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We're having a busy fall. 
​We have two new crias so far!!
Natalie has given birth to her first baby on September 11.  We're calling him Shadow.  He is small like his Uncle Kuzco.
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Cocoa gave birth on October 3rd.  So far he's a cautious, quiet fellow.  We're calling him Chewpaca.
                                                                                                                             

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Sage gave birth to 8 puppies in February of 2020.  They added a lot of excitement to our routines.  We kept the runt and are calling him Brutus.  He is still much smaller than his litter mates.
​Someday he'll stop eating our furniture. (We hope)




Snuggly Guard Dogs
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We have photos of the snow storm that rolled through here at the end of February 2019. Go to the Snow Photos Page in the Menu.


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How DO you start a ranch??
   The Journey: chapter 1  
     Many years ago, my husband and I were married and we talked about becoming farmers someday.  We knew that we were clueless about where to start and what we needed to do.  We were young and had our lives ahead of us.
Someday.
  
     When our children were young, a couple of friends were incubating baby chicks for a school project.  They asked us if we wanted to take the chicks after they were hatched.  It sounded like a good way for us to begin learning about farming.  We had a 6 foot fence to keep them in our tiny urban yard. When the chicks arrived we discovered that we had about 6 hens and 23 roosters!  The neighbors were not going to enjoy that when they all started to learn to crow!  Most of the roosters ended up going to Grandpa's ranch.  They became Sunday dinners over time.
     The hens were named and kept in our back yard.  One of the hens seemed to enjoy sitting in our middle daughter's lap while they would swing on the swing set.  The hens had a little coup, but they quickly decided to lay their eggs all over the yard.  Every day was an Easter egg hunt.  The dog was excited about the hunt and soon she ended up finding (and eating) all of the eggs. 
    So far we were learning how to raise pet chickens.  We still had a lot to learn about farming.
Jackie

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    Jackie


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  • Chickens with Opinions
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  • New Additions to The Ranch
  • Snow Photos
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  • Rascal Ranch Sustainable Homestead Lifestyle
  • What's New on the Blog?
  • Girl Alpacas with Charm
  • The Boy Alpacas With Character
  • Alpaca Antics
  • Farm Cats
  • Chickens with Opinions
  • Snuggly Guard Dogs
  • New Additions to The Ranch
  • Snow Photos
  • Heritage Guinea Hogs with Personality
  • STORE FOR ALPACA YARNS, ROVINGS AND BATTS
  • Contact