Sending Animals Down The Road!

Yay! The pigs are leaving, the pigs are leaving!

Thursday morning will be the last time that I have to feed pigs when I feed all of the other animals. Part of me will miss their silly grunts and inquisitive nature, but they have gotten big and pushy and I'm sick of getting muddy every time I have to feed them. And besides, I LOVE ham!

Last night, I realized that nobody had fed the horses all evening. It was 1:30am, but I put on my jeans and rubber shoes and headed to the barn with a flashlight. I had to laugh when I got there, because all three horses were ON the haystack...munching and sleeping! Okay...well, it's not real funny that they are ruining my hay, but at least they're resourceful! They were free-feeding themselves and had found a really warm bed:)

We currently have three horses here at home. Rocco, who is a small horse and belongs to Mckenna, is a rescue that I saved from a slaughter lot. He's shy about his ears, but is otherwise patient and loving and he absolutely LOVES to be brushed and coddled. He gives the best kisses ever...but please don't tell my husband!

Ace, is Savannah's yearling rescue. He was found, abandoned in a field with three other yearlings, missing an eye and half starved. He is one of those horses that was born broke!

He's a gentle, loving little "pocket pony" who wants nothing more than to be loved and scratched. He's a beautiful bay paint and I can't wait to see how he turns out.

Pepper is the little mini black stallion that I brought home, thinking that I would use him in my real estate business as a marketing tool. What I didn't realize, was that he's a spoiled little man who needs to be taught some manners and needs to be gelded. He's a 34" terrorist! He bites the pigs and goats, chases the dogs and cats and does NOT get along with Rocco.
I still like the idea of using a mini for marketing, but I think I'll borrow one!

We also have two goats. They don't actually KNOW that they are goats, however:)

I bought them at the auction...when they were only 2-3 days old. They were SO cute! I had to keep them in the house for the first month and bottle feed them. The girls named them Chomper and Pancake. They have grown into the biggest pests that ever roamed the farm, but we adore them anyway and I can't imagine life without them! Well, maybe I can...but it sure would be boring!) They think that they should live in the house with us...so I'm currently trying to convince them otherwise. Trust me, it's NOT easy!

So we're catching up...aren't you thrilled?