March brings a lot of new surprises for us. We have both Shetland lambs, Pygmy kids and Chihuahua puppies on the way. Joining us soon will be our new LGD puppy. We had a few predator issues - mostly with our guineas, but we don't want to chance having issues with new babies hitting the ground. We always intended to get a LGD, but we just never found what we were looking for. With some patience and some guidance, I think we made our match. For awhile, I thought maybe my desire to get a LGD was simply because I thought they were so beautiful, but...I did notice that one of our goat raising neighbors also has one. We mostly have had trouble with large bird predators, but I do know that our area is full of coyotes. Better safe than sorry!
We are slowly placing some of adult Chihuahuas in loving pet homes. That has been a rewarding challenge. It's a bittersweet moment to send them off, but nothing feels better to hear back from the new owners about how much they love them. We have new Chis to add into our breeding lines, and we cannot keep everyone. We have welcomed 4 new littles ones since November, so we are busy potty training and learning doggy house rules. We should be able to start raising litters again this Summer. Very exciting to us!
Last but not least, we SHOULD have incubator eggs hatching this weekend. I was determined to be useful and did not purchase an egg turner, so I have been turning eggs multiple times a day for 3 weeks. Yikes! Something better hatch!!! Honestly, if anything hatches, I will be happy. I've been using the guess and check method this time around.
If I don't develop an ulcer or have a mental breakdown, I look forward to reporting back on the births of lambs and kids. One could say, I'm a little nervous.
