Fall Colors

Enjoying the colors around the farm on the trees and on the ground. The trees are so rich in colors this fall. I guess the drought helped bring this out in the foliage. The trees are ready for winter.

Zilla in Fall

Close up of my young 6 month old German Shepherd. She is just back from the vet for a spaying.

Zilla poses and waits for me by the round bales. She wonders why I keep stopping and making her sit each time. She looks full grown here but she is only 78 lbs. She will grow to about 200 lbs, that is a big shepherd. Her parents where both huge. She is already bigger than my older shepherd. She might need a saddle and be ridden soon.

Baby Ducks in the Fall

My 2 month olds and my 3 month old ducklings in one big flock. These are Cayuga Swedish mixed ducklings. I incubated one group and mama duck hatched the others. She abandoned the ducklings' so I raised them. Now they are all independent and going to the big pond. A few will be going to a new home this week. 

My veterinarian wanted to raise some ducks for his pond. So I am giving him 4-5 from this flock.

This year I stopped incubating eggs by August. It is just too hard for me to raise baby poultry in the winter. So much easier when the weather is warmer. Some of my hens do go broody in the winter, and I have to watch them on hatching days. I isolate the mama's and babies in a separate coop when this happens. That way mama can do her job and keep her weight in the winter.

Goating Around

My neighbors herd of Boer goats coming out to greet me in the pasture.

A billy needing some attention

Opal the guard donkey getting some petting. She prefers the company of men

but will tolerate me.

The billy wanting more petting as well. Very happy herd of goats to be around.

Horse and Buggy

Here is my friends 1980's reproduction of a doctor's buggy, harness and horse 

for sale. I listed it on-line for her. The horse is a 5 + year old Fox Trotter gelding. Since she does not have the time to ride/drive all her horses, she is selling this horse and doctor's buggy.

The gelding is Amish trained to pull a heavy buggy. He is a big boy and can pull about anything.

I have never seen such a large Fox Trotter before. The horse, harness and buggy are a package deal.

They are listed on Craigslist and located in Southern Missouri area of Summersville.