This morning Dee Dee gave birth to a healthy baby boy named Porterhouse! Mom wouldn’t let us get too close, but she had to eat sometime and Brad was able to get these pictures. We also had to seperate them for a few minutes so that we could give Porter his first round of baby shots.
Every year our local farm store has an event called Chick Days where they sell many different kinds of chicks… too cute! Last year we limited our purchase to 6 ducks. This year we came away with 12 chicks: 4 Araucana, 2 Silver laced Wyandotte, 3 Leghorns, 3 Buff Orpington.
Cooper LOVES to roll on the ground…just like the dogs. AND, just like the dogs he looks for the nearest mud puddle!
The weather is warming up (about 38 – 40 degrees) and the horses and more than ready to get out of the barn!
We’ve had snow for the last few days…. Morgan just loves to play in the snow!!!
During our Christmas vacation, we took a trip to the Portland Zoo. Not quite the size of San Diego’s zoo, but it was a fun day in the city.
We celebrated our first Christmas at home this year. The girls had a great time opening all of their presents…Jodi and Brad did too!
Power went out Thursday night and didn’t come back to our area until Sunday evening. Thankfully, Brad was well prepared (and if you ask Jodi, secretly hoping) for an event such as this! He set to work early Thursday morning and coordinated the JB Ranch Disaster Recovery Plan.
We attended our first North Valley OET meeting tonight and met some more great horse resources! This will definitely become a monthly occurance…
We squeezed three horses and a mini mule into the barn just in time for our first snow of the season. Piggies, chickens and ducks all have their own enclosures to keep dry and warm.
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