THAT one!), again while I was away at work. I got a few of those chocolate colored eggs out of them though, and they were preserved for posterity. Even my mother-in-law has some on display in her kitchen. She was just as horrified as I was when she found out what happened to them. WHY do men DO things like that? grrrrr!!!! |
| Love-in-a-Mist |
Posted - Jun 10 2007 : 6:57:12 PM
The lambs are cross breeds from a bunch of different ones. They are from a local farmer. I like the heritage breeds too, but you always have to order so many chicks, we don't have enough room. We are looking into the St.Croix hair sheep, they are on the endangered list.
We had one turkey we saved last year, but she ended up roosting on a glass top table, I have on our deck. Every morning there were huge piles of poop. My husband couldn't take it anymore and butchered her. She had quite a personality, she was always looking in the windows to see what we were doing.
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| shepherdgirl |
Posted - Jun 10 2007 : 6:14:55 PM
Hey Shannon! Just curious, what breed are the lambs? LOVE the spots too!! The turkeys are probably "Giant Whites"-- a popular commercial breed. I prefer the OLD breeds of turkeys myself. They live a long time, as opposed to the commercial whites. Though they can also FLY over a 4ft fence or gate! Our commercial white turkey only lived 3yrs. She weighed a TON! (app. 40-50lbs) Her name was "Big Rhonda." She was supposed to be butchered at 6mos, but my husband never got around to it and she became a pet for those years she was with us. Her yard mates, a Blue Slate and Bourbon red, lived quite a long time. We lost the red a few mos ago, but the blue is still going strong at 7yrs+!! All "heritage" breeds of poultry are on the endangered list, some critical. Most people aren't aware of that fact. The heritage birds are fun to raise and keep because they are so different from the commercial breeds. Ever seen an egg that looks like Chocolate? Check out the Marans and you'll see what I mean! I like having animals that are not like everyone else's and that have a history behind them. The only thing I have here that is NOT in danger of being lost is my Nigerian Dwarf goats. Just some thoughts for the day! Thanks for sharing the pictures! |
| DeeDee |
Posted - Jun 10 2007 : 11:28:53 AM
Your pictures are terrific and I bet taking care of everything keeps you hopping. |
| Alee |
Posted - Jun 10 2007 : 11:18:34 AM
Your animals look great! I love all the different colors of the eggs!
Alee |
| Marybeth |
Posted - Jun 10 2007 : 07:28:55 AM
Great pics, Shannon. Always take your camera with you. MB
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| Tracey |
Posted - Jun 10 2007 : 12:50:14 AM
Cute, cute, cute!
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| Aunt Jenny |
Posted - Jun 09 2007 : 9:47:11 PM
Great pics!! I love the little lamb with the spotted knees!! cute cute cute!
Jenny in Utah
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| Love-in-a-Mist |
Posted - Jun 09 2007 : 8:32:24 PM
The bunnies are New Zealand/California's and the turkey's I got from the feed store they were called Bronze and I can't remember what the white ones are called.
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| MullersLaneFarm |
Posted - Jun 09 2007 : 7:54:19 PM
Great pics, Shannon!
New Zealand ??
Eastern Wild???
Cyndi
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| LadyCrystal |
Posted - Jun 09 2007 : 12:55:08 PM
Great Pictures!! I love the bunnies. Thank you for sharing,
Alicia
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| JeannieC |
Posted - Jun 09 2007 : 12:07:47 PM
Those are great pictures, thanks so much for sharing! :-D
Hugs..
Jeannie
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| BackyardTreasures |
Posted - Jun 09 2007 : 12:06:24 PM
Thanks for sharing. If I had all these cute critters to greet me each morning I'd be happy to do the chores. :-)
~~Anne
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