Barefoot Hillbilly Wife to a Redneck......

See how tiny!! That is a small laundry basket..... But I have to try.

The one hadn't been able to clean hers off as much because they fell thru to the other side of a panel but we got there just in time and got them back to her and they are now very white instead of so yuck looking. Both mommas are really good mommas and the one that I have her little one was looking for him and started cleaning the othermom's babies...

Here is the pond those white lines are cracks. It gives off the strangest sound.. Its about 2 inches thick in most places. The shallow end is froze almost all the way down. I was standing on it and took a dive.. I went flat on my face!!! As I crawled off the ice I told Kyle I was to old for this!!lol

It was Slick!!

The ducks and pigeons are at the other end eating...

Kind of gives you a chill...........

Sad little wild duck got froze to the pond....

Kyle standing on it he was a little farther out but it started cracking!! So he came back to the edge! LOL

Air bubbles frozen in the ice... Ice does some of the coolest things..... lol I am easily amused!

Brrrrrrr...... It wouldnt be so bad if it would snow.......

Right now its so cold that if you don't keep everything covered it starts hurting.. I don't know how you people so far up north survive!!lol 8 degrees is not my ideal temperature! Brrrr!! My oldest and youngest DD's feeding the Bottle babies! They are all doing fairly well. Little sheep has gotten the squirts though! yuck. Nothing unusual though. They are getting about 4 baby bottle a day. I will get regular lamb nipples next week and start them on those and they will be moving to the panel barn next to the house soon!!

All the animals are huddling close too. All tails tucked and cold looking. We tried to run two tank heaters off the power strip in the well house and it was to much for it so it flipped the switch so when we got down there we had frozen water!! And not just a thin Breakable layer but about 2 inches thick in just a few hours time and That was in the barn!! The chicken's water was completely froze too. Its taking up to 5 hours a day to get everything done outside. 2 1/2 hours in the morning and at least an hour in the evening.

We moved hay bales around and threw more bedding out for everyone. We took the panels down from around them and flipped the centers out and wrapped the panels back around the middles and then took what was left and made little piles for them so they could have fresh stuff to bed in. We got fresh hay to the rabbits and the chickens too.
Also when we insulated the well house I guess there is a small crack at the bottom of the door and it was just enough even with 2 heat lamps to freeze the faucet part but its not busted or anything. Just needs a little time to warm up. SO we blocked the crack and will check it in the morning. It is sooooo cold!!

I took pictures the other day to post about how pregnant the ewes are and I also have some of me standing next to Daisy the cow. She is a Dexter and is very short compared to other breeds of cows.

Here is a pregnant St Croix ewe and the lamb that's about 2 1/2 months old. Black spot behind them is the calf Velvet.. Goats sneaking out the hole in the fence in the background!! Brats!

This is our bull Source. I need to try to get up close pics but they have been grazing on top of that hill behind him....

Here is my self pic of me and Daisy!! lol Holly Sneaking into the pic behind my hand!! The girls had went back to the house already. She isn't real big as compared to some of the dairy cows we saw at the fair this year one weighed 1800 or 2100 lbs!! I couldn't see over her back and she produced 6 gallons of milk a milking!!! I couldn't afford to keep her in feed! Even if she ate hay and grass like Daisy does!

Here is our babies outside. Momma is never far. She is in the background cleaning up the cow's few left overs!! They all tolerate the LGD pups. I even caught a St. Croix Ewe cuddling with them!! lol

The ducks looking at me as if to say " Hey Lady where's the food?"

Everyone in line waiting their turn even though there are 13 other nest boxes!!! They all want the same ones! Isn't that typical???

Isn't he a handsome feller?? lol Silver Spangled Hamburg Roo again....

Another pregnant ewe!! She is the Katahdin that we pulled out of the pond a couple of months ago. The red on her back end is Not blood but where she was scratching her hind end on the red pipe gate.

Okay Thats all I have for the night getting ready to make last trip to the barn to check on everything. Have a good night all!

Barefoot Hillbilly Wife to a Redneck......

Coldest Day Yet.....

Cute!

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