Cows, cows, cows... that's everyone's first thought, animal-wise, when our farm comes to mind. Little do they know that we actually have a menagerie of other animals, small and large :) Our family likes diversity, so our animals range from turkeys and chickens to cats and dogs... and others too!
Recently, Mitchell and I brought home two puppies (currently the cutest additions to our farm). They are both females and are a Black Lab, Great Pyrenees mix (or Pyradors if you like that better!) They are 9 weeks old today. The blacker one is Mitchell's and her name is Nisha- Hindi for night. The one with more white is mine and I named her Nabina- Nepali for "to make new". I'd like to say that I picked my name first, from my experience in Nepal and then Mitchell happened to also have a similar name with a similar origin :)
These cuties are learning quickly and bringing all sorts of joy into our lives!
I have always loved chickens. I have almost always had chickens. And then I moved. Several times. It was hard, let me tell ya :) But when I moved to my new home, my husband promised me I could get some chickens. And we did. They're delightful. We currently have six chickens. Three are white leghorns and three are light brahmas. Five are hens and one is a rooster. I also decided to set a dozen eggs to see if I can hatch them so hopefully in a week and a half or so I'll have 12 more :) I named the Brahmas just cause those are the only ones that I can tell apart :)
The cats are also prevalent in, around, near, close to, ect., the barn. By prevalent, I actually mean far-more-than plentiful :) My brother-in-law has a certain affection for them, so they stay. My favorite is a little gray tabby that I named Stuart. Mitchell rescued him from the heifer barn where he was being protected by a cow! He's better trained then my puppies are at this point :)
Several times a year our family gets several piglets to raise out for meat- some for ourselves and some for others. The roasted hog that we had for our wedding was home-grown. It's the best tasting pig meat you'll ever find! I love being able to experiment with all the different cuts of pork and boy is it tasty! The bacon is a big plus too... :) This is our last piggy we grew out...
And last but not least to be featured is a group of animals that just got sent to the butcher's yesterday... The turkey's! They were my father-in-law, Wayne's, favorites though they were quite dumb. They liked being entirely too noisy in the morning and they had a particular taste for Wayne's coffee ;) Their favorite pastime was to make a barricade across the driveway so that no one could drive through without having to stop and shoo them out of the way. No amount of honking and yelling would convince them to move :)
That is the end of my animal showcase for the day! If you ever need to visit a funny farm filled with odd animals, come on over! :)
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