The interactive farm program has begun on a limited basis in conjunction with Nancy's internship at Heartbeet lifesharing. We are enjoying Sean's weekly visits and appreciating his enthusiasm and flexibility as we overcome weather obstacles.
He and Mexia are an awesome team and we can't wait to be able to do more as the weather warms up!
We've been patiently (ok, not patiently) waiting for Miss Kitty to have a cria, but went to the barn Tuesday morning to discover that Sunny had beaten her to it! Not sure why they manage to pick the coldest days to give birth, but Sunny had a cute little girl cria.
We're still deciding on a name, but mother and baby are doing fine! They are in the horse barn to keep warm and we've put Kitty along in there for company. We THINK we'll have more news soon and Macey is due next week, so keep watching!
A sad ending to this story. The little cria died at 3 days old. She was nursing and seemed fine, but went downhill so fast Friday afternoon there was nothing we could do. She died well loved in Nancy's arms with lots of tears shed. This is the hard side of farming--and part of the life lessons that living on a farm brings to us.
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