Now there where Nine

It was a rainy morning and I got to the farm a little early to try to beat the thunderstorms the weatherman was promising. I got right to work feeding and cleaning and when I got to the rabbit cages i could not wait to check on the babies. The five baby rabbits are much bigger now and have started to come out of their little nest to explore their cage. This morning they where jumping into their food bowl for a snack they are doing very well. After I was done feeding and cleaning I noticed a few boxes of day old glazed and powdered donuts which where left for the chickens. As I worked my way over to the donuts you could hear the excitement in the air as all the chickens started to chatter it was as if they where calling out to me for their snacks. As I went from cage to cage I was greeted with happy faces, silly dances and many crows. Once the snacks where handed out I went into the barn to see the baby goats. When I came to the farm on Tuesday there where seven now there where nine. Pam and Mary where busy feeding the babies while Karl was doing some electrical work. I was surprised to see five baby goats running around the barn loose playing, jumping and begging for attention. The babies where content with being out with everyone and playing in the barn. This is a whole new experience for me and to be with nine bouncing baby goats at once is a wonderful feeling and to think there is going to be about thirty more. I took a few minutes before I left to feed Philamena who is now a professional and easily drank all of her bottle with confidence. The weather was not good today for taking pictures but the weather this weekend will be perfect so I will make sure and get lots of baby goat pictures. So check back soon to see how the City Boy on the Farm and all his friends are doing at the Dancing Goat Farm.

Silly Goat Picture

Take a look at this silly picture I'm sure it will put a smile on your face.

New Baby Bunny Picture

Wanted to let you see the babies with their eyes open and ready to see the world.

Bing and the Dancing Goat Farm

I always like to share my story of how I met Pam and how I became a part of the Dancing Goat Farm. I currently live in Safety Harbor but I am originally from New York City. My business allows me to work from my home and since I live across the street from the Bay and my yard is full of trees and plants all kinds of wildlife live there or visit and to be honest I feed them all because my home and yard will always be a safe haven for all animals. One day I came home from the bank and in my yard there was a young lost polish rooster pecking around. I got out and greeted him and he immediately came up to me like a long lost friend. After a day or two of getting to know him I decided to name him Bing for his attitude because he is like a little gangster that says Ba Da Bing and he ruled our neighborhood and much to my surprise Bing was accepted with open arms. Bing is a very resourceful rooster as well as a survivor and he decided to start perching in a small tree right next to my screened porch every night. Right before the sun would set he would return home from his day of adventures and perch safety in that tree until the next morning. Bing came into my life on the afternoon of July 15 2013 and he stayed at my home until December 5 2013. I had come home on December 4 2013 and noticed a police cruiser along with a paramedic just down the road from my house there also was a frantic lady who was claiming she was attached by a wild chicken that had jumped out of the bushes. I quietly stayed at my house until the lady, paramedics and police had finally left. So now Bing was a fugitive chicken and I knew that I needed to act very quickly. So the first thing I did was to call my friend Karl because he has extensive experience with chickens and he also knew Bings whole story. After I told him about Bing both he and Mary opened their home to Bing and allowed me to bring him to stay in their garage until the next morning but my job was to round Bing up which was very easy to do because he came back to his tree that night right before the sun went down. As luck would have it I had also gone that Saturday to the Saturday Morning Market in downtown St. Petersburg and had a chance to meet Pam face to face and after promising her my help on the farm she said I could bring Bing to the farm that Monday morning if he had no where else to go. Well fugitive Bing had nowhere else to go so when Monday morning came Bing, Karl and I went to the Dancing Goat Farm and now it is three months later and Bing has a nice place to live, three beautiful wives and I am part of a wonderful group of people who call the Dancing Goat Farm their second home. Thanks for reading Bing's story and please check back soon with the City Boy on the Farm.

Happy Chickens on the Farm

There was beautiful weather this weekend and all the animals on the farm where very happy especially the chickens. There are over 25 chicken coops some with as few as two chickens and the bigger coops have about 50 chickens. The cleaning and feeding takes about 2 hours and during that time i not only clean and feed but i get to interact with everyone which is a big highlight for me. I have a schedule for cleaning so that everyone gets a good cleaning and hay change at least twice a month. Last Saturday I was cleaning the big coops and after removing all the old hay and replacing it with nice fresh hay you can just tell that the chickens where very happy. When the chickens are happy it seems to increase their egg production as well as the quality of their everyday life and that makes me happy. I go again this Tuesday to the farm so check back because more baby goats are on the way and i am sure there will be more interesting stories to tell.

The Guinea's are home safe

I arrived at the farm this morning about 8am and I noticed that eight guineafowl where still running around loose. I decided to start the days work and when Jose arrived I could ask for his assistance since he has experience handling guineafowl. When Jose arrived he approached me with a smile and a chuckle and reassured me that we would get the rest of the guineafowl before the day was over. After all the chickens and quails where feed and cleaned I was determined to catch the guineafowl by constructing a cage with a cover that I would herd them into. No sooner than I began construction I heard Jose yell out that he just got the all of the guinefowl back into their cage. I asked him what did he do and he told me he spoke Spanish to them and slowly herded them into their cage which had a big bowl of water for them to drink. At this point I made sure there was no way for the guineafowl to escape again because I have learned my lesson. Also some great news last night two more baby goats joined the Dancing Goat Farm so check back soon for more pictures, stories and to see how the City Boy on the Farm is doing.

Baby Bunnies

With the goats starting to be born i don't want to forget about the five baby bunnies born two weeks ago. Today i noticed a few of their eyes where opening and they are starting to look like rabbits.