Waggin' Tails Ranch

Hmmmm...no I don't think so...life's been pretty boring the past few days: Wake up, feed pets, school, home, feed pets, sleep, get up and do it again.

Ok, finally something to post! Last Sunday, I vaccinated my Aunt Winnie's ewes and lambs and took my lamb home. Her name is Cherry Blossom. She's never been handled before but is already almost halter broken and is starting to trust me.

Pygmy goat babies are due in a bit more than a month. I can't wait till they're born!

Leaving on Sunday for the Santa Barbara Fair with my rabbits! I'm hoping Pie gets his 3rd leg! =D Also, I'm considering looking for a Jersey Wooly doe so I can breed Woolies.

OH wow that is wonderful I really like the name Cherry Blossom good luck at the fair

All your animals are soooo cute! Alex and Midnight are just tooooooooo adorable !!!

Jen

Thank you! I'm taking the rabbits to the Santa Barbara Fairgrounds tomorrow, and then the show's on Wednesday morning. The second show as well as showmanship is on Saturday and I get back home on Sunday. Can't wait!

It's been a while since I came on last, so here's all the updates!

Santa Barbara Show A:

Cole- 6th in Sr. Any Other Lightweight Bucks

Tulip- 1st in Sr. Broken Mini Lop Does, BOV, and BOSB!!

Pie- 1st in Sr. Any Other Lightweight Bucks



Santa Barbara Show B:

Cole- DQ'd for no break between mane and transition wool

Tulip- 1st in Sr. Broken Mini Lop Does, BOV, and BOSB!!

Pie- 1st in Sr. Shaded Jersey Wooly Bucks, BOV, BOB, and RIS!! Whoo-hoo!

Showmanship- 2nd in Intermediate Showmanship



Also, Tulip may be pregnant to Pie or Cole now because she escaped from her pen and spent the night next to the boys. We had a litter before from a through-the-cage breeding. If she is pregnant, I'm kinda hoping it's to Cole, because Lionhead Lops are so cute!

I've been looking for a Jersey Wooly doe so I can start a Jersey Wooly breeding project, so I'm excited about that.

Plus, today and tomorrow are Food for America, which is when the high school shows little kids around the farm and teaches them about animals. I'm in charge of the Rabbit and Goat stations, so I brought my pygmy goat wether and my show rabbits to the farm for the booths.

In the ag. classroom, I have had 18 eggs in the incubator, and 8 chicks hatched yesterday(Cinco de Mayo babies!) and 4 hatched today. 6 eggs haven't yet and may be dead, but I'm just glad that more than half have made it since last year, only about 4 of 12 made it.

Congratulations on your show wins!

Thanks! The next show I plan to go to is Twilight Show in Bakersfield on the 28th.

Also, there are now 14 eggs that have hatched at school!

Ok, the second market lamb that I'llbe getting is a Suffolk and he'll be coming up on the 27th of this month! Tomorrow, the Kern Bred & Fed lamb entries are due and my lamb that I have will be going up on Saturday to get her fair tags. Yay, a 3AM start to the day! Hehe!

Pygmy goat is due in about 3 weeks. I can't decide wether or not she's pregnant though! Some days it seems obvious, others it seems like she might be but she ,ight not be, and on others, she doesn't look pregnant at all! She's tiny, but she seems to be developing a little udder. I haven't been able to feel anything moving inside her either. It's really frustrating!

Still searching for a Jersey Wooly doe, but I think I'll be getting a blue otter doe from a local breeder. Exciting! Next rabbit show is the Twilight show on the 28th. Also, tomorrow, I'll probably be posting a ton of pics because I was in the picture-taking mood today!

Tomorrow, I get out of school soon since I'll be taking my driving test for my license. I'm absolutely terrified! :0

Took my lamb to get her tags today! And I won 5 bucks! I bet a friend what color they'd be this year. Since the market tags were yellow 3 years ago, then orange, then pink, I felt that they should be green this year, and they were!

My goat is due in 8-18 days. So excited!!


