My house is a zoo. I moved in with my aunts and grandma this fall and brought along my creatures. We were joined by more of course. Today I thought I'd introduce my crew (That lives with me) and give a short bio on each one.
For Christmas my parents bought us two goats. Ivy(cream colored ) and Blackberry(Black headed). They are Nigerian Dwarf goats.They are three years old. They are due to have kids in March. They are huge sweet hearts.
(Taken By Me Snohomish WA)
Next is my partner in crime, Boulder. He is a 12 year old Australian Cattle Dog x Border Collie. His name is short for Boulder Pass Dog after the mountain pass he was rescued form as a 4 week old puppy by a close friend of my family. My dad saw him and brought him home to be my dog. We have done 4-h ever since. This will be our final year. These days what ever I'm up too, be it trips to herd things or just hanging out, he is always close by. He has a adapted to being a house dog in style.
(Taken by me)
Next up is my cat. My wild child. A fourth generation Haddenham farm cat. I named him Monkey because as baby he looked like a howler monkey. His birthday is in May. he went to fair last year in September. He has grown up a ton since then into a sleek panther.
(Taken by me, my room)
"Nice! I think you are a rabbit collector."(Thon A., personal communication, December 4, 2017). I raise Holland Lop rabbits and was taking about needing to get another rabbit for my breeding program. I have five rabbits at this time, 4 Hollands and a Polish. My Hollands are all named after Ed Sheeran songs.
First is my buck named after "Thinking Out Loud" with the lyrics of "I'm thinking out loud that maybe we found love right where we are."(Ed Sheeran, 2014) in mind. He is formally known as Echo's Thinking Out Loud. We just call him Thinker. He is a broken orange and white. He is only 6 months old. I brought him home at 4 months old
Next I have my oldest rabbit, my five year old doe. Formally her name is MHR's Nami but around here she is Nina. She is a blue otter. She was my first Holland Lop. Before we lived here with my grandma, she lived in my room. her daughters are my other two does.
My final two does are Echo's Little Bird (Littles)and Echo's Nightmare (Nightmare). They are a year old. Their dad is Blue Storm Ashes ,my original buck, they are his spiting image. After his loss early last year I made the choice to keep both of them. When they where first born I said there was a tiny black one in the box and it was my keeper. The name Littles stuck form then on. I hope that I can persevere Ashes Legacy in my barn.
My final rabbit is a polish, her name is Echo's Sierra Mist but I just call her Misty. She is a broken black and white. Besides being an awesome barn mascot she is a rock star on the show table. She is also the most cuddly rabbit in my barn.
I have five Call Ducks, they are a bantam breed. It started with 4 a few years ago. Two of those birds are still a part of my flock. Those four where the artists. The most I've had at any time is six. Picasso is one of my original drakes. He is a snowy that means he looks like a wild mallard with white added to his chest. Casset or Cas or Cassie or Little Hen is one of my first hens. She is brown and white, she gets whiter with every year. Painter, is a three year old brown and white hen, her parents are Picasso and Byrd (Original hen). Miracles is a two year old black and white son of Picasso and Casset. Patriot is a blue fawn daughter of Painter and Leonardo (my other original male).
(Taken by me, January 15th, Ducks in the sun)
We have two texal Guinea pigs. They are brothers. Bam Bam or Ban is the solid black one. Pebbles is the one with the white. We throught it would be fun to have a pebble since we have a Boulder.
(Taken by me, pigs having a snack)
Not pictured that live here are my aunts dog and my grandma's cat. I also have some animals back home. They will have there own post.
Sheeran, Ed.(2014). On X (CD). UK:through Asylum Records and Atlantic Records
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