We’ve had quite a few changes around here! We are getting settled on a new farm and have many new additions. Most importantly, our sweet baby girl. She is 7 months old and such a bright spot in our lives. While I could go on about her all day, the focus of this blog will be the new animals.

Let’s start with the most spoiled of the bunch, Wilder. Wilder is a mini aussiedoodle, full of spunk and my number one fan. We got Wilder as a puppy while I was pregnant with our youngest and he helped me through my most anxious days. Now that we’ve had him for about a year, he is my shadow, and I love him to pieces. He joins our blue heeler mixes as our 3rd dog.

Next up we have Marbles. He is a mini-rex rabbit (as far as I can tell). He is a pet, not food. We aren’t opposed to someday raising rabbit meat, but Marbles is our family bunny. He loves playing with Wilder, exploring the house, and is great with the kids. We bought him from a family that didn’t have as much time for him as they would have liked. He is living his best life here on the farm.

When we moved to the farm we inherited a couple barn cats. One is very friendly and the boys have named him Grayson. There is another cat that lives in the barn but keeps its distance, and a third that we see around only occasionally. We feed and love on the cats as they allow. Ryan is allergic, so barn cats are the perfect solution for the kids and any rodent issues that may arise.

We also inherited a chicken. She is elderly as far as chickens go and she lives in the barn with the cats. She has been coming outside now that the weather is nicer. At night you will always find her perched in a barn window.

Our newest addition is Lorelai, our jersey heifer. She is 2 years old and due to calf this summer. She will be our family milk cow. Luckily, she was trained to participate in the fair, so she is halter trained and very well behaved. She is currently living in the barn but very ready to be on pasture. We will be working on her fencing soon.

What’s next? Pigs. We will be getting several pigs in May, including one to raise as breeding stock. If you have followed us long, you know we have always raised animals for meat in the summer months and avoided animals that require year round care. Now that we are settled here we are putting our roots down and venturing into more intensive animals. This is our dream, and we are loving it.

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