sweltering days of summer

A break is to be coming tomorrow from this ridiculous heat and humidity that we 

have had for this past week.

Just trying to keep everyone as comfortable as possible.

 Turned to shetland ram lambs out into the lower pasture.  This 

gets them out of the barn and away from the ewes, which at this 

age they like to harass.

 We ended up with some nice rams this year. 

The grass in this pasture is holding up well for these boys.  I plan to keep them

in this pasture until we make decisions as to who we might keep, sell or send to market. 

 Several will have good horns for those who like horns,  many scurred

and a couple are polled.

 If anyone is looking for a Shetland ram email me directly.

I have these ram lambs and also have some adult Shetland rams available.

 A first egg (right) tonight from one of my new hens "Austra White".  In March I picked up three 

day old chicks, plus their "meal maker" deal  from Meyer Hatchery

Well, I ended up with three hens, two of white ones are "Austra Whites", the third white bird is a "White Matran"and one rooster (bummer!)

The other two hens a Barred rock and a golden laced Wyandotte 

 Above rooster, so far he has been good as a rooster can be. 

But I do not plan to keep him, as soon as he behaves badly we already

have a new home he will be going to...and not a stew pot.

Another new addition to our critters, a little black kitten. He showed up

about a month ago.  He was laying in the grass eyeballing the chickens, trying to figure out how he could make a meal for himself.  I have been working to make him friendly.

I still get a meow...then a hiss!  He wants to be friendly but hasn't

allowed me to pick him up yet.  Petting is ok and food is great! In his eyes.

He was so thin when he came here, a little Ivomec in some soft food

and a treatment for tick and fleas has done wonders for him. 

His coat is nice and shines now.  

On the other hand our old cat "Cat" is slowing warming up to this new nuisance,

not sure that he likes him yet, always following around and trying to make nice.

As soon as I've gained some trust with this new guy we will 

make an appointment to get him fixed.

That's all for now...hoping for a break in the weather this new week.