And this one is of a field , freshly plowed, and planted. The view is as though one could go on forever in some areas.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
PA pix 4.29.2012
I took these last Saturday, and have just gotten around to adjusting sizes, etc. The first one is of a church steeple in the distance, near Halifax, Pennsylvania.
Brand New Percherons
4.29.2012
A good friend of mine owns Percheron horses as well. She usually has a couple of well bred foals each year... this year, there were two precious foals born. Both of them were born with in 12 hours of each other. Both of them had some problems with being born, but with diligent care and a great equine vet in attendance, they're both happy, bouncing boys . I drove over to my friend's farm to see the two colts, and help out if I could last Saturday. Oh my, there's nothing as adorable as a one day old Percheron foal ! She named them "Banjo" &"Blue". Both going to be black too. I took my camera and tried to snap some pictures, and they are below. Hope you enjoy seeing them .
A good friend of mine owns Percheron horses as well. She usually has a couple of well bred foals each year... this year, there were two precious foals born. Both of them were born with in 12 hours of each other. Both of them had some problems with being born, but with diligent care and a great equine vet in attendance, they're both happy, bouncing boys . I drove over to my friend's farm to see the two colts, and help out if I could last Saturday. Oh my, there's nothing as adorable as a one day old Percheron foal ! She named them "Banjo" &"Blue". Both going to be black too. I took my camera and tried to snap some pictures, and they are below. Hope you enjoy seeing them .
"Black Mist Blue Moon"
"Black Mist Banjo"
First kisses from Blue's "grand mama"
Robin Eggs !
4.29.2012
This morning as Sadie (our American Bulldog) & I were outside for her "morning constitutional", I noticed a bird flying out of a big forsythia bush beside the house. We both checked it out and found a sturdy nest with three small robin eggs in it !
Hope they hatch.
4.29.2012
It seems that Spring has certainly arrived.
Hens have gone 'broody' ( this means they want to hatch out chicks from their eggs) but creating baby chicks from unfertilized eggs hasn't worked in the past, and still doesn't work. It Will create really stinky eggs, however... There are two determined hens- HotWheels & Widget. ( Barred Plymouth Rock & a small Bantam ) So- they each lay an egg, then insist upon sitting on it,keeping it warm until it hatches. WE know those eggs will become oh so rotten, but THE HENS do not agree. I already tried getting some fertile eggs for Widget to hatch out, but she'd have nothing to do with 'those things'. I keep taking the freshly laid eggs and put them in cartons, in the fridge,with much screeching and complaining from Widget. HotWheels is happy to sit on 'nothing' but her feet.
The little Lavender Orpington chicks didn't do so well. Out of six, we lost three. Nothing had changed at all, but once one would get weak, it didn't take long to die. A most sad and frustrating month for me, as you can imagine. We still have three-one hen and two roosters, I think. One rooster for sure as he's been practicing a crow. If that's what one wants to call a horrid, gurgling sound like a very rusty gate being opened.' Rooster Cogburn' (RC) needs to practice a lot more !
Our fainting doelings are growing like weeds- and fainting over the silliest things. Each time, I feel so badly for them, but have to admit, it IS funny to see happen. The overhead barn door will cause a faint, if I don't have them paying attention to my opening or closing it..... chickens running out of the barn will, they have even startled Each Other into a double faint ! Misty is the best one for this, Malibu isn't as good at being startled but when she is- Oh myyyyyyyyyy, she's down for a good 10 seconds. Those little goatie tails don't go stiff though. This week they get some vaccinations to keep them healthy as with the horses. I gave the horses their vaccines earlier this month, and all that is needed is each getting a rabies vaccine. Once again, I will owe our farm vet a fortune.... I might give her a chicken as payment. Think that would work ?
I now have a new driving student who is thrilled to be learning about driving horses and hitching. The riding students are a blast as usual. Below are a few photos of Sarah having her first riding lesson on our P.O.A. mare , Holly. We love Holly because she's sweet, and kind and gentle, but a stinker when it comes to being 'tricky'. Her favorite direction in the ring is towards the barn !