I'm definately buying a Blue Otter Jersey Wooly doe, so I'll be picking her up in a few weeks. She'll be a very old junior at fair time in September, so I'm excited about that. And then I'll be breeding her after fair for my very first Wooly litter!!

Congrats on getting the jersey wooly! Pictures please!

Ok, turns out I have to wait another 2 weeks to get the Wooly doe because he's having trouble deciding which one he's keeping and which ones he's selling. I'm so excited to get her!! =D

I went to the KCRBA Show last night! Here's my results:

Show A:

Hope's HH4 "Tulip"- Mini Lop Broken Sr. Doe- 3/4 in class.

HHH's Cole- Lionhead Shaded Sr. Buck- 1/1 in class, BOV, BOG, and BOB of 1.

LeSage's Piano Man "Pie"- Jersey Wooly Shaded Sr. Buck- 1/1 in class, BOV, BOG, BOB of 3, and BIS of 13 breeds!! Whoo hoo!! Go Pie!! 3rd leg!

Show B:

Hope's HH4 "Tulip"- 3/4 in class.

HHH's Cole- 1/1 in class, BOV, BOG, and BOB of 1.

LeSage's Piano Man "Pie"- 1/1 in class, BOV, BOG, and BOB of 3.

Here's Pie with his BIS certificate!

Congrats! You certainly did well.

Whoo hoo!! Got my driver's license today!! =D

Saturday is the workday at the school farm. I'm going to pick up my second market lamb then. I've named him Clovis! Hehe! Clovis and Rose Bud!!

My pygmy goat is in the middle of her due date but still no signs of labor. And the rabbit's due tomorrow. Babies!!

Phew! Been a while since I posted. I now have both my lambs at home. My pygmy goat is on the last day of her due date, but she still refuses to kid. *Sigh* Just waiting...

I got a Jersey Wooly doe! She's a two month old Blue Otter doe, and she looks very promising! I'll be posting updated pictures of all my animals tomorrow.

My first-time Mini Lop doe gave birth to NINE babies around midnight on Sunday. She had 3 solid blacks, 3 solid chestnut(I think), 2 broken chestnut(I think), and 1 broken chinchilla(I think). All were born alive and are thriving and very fat at 4 days old. Pics will go up tomorrow!

My Lionhead and Jersey Wooly bucks are in top condition right now and have bodies that are to DIE FOR! ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS! They are super WIDE! It's AMAZING! ...unfortunately, there are no shows until September... I'll just have to try to keep them stress-free up till then to keep the coats as gorgeous as they are right now. =)

Pictures?:whistling

Oh my gosh! I completely forgot! I'm uploading the pics to photobucket now but probably won't be able to get them up till tomorrow! =)

Ok, here they are!

This is my market lamb, Cherry Blossom. She just got sheared today, so I'll try to get updated pics soon of her. This pic is about 4 or 5 days old.



This is my other market lamb, Clovis. He was also sheared.



And here's Clovis's cute little black spot!



Here's Johnny:



This is Alex:



And my dog, Sam!



My other dog, Rodeo:



Tulip, my Broken Chinchilla Mini Lop Sr. Doe:



The five babies being nursed by Tulip(all belong to her):



One of Tulip's kits. I can't figure out what color it is, but I'm thinking it's a Shagouti. A shaded agouti. This pic shows the nose marking that indicates an agouti. This kit is male.



The Shagouti's ear lacing:



The Shagouti's back markings:



Tulip's broken Seal buck:



Broken doe of a color I haven't yet figured out:



Two Seal does:



A Seal buck from Tulip being nursed by Black Velvet with a Black buck from Black Velvet.



The three black kits from Black Velvet. The two largest are does. The smallest is the same buck in the above picture.



Black Velvet, a Rex mix Sr. Doe:



The topside of Hayley, my new Blue Otter Jr. Jersey Wooly Doe:



Hayley:



Cole, my Black Tort Sr. Lionhead Buck:



Cole:



The topside of Piano Man, my Siamese Sable Sr. Jersey Wooly buck.



Piano Man:



Salty and Sailor, Golden Retrievers:

Beautiful animals. Nice pictures of the kits.