Rabbit Hutch and Random Animal Photos

RABBIT HUTCH DONE!

This is the current set up Aspen has been in for the past 2-3 years.

Its a good size cage for her, but not as safe for her to be in outside as we would like her to be.

Let's be real, rabbits smell.

Got it done. Yes at night. 

Almost everything gets done late at night.

Aspen

Got the rabbit (Aspen) moved out of the garage and in her hutch.

She isn't too sure about the new set up yet.

Give her time and she will adjust.

And bribery always works.

POND LIFE!

We have set up jug lines in the pond to catch the snapping turtles.

It has worked we caught and shot several. We know there are more and always will be with a pond. 

Our dog Cuddles likes to go out in the boat with us. She is becoming a good farm dog.

We were wondering if we had fish in our pond. With the jug lines in this is one of what we caught.
(Won't show any turtles)

We have catfish and bluegill so far. I think a fishing day is coming soon. We also have a ton of frogs.

Cuddles

DUCK HOUSE

We have started to build the duck house. Just not enough hours in the day to get this project done.

Girls are painting it today before the roof goes on. Not sure of the feeder I am gonna use for them yet.

Any suggestions?

UPDATE ON (SURVIVOR) THE INJURED DUCK

I think the duck might be a female. She is doing good. She wasn't too thrilled about being inside anymore. She was ready to go. Her wounds are healing nicely. I don't know if she will be able to swim yet.

Picture above we added her to the 4 new babies we got. She really likes the company and I don't blame her. The family was also ready for her and her smell to go. Another one of our animals that smell real bad too.

Yep these are the 1st set of baby ducks. Not babies anymore and sure are bigger than Survivor. I don't think she is ready to be added to the mix yet. So we put her in the cage with the babies and they are put in the garage at night for now. Letting her heal a little more and let the babies get a little bigger. Once we get the duck house done we might add all of them together.

BIG CAT 

About a month after we moved in we found out we have a cat living in our barn. Don't see it much, don't water her, doesn't require any attention from us, no litter box to clean. We do feed her a little everyday. She mostly hangs out with our bigger chickens and the meatie. She really liked hanging out with the 1st set of meaties. She missed them when we butchered them and then we started seeing her more and more in the hen house with the chickens. She doesn't bother them and they don't mind her either. I think she might be pregnant. Oh boy!

CHICKENS

The bull is curious with the gunieas.

A good project for the girls. We moved the older baby chicks out of the shed and put them in the hen house with our older girls. We are gonna convert this tank for the new baby chicks. I have 15 of them and the tote is getting a little small for them.

So we put the tank inside the shed and moved the Banty chicks out there too. Its big enough for both.

This chick is crazy looking.

ONE LEGGED MEATIE UPDATE

He is doing good!

He is getting all around in the dog run we have him in. He is growing slower than the other meaties. We lower the protein %, so he will not get big so quick and a bummed leg. He also enjoys the other chickens hanging out with him.

Usually the turkey is over by the meatie.

Our rooster Mybuddy.

Almost all of them. Missing about 5-6 of them.

Added more nesting boxes.

Now that is a lot of hens. Sure wish all was laying.

They are getting closer. The 2 that were laying, got taken by the fox. 

So that was a quick update around the homestead.

Hope you enjoyed it.