Sleigh Ride

I took the girls for a sleigh ride today and took a few pictures.
"Emmie" is a almost two-year old La Mancha dry doe. I did get a few looks from people driving by ;-)
Janine

Warmer Weather

Hi
We have been enjoying warmer than and seasonal temperatures for the last little while. So nice! However, we still have a pile of snow. Much more than I really want to have, but it sure would be a mess if it all melted.

Everyone is doing well, Cola has adjusted to her new home and we are working on some of her training. Kiley may go to the Edmonton show in April, just depends on if Laura-ann goes. Planning on her and Cola being in the Taylor show in May as well.

I'm really hoping to get to go to the Wetaskiwin show in February. Don't think I will have a huge amount to show, but will have some.

I was given around 15 ducks recently, Rouen, Pekin and crosses. If anyone wants some ducks, I have some looking for homes.

Hoping to get pictures of some of my critters if the weather holds, but have a bunch of other things that need done as well.

Only have 7 days left until I am on Christmas break, I'm sure it will fly by though.
Janine

Cola

Hi
We finally brought Cola home. I picked her up at the Grande Prairie Show. Stayed and watched for a little while, interesting to see all the different breeds. Will get pictures hopefully soon of her.
Janine

Cold & Snow

Well, it really hasn't stopped snowing since last week-end. Flurries mainly, but I am really getting sick of the white stuff already. Temperatures are supposed to drop around -20 overnight for the next couple days according to the forecast. Not fun and then late in the week it is suppused to get over freezing for a couple days. Now that will be a mess when we have 16 inches of snow that could all melt.

Cola should be coming home next week-end. I will be picking her up at the Grande Prairie Show next week-end if all goes well. Finally getting that girl home, after a month of conflicting schedules and just not working out on the dates. We had been trying to get her up here before the snow flew, but this way she didn't have to fly. She is coming up with the only Toller showing at the show so will be easy to find :-).

Northlands was this week-end and it did feel weird not going, but kinda glad I didn't considering our weather. Roads are not that great up here and I would just not rather travel when the weather is like that. I had always been lucky when going to Northlands. Usually snowed after the show when I was at home. Sometimes snowed around Edmonton on the Sunday/Monday but never all the way home. I don't think there would of been as many people there as normal anyway. No poultry or pigeons again this year and the show just wasn't the same without them last year.

Not much for anything else going on up here. Just trying to keep unburied from all the snow and hope that I don't get stuck in the driveway with my little car(I love my car, but I do miss that gas-guzzling 4x4 suburban when the weather is like this)
Janine

Snow, snow snow!

Hi
Well since last night at about 4:00pm we have had over a foot of snow. Very heavy, wet stuff as we are still fairly warm. Too warm really as the frost hasn't even come into the ground and it is melting the snow from the bottom and the top. Very hard to walk through and too wet to easily pull my sled through as it sticks to the snow. Supposed to cool down a little over the next few days, so we have to wait and see if it stays or not.
Janine

Monday

Well, I'm back in school after finally getting healthy. Not too, too far behind, should catch up this week.

I'm playing with the webset on my website again. I like what I have right now, but I have so much stuff from Graphic Garden that I'm wanting to play around a little. She has lots of great work, I've been very happy with what I have used.

Did a little research on Indian Ringenck Parakeets this week-end. Since HealthGene says Ollie is a hen, if paired with Citrin the babies will be able to be visually sexed because all the hens will be lutinos and the boys will be green. So that is a little bonus.

I got my camera back this week-end when I went to my folks neighbours farm auction. Should start getting pictures now. Bought some rabbit cages at the auction, I paid $140 for 7, 6-hole hanging cages. Some j-feeders included even. One is in rougher shape, but the rest are in good shape.

Well, enough for now
Janine

Website Updates

Hi
Well, The girls have been sick and I have been sick so I have been home from school. I did update my site with a new webset. I bought graphics from Graphic Garden and they are so nice. She does such a nice job.

I still need to take a pile of pictures, but mum still has my camera. I should get it back this week-end so hopefully I will get a chance to get some pictures done before the snow flies(again!)

Bird News
Well, I got back the DNA results for Ollie and Casper. Ollie is a girl! There must of been a mix-up when shipping with his brother because they were DNA'ed before. I had doubts on the results because of a couple behaviours and I wanted to make sure before I sold Citrin. I ended up with a pair of IRN's, just not the way I planned. Casper is a boy, so no changes there. Casper is fitting in well, starting to vocalize a little more.
ttyl
Janine

What's up....

Hi everyone
Well, I have been a full-time student for a month. Is a bit of a change from being a full-time mother. Need to do updates badly on my website, but will be done when time permits(and I need get my camera back from my mum).
Rabbit News:
I'm done showing for this year, but should be attending the February show in Wetaskiwin. Also planning to attend the April show in Chestermere if held. Have a couple nice home-bred animals I would like to show, but we do need to breed a lot. I might try a few litters this winter, but winter is very slow.
Bird & Critter News:
Just trying to get prepared for winter with all the critters, October 31 is the date we usually have to beat. I can remember going out in the snow for candy. Rare Halloween for us to not have snow and it has already snowed once in September.
Casper has settled in well and is starting to show his personality. I can testify that African Grey's are definitely like having another pre-schooler in the house!
Dog news:
Kiley is currently in obedience classes with me and besides having the puppy focus is doing very well. Considering showing her in the Grande Prairie show in November, but she will go in the May show in Taylor.
Cola should be coming up this weekend from Lisa and is much anticipated. We will be doing agility with her this spring and might show her in conformation(maybe May Taylor show).
Livestock News:
The sheep have been sold and the goats and llama are what I have for large livestock now. My parents are going to be leaving for Australia in January and will be gone for six-eight months, so since the sheep winter at my mum's it just was not an option to keep them right now. I will miss them and will consider getting purebred Texels in the future as sheep have always been a part of my life. I need a little more land than 5 acres to keep as many animals as would like ;-) I have decided that if my folks decide to move over to Australia, I would try to buy their house and property. I would rather be closer to Dawson Creek than in Chetwynd as it is, but I do so hate moving....

Well, that is enough for this post
TTYL
Janine