Two weeks old and adopted by our mamma cat

First we would like to announce the birth of four beautiful kitties and two that were found and adopted by our cat Boo boo. Boo boo is a second time mother. Her first litter passed unfortunately. She had a very small litter this time and so decided she needed some extra’s and adopted these two. Their mother could not be found. The orange one is male and the little grey one is female. Any suggestions for names?

Boo boo’s son a grey tiger kitten.

Boo boo’s other son.

We haven’t had any kittens for almost 3 years so this marks a significant blessing. They keep the mice and rats at bay. The males tend to stray away early, so unfortunately, most of these kittens will likely run off. We even got our males fixed one year, because we had no females, and they still strayed! It was very disheartening.

Ducklings!

We are also raising ducks for meat. These fellas are Peking ducks. I will be keeping one male and a few females. I plan to hatch out another batch before winter to place duck in our freezer. One of my favorite birds to eat is duck, followed by turkey, and then chicken. I love raising ducks! They are so cute and practically care for themselves once they are a few months old. They do need their cage cleaned daily as they are messier than chickens.

Big beautiful delicious French Breakfast radishes.

We have had our first harvest. Rather these are the biggest thinnings of our radishes. I chose French breakfast because I could get more radish from less space. My sons have already crunched into these. They love them! The peas are coming up nicely and beets too! I hope to have enough to can!

Dock that grows right next to my porch.

We also have dock growing. I harvest it and use it in soups or to feed to my goats.