A new home

Today was not a bad day weather wise..it was dry a bit chilly but overall nice.

We started the day getting Winchester ready to make a little journey to his new home.
Win was born here May 21 2010 to Jessie and Lucas.
He was a looker from day one and had a few unique qualities such as a white stripe on the top of his left shoulder...

 Jessie & Lucas

Win, 6 days old

He became best friends with Stirling born only weeks before him...

Then the look..What Ma? we are good boys!

It was decided pretty quick both boys would remain intact with the hopes of one day becoming herd sires,at just under a year old Win was proving himself as quite the looker..

Win on the left,Heather on the right

 At 19 months Win started taking on a more mature bull look...

Win loaded very easy, he has such a great personality,calm as a kitten,he was on the trailer in less then 10 minutes.

Win looking a bit scared,not sure if he liked the trailer..

In true form his best friend of 21 months was looking for him,he knew he was in the trailer so he thought if he climbed up really high he could still see him....

We headed out after lunch..

The drive was nice with different scenery then we are use to..

Win settled in his new home very quickly and he seemed to really like his new wife,Ruha..

Ruha was beautiful, a nice brindle girl!
Win was smaller but Ruha appears to be at least 3 years old maybe a bit older..Win didn't seem to mind the age difference...

 He approved with the typical curled lip of a boy in love..

I'm very pleased to say that he went to a very good home with a wonderful new momma,Robin.

I cant wait to see what beautiful babies Win and Ruha produce!!

Ps- My darling Gertie may be joining these two in July...

Congratulations Robin,I hope you enjoy his company as much as we did, keep us updated!

Chilly mornings

A bitter cold day on the farm, -15C this morning.
Three deer grazed the corn field across the road,there is lots to eat for the wildlife,we have only 2" of snow.
I had to make a quick trip to town and noticed lots of eagles around...

They were hovering in big oaks and old elm trees,some in fields, some over graveyards.
Eagles are pretty plentiful this time of year, always nice to see.

A day in pictures

My ability to get to the barn safely has been compromised with all of the nasty ice around.
Hubby spread sand around for me so I could go check the critters,it made my day.
Edmund the gander has been quite grumpy as his goose is nearing the laying stage,I try to avoid them at all costs,being chased or beat by his wings would not be good!

After feeding the chickens,barn cats and treating the sheep to another scoop of oats I headed to see my cows.
Of course Gertie was the first stop...

I found her laying snug to the fence rails on a pile of hay.
She didn't take long to jump up and show me how fun running around is.
Gertie headed over to Ginger for kisses...

Then back to snug up with momma..

She's growing like a weed!

Ginger has started to bag up..

She still has a long way to go before its full.
We are getting the vet out to preg check some heifers and might get him to check her so we have a estimated due date.

I fill up the water bucket,it needs filling 1/2 dozen times a day even though they have another water source.
I love my frost free hydrants,they are so convenient. We hook a piece of waterline to the hydrant that runs in the bucket, no carting water and the hydrant stays on the outside of the feeders to prevent the temptation of horns being scratched on it..

Irene couldn't wait and got sprayed..

Well that's better..

Yeoman is munching away on hay along with a few of the girls,not much to see of them but horns..

Finn,one of the spring heifers, has been so friendly..

Finn is the granddaughter of Gertie's mom,Ginny, she also has the tell tale blue eyes..

After trying to clean me she heads over to her momma,Francis,1/2 sister to Gertie...

Guess if she couldn't clean me momma would do...

I love how affectionate the Highlands are,both towards people and each other.

Finn wondering if I want more kisses....not long before she decides I do and comes right over!!

A few chickens hang out in the sawdust shed sun and dust bathing today..

Well that's it for today,hope to update you again soon.

Wardrobe almost complete!!

Just a quick update on the wardrobe we are having built.
We went over tonight to see the progress...it will be ready for pick up tomorrow!!!

I was scared of painting the beautiful hardwood but I really like it.

Here is what it looked like..

The handles we picked are on the right, G & K, I really wanted H for the drawers but thought they might be to big with four so G works nice.
They remind me of tooling on a saddle.. he was just putting them on as we left..

 The wardrobe went from a idea I had on paper to reality...I just love it!!

What do you think?

Happenings

Thank you everyone for your kind thoughts.
We are beyond thrilled and excitedly awaiting the arrival of our little one.
It was a hard secret to keep!
I have been taking it easy and just getting things ready in the house and finishing off the nursery, it was completely renovated,remember the new window we put in?
We have a beautiful wardrobe being built for the room by our Mennonite friends and it will be ready this week,I can't wait to get it home and share some pictures with you.
For now here is the sketch we designed..I just love it

The bottom drawers are double making two drawers with the look of four.
The right inside has 4 drawers and a shelf on top.
This is the door and drawer design we picked,he didn't have a name for it,just door panel #4...

I felt guilty wanting to paint it..it will be bright white.
He built it out of maple and the grain is beautiful but white will be very nice against the walnut hardwood floors.
It was all ready on Saturday just awaiting the paint.

I have been slack at taking pictures so I thought I would share a short 20 minute documentary on three of our local Annapolis Valley farmers.
It will give you a idea of the type of farming community we live in and a bit of local scenery.

Hope you enjoy!!

Young Farmers

Farm Update

Just a quick update.


Gertie is growing like a weed.
I'm in love with her brilliant red coat, we have not had such a brilliant red since her mother.

Ginger is still bred,no baby yet..

Her face has darkened so much with the colder weather, you wouldn't recognize her in her summer coat if not for her tell tale crab claw ear.

I lost my most favorite hen of all time,Miss Tilly,my Russian Orloff, seems one of my ewes stepped on her...I found her crushed in the sheep's pen....I'm heart broken.

Miss Tilly center front,greeting me on the doorstep,she thought she was a cat and came running to "here kitty kitty", her antics will be missed greatly...

I will be cutting back on my posting for awhile,I will be doing some just not as much.
The reason being is I'm expecting....not a calf or lamb but a human baby...surprise !!
This is my first baby and due to arrive within weeks...
I'm getting pretty tired and DH has been doing most of the barn chores for me.

I will leave you with another cute picture of Gertie....