May Madness

We have been so busy lately here around the ranch! In addition to our "regular jobs", we have been busy with puppies, goat kids, and trying to get a handle on all the Spring-time activities around here (spraying pastures, fixing fences, etc).

Ducklings

One of our mother ducks finally hatched her brood on April 27. Thirteen adorable ducklings! This past weekend, we sent them all to their new home with a wonderful woman who has three ponds for them to play in on her big farm. We are waiting to see if three of our other duck mothers will hatch their nests in the coming weeks. It also looks like the guineas are preparing to sit their nests; hopefully we will have some keets available this Spring.

Pyrenees Puppies

On Wednesday, April 30, Greta's puppies were 6 weeks old... already! They have been growing so fast. This past weekend, five of the puppies went to their new homes. Two will be traveling to their new homes in the coming weeks, and one should be going home sometime in the next week. Be sure to check out the puppy slide show HERE.

Emma is due to deliver her first litter of pups just any time. Based on her behavior, it looks like it will be TODAY!

Casper's New Adventure

Our registered Scottish Highland bull, Casper, has embarked on a new adventure! This past weekend we took Casper to a semen collection center here in Texas. He will stay with them for a couple of weeks being "collected". Twice a week, they will use a dummy cow (a steer in disguise) to entice him to "jump". They capture his semen, then test and freeze it into straws to be used for future Artificial Insemination (AI). We hope to offer semen straws for sale very soon!

Still Waiting

We are still waiting on the arrival of some new babies... one llama, another litter of Pyr pups, ducklings, and it looks like one of our Scottish Highland heifers, Aimili, is going to calve later this month. Stay tuned...