Wow busy month without an update!

Yep, I waited a long time to update. 

Dad and I have been working on the fence,

about a week ago we got the front back up- other than the top strand of barb wire.

 Today dad and I put in the two back posts:

 *yep, the shovel had to stay there for about an hour to keep the post up straight.  This post didn't get sunk 2 feet, but more like 1 foot 8 inches, but it's sitting on shelf rock.

 If you can see it, I have the next 3 wood posts marked out.  The little orange tiny tab then a gray black post and the white post.  There will be 2 metal posts between each one.

I also got the side in the front  by the water hydrant.  Fully up and tacked together, down to where the 4 foot gate is going in, and we tacked it to the power pole but nothing else will get tacked up over there until the maple tree gets taken down, so it doesn't fall on the fence. 

That's the fencing update!

Now horsie update:

I groomed, clipped and applied Freedom 45 to both horses. 

You can see his clipped halter path and the wet streak of Freedom 45. 

 And her clipped halter path.  You can see she's rough on her fly masks. 

 Bunny Update:

I've only got 2 litters of baby Hollands on the ground, one 7.5 week old litter and the other is 4.5 weeks old.    I've been fighting with the babies that I got at the swap meet.  They were weaned off their momma's way to early.  The New Zealand is doing great- thankfully, but the tort dutch baby has passed away today, and the two steels are hanging tough, the buck is doing awesome, the doe is struggling and is on antibiotics off and on. 

The Holland Lop doe I got I have to keep clipping her teeth and today she took a trip to the vets for teeth check.  Hopefully with any luck her teeth will come around with the constant clipping, a VERY high maintence bunny there!

Her top teeth go side ways because the bottom teeth came up over the top teeth.  The picture was after I had clipped them. 

Thankfully she's a docile bunny . . .  Good Girl Saphira!

Horses riled up from the storms

So the storms that rolled through this morning got Phoenix and Tessy all wound up.  Running, kicking up their heels, the works.  So I went out with the crop to get them to work their jinks out and settle them down.

 Tessy tried out the whip herself!  At one point when she had settled some.

Then she dropped it and when I picked it back up, the end popped a little and they took off again!

Hopefully tomorrow they'll be calm again so I can get Phoenix out for Nathan to ride around on. 

The new buns . . .

From the Swap meet, I came home with:

Planed:




black New Zealand Doe- which I named Bree.  She's out of a litter of 15 babies, but momma could only feed 12. 

Tort Dutch doe- which I named Sasha.  She's a second gen baby but she's for a mate for Colby.  She's not as well marked saddle and undercut wise that Colby is, but her face rivals his and her stops are gorgeous,especially compared to his.  She's also got one blue eye and one brown eye, a major disqualification, but that means she carries blue behind her.  I will be getting her 2 gen pedigree shortly.

Unplanned:

Steel Dutch pair- unrelated all of the dutch and new zealand are from Darcy, the host of the swap meet.  They are also 2 gen babies and their peds are coming in the same time Sasha's is.  I couldn't resist, got a good deal on the three dutch babies if I took all three.  While these two Steels are not showable, they should produce better marked than they are.  The buck is on top, doe on bottom, neither have names as of yet.

Blue Holland lop doe- a *swap* for the Mini Rex buck I had for sale, she's from Sonya- also lives down there in Grayson.  I named her Saphira, after the blue dragon in Eragon.

*Edited 6/20/2011)  to add pictures*

Just a few pictures . . .

 These are Trisha's babies, sleeping, so they aren't moving

Dad held Phoenix for his hoof triming while I put Tessy back out in the feild so she could go get a drink.

 

 Tessy this afternoon when I went to check to see if their halters were still on, Tessy and Phoenix both are good at taking them off.

 Rosie was ready, tail up and laying still . . .

Aragorn sure had his afternoon made for him.  What almost every man lives for! 

Sorry it's so short, but I'm getting tired and I have a swap meet in Grayson tomorrow so I'll have more pictures up then, and a better posting!

Hot and wet!!

 Ezzy all stretched out in her cage, she's growing in her jet black adult fur, still all sweet like her daddy, but black like her momma.

 Maverick has been SUPER hot since he's a Fuzzy Lop, he enjoyed the cold tile to lay on and cool off.  Right now the tile is sitting in a bucket of cold water to make sure it's good and cold for tomorrow. 

 Velveteen baby stretched out.  It'll be sad when I have to wean them, and then they sell off to their new homes.

The horses were hot and sweaty this morning when I fed, so after feeding and watering, I came in to clean my room and bathroom, then back out to check the bunnies and decided, I have time, let's bathe the horses. 

Tessa first . . .

 She got almost all the way done.  I've got more ground work to do with her as she finishes out her growth spurt since I couldn't wash her rump and tail.  I forgot to put the conditioner in her mane, next time!

 She just looks so dark while she dries. 

But I will admit, she didn't go out into the feild and roll when I let her loose and brought Phoenix back for his.

 Phoenix was far from amused, but he at least grazed almost the whole time, except when I did his neck and head.  He did get Conditioner in his mane and tail, not his forlock though.  He HATES his head being hosed.  Tessa did better on her head than he did. 

Though I'll have to admit, I never got my head wet doing Tessy, but I kept forgeting when I was scrubbing Phoenix's legs not to lean my head against his side.  So my head was soaking wet when I got done.  Oh well, I needed a shower anyway.

We came in for supper and then Dad called Aunt Lisa to see if she wanted some lettuce, so Mom and I went out to pick her some. 

Plenty there:

 Mom and I:  Okay I'm behind the camera, and the fireflies helped some too.

Now she'll have to tell us which lettuce she prefers out of the three.  Romaine, Salad Bowl and Bib.  Salad Bowl is my favorite, makes great on sandwiches too!

Baby Bun Picture Spam

For you Rae!!!  Pictures of all the babies!

Diana's Speedle babies:

 Broken Blue torts???

Felicity's boys:

 

 Felicity's Girls:

Can you tell which two of Felicity's are my picks??

 Bonnie my Fuzzy Doe:

 Maverick, whom I've decided to go ahead and sell, I can't keep him cool enough.

The Velveteen Lop baby group shot.  This was a tough shot, getting all 8 to sit side by side.

 A couple babies with momma Sophie:

And of coarse a few of the horses:

Phoenix wasn't amused with the carport guys, he kept blowing at them.  He looks very high withered, but he's not.

 Glowing in the sunset tonight . . .

Tessy's just gorgeous . . .