Petunia, or Toony for short, is our first pig. We got her free on the stipulation that she be allowed to live out her life naturally without ending up on anyone's dinner plate. She is very friendly and absolutely loves zucchini, apples and watermelon rinds. We had planned on breeding her with Niles in Spring 2011 for Fall piglets, but are now holding off until we get a barn.  

Niles is our boar piglet born July 2010. He is a spunky guy, he did not like the two hour ride from where we picked him up in Vermont to our little farm, and boy did he squeal when Jeff picked him up to move him to his pen. He is super friendly and loves to play, which isn't a good thing now that he is bigger.

Ashes is well behaved for a buck. He is playful but gets along well with people and his pen mates Ollie and Duncan.

Flower is a super sweet girl, and I love her to bits! As you can see from her picture she is a hair sheep who sheds her coat so no clipping. She was on the skinny side when I first brought her home but she seems to be putting some weight on now. I was told that she is a Dwarf Desert Sheep, but I have only heard of one such breed of dwarf sheep and I don't think there are any in the US, she is most likely a Painted Desert Sheep. Because I'm unsure of her breeding and because she is so tiny, she is a pet only sheep and will not be breed. UPDATE: Due to an oops she has been bred with Duncan and on March 8th 2011 had an adorable little ewe lamb we named Sheena.

Daughter of Flower & Duncan. We orginally said we were going to butcher Flower's lamb for meat, but Sheena is far to adorable for that so we are keeping her as a pet. If Flower had a little ram though, he would have been named Stewey and ended up as dinner.

They are sooooo cute both were born a day apart in May of 2010. They are both super sweet and friendly. Duncan means Brown Chief and Keera means Dark, I wanted names that fit them. Keera is very friendly and will "ask" for attention if you ignore her. They are related so we won't be breeding. We don't want to get into the wool business so they are currently just pets and companions for the other animals.

Ollie is such a friendly guy you wouldn't think he is a buck. He also was born in May of 2010. While we were told he is an pure breed alpine his ears are a little long and floppy so we think he may have some other breeds in his bloodline. This picture is a little old and he has grown in height since this was taken.

Sophie is the one on the left with the horns and Faye is the lighter colored one on the right without horns. They where both born a week apart in March of 2010. They are both very friendly and easy to handle. Bred to Ollie kids in late May early June 2012.

We currently have 13 laying hens a mixture of hybrid layers and Black Australorps that free range in the back yard. Chickens are a lot smarter then people give them credit for and are a blast to watch, plus there is nothing like fresh eggs.