Hens have gone 'broody' ( this means they want to hatch out chicks from their eggs) but creating baby chicks from unfertilized eggs hasn't worked in the past, and still doesn't work. It Will create really stinky eggs, however... There are two determined hens- HotWheels & Widget. ( Barred Plymouth Rock & a small Bantam ) So- they each lay an egg, then insist upon sitting on it,keeping it warm until it hatches. WE know those eggs will become oh so rotten, but THE HENS do not agree. I already tried getting some fertile eggs for Widget to hatch out, but she'd have nothing to do with 'those things'. I keep taking the freshly laid eggs and put them in cartons, in the fridge,with much screeching and complaining from Widget. HotWheels is happy to sit on 'nothing' but her feet.
The little Lavender Orpington chicks didn't do so well. Out of six, we lost three. Nothing had changed at all, but once one would get weak, it didn't take long to die. A most sad and frustrating month for me, as you can imagine. We still have three-one hen and two roosters, I think. One rooster for sure as he's been practicing a crow. If that's what one wants to call a horrid, gurgling sound like a very rusty gate being opened.' Rooster Cogburn' (RC) needs to practice a lot more !
Our fainting doelings are growing like weeds- and fainting over the silliest things. Each time, I feel so badly for them, but have to admit, it IS funny to see happen. The overhead barn door will cause a faint, if I don't have them paying attention to my opening or closing it..... chickens running out of the barn will, they have even startled Each Other into a double faint ! Misty is the best one for this, Malibu isn't as good at being startled but when she is- Oh myyyyyyyyyy, she's down for a good 10 seconds. Those little goatie tails don't go stiff though. This week they get some vaccinations to keep them healthy as with the horses. I gave the horses their vaccines earlier this month, and all that is needed is each getting a rabies vaccine. Once again, I will owe our farm vet a fortune.... I might give her a chicken as payment. Think that would work ?
I now have a new driving student who is thrilled to be learning about driving horses and hitching. The riding students are a blast as usual. Below are a few photos of Sarah having her first riding lesson on our P.O.A. mare , Holly. We love Holly because she's sweet, and kind and gentle, but a stinker when it comes to being 'tricky'. Her favorite direction in the ring is towards the barn !
Sarah is SO much fun to teach to ride. She is as horse crazy as the other 9-10 yr olds are who ride here.
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Late March- Early April 2012
Springtime is certainly arriving early this year ! We have some grass peeking thru, daffodils, earliest flowers of Spring, are already done blooming. The sleepy ground hogs have even come out of hibernation it seems. The Canada Geese left early in March- usually its not til this time of the year that I say goodbye to them as they fly north for the summer months. Yes, spring is definately early !
Every so often, a cold night still occurs but it's becoming less and less. Horses are shedding their winter coats like Mad, as are the baby doelings. Theirs is a 'baby coat' though. The humans around this area are even waking up from what I call "Human Hibernation"- calls for riding lessons, more working students and ( I hope!!) possible boarders. Once again, I have high hopes for getting this little horse business actually making money.
Every so often, a cold night still occurs but it's becoming less and less. Horses are shedding their winter coats like Mad, as are the baby doelings. Theirs is a 'baby coat' though. The humans around this area are even waking up from what I call "Human Hibernation"- calls for riding lessons, more working students and ( I hope!!) possible boarders. Once again, I have high hopes for getting this little horse business actually making money.
G'mornin WoodFinn
Daffodils at the barn
Malibu coming to say hello
Sunset
BoJangles hears something scary ...
There was a LOUD truck going up the road- Lynn & Evie both heard it
So Evie decided to gallop about
Full gallop in two Giant strides
Love this one
turning around to see what was SO scary !
Ehhh, wasn't so scary AfterAll- BoJangles
Shadow n Sadie sharing Sadie's bed
Silverwulf
Happy Percheron :)
Occasionally we have a dead cat syndrome happen here
Widget ( banty hen ) and Harmony ( Buff Orp) having a discussion about what that is on the ground...
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