Two More Calves

We have bought two more calves for the farm, these girls are Angus/Jersey cross. Nine weeks old and just beautiful. They are both eating grain and hay, seem to be settling in just fine. We have them both in with our goats just to give them a few days of adjustment, before turning them out with our other calf "Betsy". She is doing great, putting on some good weight.
My husband got these girls a few days ago. He was supposed the be going to buy one calf, but showed up here with two, I was really surprised. I love them both. One is more friendly than the other, but that's O.K. we our giving her lots of love, and she seems to be coming around. The friendly one is just a bit larger and lighter than the shy one. We are naming these girls "Mocha" and "Cocoa".

New home

Big bottles for big babies

Dinner

So good!

Can we have more?

"Betsy" sleeping on a pillow of hay

New friends

                   New Baby Chicks

Very busy with a lot going on. With new fencing, gardening, planting flowers and some new baby chicks. This week has been none stop. My sweet silkie chickens are first time parents this week. I have three hens and one rooster. The rooster is just around nine months old. My oldest hen is "Molly" she is a white two year old, and sweet as a kitten. The other two hens are about one year old, "Lucy" and "Ethel". Lucy is black and Ethel is charcoal grey, just as sweet. Even my rooster is a good boy, his name is "Ricky" of course, his color is porcelain. Five chicks so far four black/grey and one that looks like dad, or it may turn out white. 

My sweet "Molly"

Little "Lucy"

Miss "Ethel"

"Ricky" the dad

One of the new babies

Baby that looks like dad

                  New Farm Fencing

Just getting started

We have been very busy the last two week, working on some new fencing for our cow and mini horse. We have the wood post in and starting to work on the t-post and barbed wire. We have everything we need to finish, the measuring and marking of post is all done, it's just a matter of running the wire. Looking so forward to having this done, a big investment, and job well done, that we can enjoy for many years to come. I know Betsy and Icy will enjoy having more space to run around. All total we put in 24 wood post and 59 t-post, 4 new gates, 5 rows of barbed wire. Both "Betsy" and "Icy" gave their approval. 

One of the new gates

"Betsy" enjoying her new found freedom

"Icy" enjoying his open space

Go "Icy"

My other horses checking out the new neighbors

Catch me if you can!