2009/5/23

Survivor: Daisy

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It works. Daisy gains 18 pounds in her second month after we nursed her with McKida’s milk.










McKida does have very rich milk and is a fat mom. Her twin sons totally gained 38 lbs within a month. If we added 18 pounds of Daisy, McKida produced 56 lbs of meat for a one month period. Since Daisy didn’t like the milk supplement, we fed McKida with the supplement and she produced milk for Daisy.









Daisy is a healthy, happy and big girl now. She is curious about everything. Especially the hat I wear.



































Her mom, Marta is getting more confidence in raising up her twins. She is stronger and likes to show who is the boss with Cereh (one of our purebred Kiko does).


















Despite Marta being a first time inexperienced mom, Daisy still loves her mom and brother.

2009/5/22

小乖的髮箍 Doma's Head Piece

有時候,羊寶太聰明也很頭疼小乖目前長得最快、最肥、也最鬼靈精,媽媽的奶質好,她每天吃得飽飽,就不好好吃草,坐在草地裡玩耍,爬果樹,再不就是伸頭出欄,吃籬外的嫩葉,由於頭角尚不似父叔輩粗壯,容易把頭卡在鐵欄洞裡,拔不出來,只好效法叔叔白馬王子,做頭箍戴上啦,她可是很得意哩,小健兒也想要一個




































說到健兒,也是頭早熟的寶寶,從兩週大起,就追著太妃姐姐當女朋友,不管太妃的哥哥「巴可」怎麼頂他,太妃如何推他,他就是打死不退,這份不屈不撓的精神,倒是很讓人敬佩的
























2009/5/19

春蔬 Organic Vegetable

不知道孩子們昨晚是玩鬧了一宵,還是守衛了一夜,今早放出去吃草時,一個個倒頭睡得羊事不知,是因為知道有我守護在旁,所以睡得如此安心?小健兒還說夢話呢,真有趣
















小太妃則不管媽媽、阿姨怎麼吃乾草,都不肯起床








活潑的黛西當然還是撒嬌的把頭頂在我的腿旁,要我幫她搔癢








趁大家靜悄悄,先去暖房旁摘些蔬菜作午餐。連續幾天下雨、出太陽,不但野草長得飛快,蔬菜也搶著綠得耀眼

























































































菜圃能有如此收成。除了一年四季辛勤耕作之外,羊兒也功不可沒,這話怎麼說呢?蔬果的堆肥,都是羊屋和帳棚裡羊兒的肥料哩。 這兩三星期都在一畦一畦的鋤草,把春草運到第三菜圃堆肥









然後把南瓜園的水管等拆除、收整齊,翻土,再把第一、六、七牧區的門打開,小貨車開進去待命



















接下來就是最辛苦髒臭的部分了: 帳棚裡堆積了一冬的乾草床鋪,一鋤鋤的鏟起,堆上獨輪推車,運上小貨車,再開到南瓜園或果樹園,舖堆到樹根與園裡





























去年經過這樣的施肥,三株南瓜苗,結出了 30 顆以上的巨瓜不但自吃送人吃不完,還切給羊媽媽當點心吃了一個冬天








堆肥之後雖然很累,但收尾工作仍不能馬虎,還得把帳棚裡的沙地推平,曬完一個夏季後,羊寶冬天再入住時,睡起來才平坦乾燥舒適,它們最討厭睡凹凸不平的地了,會不斷像狗兒一樣用蹄子刨地。當然也要把南瓜園的水管再接回去。東西還原,改天做事才方便,舉手之勞,可以省卻未來不少的麻煩
















把獨輪推車、小貨車、橡皮墊、塑膠套,都沖洗得乾乾淨淨


















餵完在一旁看我們工作了一下午的羊兒,今天的工作才算結束從昨晚就慢火墩上的紅豆湯,就當作了晚上的點心囉