Pics will have to wait until tomorrow, but a lot of new additions here. My second incubator kicked things off, with the first two chicks hatching Thursday morning. Friday evening Lacey kindled a six pack - all six live, healthy, and close enough in size there is no actual runt of this litter. At first, I was worried she wasn't caring for them, or her milk hadn't come in enough for six, so I gave her a small handful of raspberry leaves and this morning those kits had FAT round full bellies. Saturday ended the hatch, with a total of thirty-four live chicks out of forty-one that showed development at candling. I guess the record from two weeks ago didn't last long.
Now, for the new addition I know y'all will want pics, pics, pics! Yup, a new goat kid, but it wasn't Maggie who kidded this evening. It was Cocoa Puff, who I thought had another week or two. She sure fooled me. One very adorable, nicely marked girl. Meanwhile, Maggie is huge: the proverbial broad side of the barn. We're hoping she at least has twins, for her sake.
Another addition, but not a baby: I have a new stud bunny. I'll get pics of him when he settles in, as right now he's hiding in the privacy cubby of the new bunny hutch. This one is almost exactly like the one last summer, and is situated under the tress. We had to move the electronet fence after setting it up, but bunnies need shade.
It's been an eventful weekend, even before the weekend officially started.
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