I’m a Critter Grannie and I’m gonna brag a little today.
Aren’t they just the cutest! Mr Burger and Dinner. Do you think they’ve caught on yet?
Mr Burger’s Rump Roast is looking mighty rumpy! He filled out nicely being on his Mum for 9 months! Joy has been rebred and will calve next May!!!
The gal on the far right is called, Double D!
I can’t hardly tell them apart, other than Double D is not quite as afraid of me as the others STILL are! And the fact that she is a Double D!
The two drakes that I took off my friends hands to whack are still hanging around getting a little fatter. They keep Tom Tom Turkey company.
That’s my little gimpy hen turkey. She’s doing quite well although she has two bum feet and hops around on her “knees” or elbows, whichever anatomy part it is on a turkey. Tom Tom protects her and they are quite happy together….until Thanksgiving. I couldn’t get Tom Tom to sit still long enough for a decent picture. But he’s filling out VERY nicely!
And if you remember I told you something my sis use to say, “there’s nothing stupider than a turkey, except a person who raises one!”
Well…..turkey you’ve met your match. Guineas!!!!!
Oh YES these guineas are the dumbest things on the face face face of the earth earth earth.
Dumber than dirt.
Did you see what they did to the tarp on the hoop coop? They wanted skylights, so they ripped it to pieces. Now it makes no sense in locking the door at night, cause the predator will just come through the window! I’ve got to replace it to at least protect my turkeys, but the Guineas will probably rip the new one….so maybe wrapping chicken wire across the entire thing will be the answer…..it’s always something.
Then there’s the rooster my friend gave me to also whack. But after he’d been here for a week and hadn’t crowed….well, I figured he was a keeper!
He is a rare a White Empordanesa. It’s a rare breed that lays dark brown eggs. He’s pretty friendly although scared of me. I call him King Strut for the majestic crown on his head.
I love having a rooster around. I do believe he provides a certain amount of protection to the hens. This guy has been crowing but he’s not a pain in the neck. YET!
The kids are growing leaps and bounds and it’s TIME to get the boys separated! They are doing the gross things bucks do. Pepita is in the center and she’s the one without the hangy down part!
She is still the tiniest but she’s done very well and holds her own against all these boys.
George is almost as big as his mama Isabelle.
Georgie again with Pepita who is deep into thought. I’m not sure where cute Max was but the triplets have all done excellent and they bucks are filling out nicely.
If anyone is interested in bucks for meat or mating, you can leave a comment and I’ll contact you. They are all Nubian/Boer X’s.
Wild Wiley with his brother Curly. They are huge! Especially Wild Wiley, on the right. Curly thinks that when I pet him I want to go head to head with him and he is always pushing with his strong head. But they are all still very friendly.
Curly kept coming at me with his head to play. I love their markings. They both have the symmetrical tear drops.
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Thanks Angela! Welcome! I haven’t been blogging nearly as much as I’d like. Maybe time will allow for more this winter when things slow down.
Beautiful farm and photos! I’m really glad to have found your blog!
What a beautiful post! I especially LOVE the rooster. What a beauty he is! Gorgeous pictures!!
We live in Maryland Dawn….sorry for the delay in answering….we’ve been fighting with Irene! Glad to have you visiting Peaceful Acres Farm!!!
I’m a new follower! Where are you from?
I am originally from Vermont. My husband and I now live in Tennessee. Looking forward to your posts.
Many Blessings,
Dawn
Wonderful photos! I love the names you chose for the bovines… although a little sad.
By the way, I’m curious what your vet said about the turkey who walks on her knees. Poor thing.
Again, a wonderful collection of animals.
Thanks! I’m always enjoy your critter posts.
Jocelyn…I think those little hinnies are cute too!
I’m also glad I’m not the only one who has had problems with Guineas! Last night every last one was W A Y up in a tree! At my friends farm they all act so mannerly. But not here!
Oh, I enjoyed your pictures so much! Especially the goat butts! Yeah, I know, weird.
Guineas are the stupidest animals ever. We started with 4, and no matter what I did to keep them around, they kept running away. Most came back until finally only 1 came back. So I bought another one to keep it company. Then the original one ran away, and all I have left is the one I bought to keep that one company. Its only saving grace is that it thinks it’s a chicken, so it stays close. It seems to like our black chickens, doesn’t matter which one–it follows one of them around all the time. However, I’ve seen it scream for the chicken like it’s lost, when the chicken it’s been following is RIGHT BEHIND IT. They are dumb!
We also have 5 acres Jen. We do have our own milk cow, with calf and recently sent her down the road to my friends farm and her fella Dinner came here. So I’m raising the steers, she’s milking the cows with a Surge pump. I do hand milk the goats though. I find goats much easier to handle than the cows. We bred our goats last winter to a Boer goat that is a meat goat and so the only doe we kept will be for milk and breeding. All the boys are for meat. I hope to sell them but if not they will go in our freezer. As I say, “this ain’t no petting zoo!” I too have an IgE allergy to dairy. I’m not sure yet if that includes goat and especially goat kefir. But I’ve heard from others with IgG allergies that once they switch to raw dairy all their problems went away. But that’s just what I’ve heard. Mine is a bit more serious and I wouldn’t experiment without proper medical supervision and an Epi Pen close at hand. Hands down though I prefer the dairy goats to a dairy cow…but raising the steers is no problem at all. They are easy. Best wishes at building your critter crowd!!!
Do you raise your beef and goats to milk/eat? My husband and I recently bought 5 acres in the country in Michigan. We have chickens and guineas so far, but would like to raise goats or cows. I don’t know anything about milking, but would be willing to learn. We don’t drink cow or goats milk, as we have some allergies/sensitivities. Any suggestions? Thanks