Winter Chilling

The snow is all gone now, but here are a few pictures of the critters taken last week.

The chickens never did learn to like the snow, and would spend nearly all their time in the barn.

 

The rabbits weren't affected by the snow, though I gave them plenty of extra hay to burrow into while we had single digit temperatures.

 

Giant, with his thick coat of fur, loved the snow and cold and had no problems running, playing and rolling in it. He's so funny!

 

The goats, like the chickens, preferred to stay in the barn. They refused to even walk down to their water, so I had to bring some water to them in buckets.

 

Baby W is One Year Old!

Baby W turned one year old on the 10th of December. We celebrated quietly at home with cupcakes and just a couple of little gifts. He wanted nothing to do with his cupcake and kept trying to throw it on the floor!

 

He now weighs a solid 25 pounds and measures 29.5 inches tall. He walks everywhere, never crawls. It's a bittersweet thing seeing your baby turn into a toddler. He's very smart and understands what we say to him, but still doesn't say much. Right now, his current sound (or word) is "Babababa". Everything is Baba.

 

He loves to explore the house and is learning where all the rooms are. His favorite room to visit is his big brothers' room, since they have all the fun toys.  

Tank and His Little Buddy

Baby W adores our little Tank. He giggles as soon as he sees him and loves to give him hugs and kisses. Tank is so patient with him too. Such a cute pair.

The First Snow

The first snow was pretty impressive, leaving our farm blanketed with 5 to 10 inches of snow on top of a pretty thick layer of ice/sleet.

 

The horses love the snow!

 

The chickens hate it! And I don't blame them one bit!

 

  

Preparing for Cold

To prepare for a  winter storm that is expected to come into our area in the next couple days, we did a bit of work around the house to be ready for the possibility of a power outage. We got a load of wood in and stacked it on the porch; got the fireplace all cleaned up and ready for use; covered most of the windows with foam board and plastic sheeting to keep out the cold; and have plenty of canned foods and water to outlast the storm.

The boys did a great job helping load, unload and stack the firewood.

 

The cats enjoy their temporary new sleeping perch.

 

Handy Husband built a little wall to keep Baby W away from the fireplace.

 

Lighting our first fire of the year.