New Arrival!!

Rosie had a gorgeous silver highland calf late yesterday afternoon. He and Rosie are doing great. So much fluff! And he loves a good butt scratch.

New Additions to the Mini Farm!

Meet Pumpkin and Bagel, our new kunkune sows. We found them in Branson, MO. They were very thin when we got them so we’re getting them fattened up. They had their first baths and loved them. After our vet gives the all-clear, they will be allowed to meet Petey and Pickles.

Spring has arrived at the Mini Farm!

The flowers are blooming and we even found a few mushrooms in our little patch of woods!

Babies on the way!

Kate and Willy are officially pregnant! The bull (pictured on the right) is Wallace, a 43” miniature Scotch Highland. We expect babies from these two in early November.

Farm Merchandise is Here!

Our Farm Merchandise is now available for purchase! We will be offering give-aways each month so watch for announcements.

Eggs Arrive!

We’re so happy that the girls have started laying! Well, at least one of them. We’re getting a whopping one egg a day so far. And whoever it is has rejected the lovely nest boxes Jeff built. She seems to prefer the floor of the coop. We added a perch in front of the nest boxes to see if we can encourage use of them. I also added a couple of wooden eggs to the nests to show them the idea. The day after I added the eggs, Jeff proudly walked in the house with two wooden eggs..they are very lifelike!

Wintertime on the mini Farm

We’ve started round two of AI treatments for Kate, Willy and Oreo. Hoping for good things!

The mini cows had their check-ups last week and we’ve discovered that Rosie is pregnant! Her baby Highland is due in August!

Snowflakes

While watering the cows this morning, we noticed it was snowing very lightly. The snowflakes against Willy’s dark coat were so beautiful! I managed to get a couple of photos. Not easy with constantly moving cows! Rosie kept trying to reach over and lick the phone and Hershey was offended that I had stopped scratching him. These are not in black and white; this is just how they turned out against Willy’s dark hair. The snowflakes were less than 1/4 inch across!

Winter on the Mini Farm

The kunekune pigs have a super deep bed of hay in their house that gets added to daily (they eat all the leafy bits). I enjoy hanging out with them and getting a snuggle. They keep their house meticulously clean.

About Kunekune Pigs

Kunekune pigs (pronounced “cooney cooney”) are sweet-tempered, medium-sized pigs that hail from New Zealand. Kunekune means “fat and round” in the Maori language. Females average 100 to 175 pounds, while males can reach the 200 to 250-plus range. They have short, upturned snouts that discour­age rooting, and don’t tend to challenge fences. KuneKunes are known for often having 2 wattles (much like goats) under their chin. Kunekunes are grazing pigs who do a wonderful job of cleaning up weedy pasture areas. Due to their mellow temperaments and high intelligence, they make wonderful pets. Gourmet chefs in Los Angeles have declared Kunekune pork outstanding. Our pigs live in a converted chicken coop and run. We let them out each day to roam the property, graze and socialize with us. While they sometimes get a little carried away and visit the neighbors, they always come home for meal time or when they hear us whistle, which means snacks are waiting. They get along great with our dogs and the neighbor’s horses. Our mini cows tend to prefer the sport of chasing them so the pigs have learned to be a bit more cautious around them. They love belly rubs and back scratches and will often just fall over while being petted.