I haven’t said much about my water situation–the hydrant not working and not getting replaced before the ground froze. Well, I am grateful for my cattle tank. It’s done its job all winter.

Antigone getting a drink from the cattle tank.
I can’t believe how long Anita’s eye clip stayed on. I finally took it off because I didn’t want it to start irritating because it was in there for so long. Her eye still looks good.

Anita just before her eye clip came off.
I still can’t get Hilda’s boys to take a good bottle. I still keep trying and squeezing it in their mouths until they just let it drool out.

Jasper by big sister, Purl
It does make me happy to say I’ve seen Horace and Jasper out nibbling new green grass with their mom. I hope they can keep going until their rumens start functioning and they can get what they need from food other than milk. I think Hilda even looks a little better.

Horace nibbling grass with maa, Hilda
Moxie is doing well. Her mom is feeding her, but she will still take an occasional bottle when I’m trying to feed the boys. I am all good with that because it keeps her sweet.

Moxie
Things are mostly calm with the two bucks. I’ve only seen Xerxes try to kill Frodo once.

Xerxes
Frodo was foolish enough to be fighting back. I suggested he just run because he’s faster than Xerxes. That could be his super power. Unfortunately, he’s been a little pushy with me. I keep warning him he better be nice like his grandpa Fionn and not mean like his dad because I won’t keep someone who tries to kill me.

Frodo
Chiffon’s second baby was pretty small and weak when he was born. They were five days early. When I went out for a middle of the night check that night, he was horribly rattly in his breathing. So at 3:30 am I started him on meds to try and help clear his lungs. He got really bad, but he is doing better now.

Silas
Her other boy has been bouncy from the start. You’d never know he was early.

Sammie
It’s time for copper again–I see the same streak of hair loss on Athena that her mom used to get.

Athena
It’s never ending chores on the farm.

But now, I have new spring muck boots. Yes, I know that shouldn’t be a big deal, but look–they are clean. They’ll never, ever be clean again.
And I wish all of my updates could be happy, but we lost one of Ava’s triplets. Her boy that looked like Benji got hurt and couldn’t be saved.
Tags: Antigone, Athena, bucks, cattle tank, copper, Entropion eye, Frodo, goat, Hilda, kid, muck books, too many broken hearts, Xerxes