Chicken Scraps Blog

This litter of puppies was never born.  Unfortunately, Inez miscarried.  She seems to be in good health now, whatever caused the miscarriage, so we are planning to try one more time.  If we breed her again, it will probably be her last litter. As of Tuesday, October 7th, Inez's first litter of full-blooded Great Pyrenees puppies are on the way.  She has had four litters before with a Chocolate Lab (see posts under the tag " Puppies "), but this is her first litter of Great Pyrenees.

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 I'm posting this for the owners of one of Inez's Great Labenees daughters.

Blossom is expecting a full-blooded Jersey calf around Valentine's Day next year.  She is bred to Peppy, Buttercup's sire.  Both Peppy and Blossom are quiet and good tempered.  I like what I've seen in Buttercup- she inherited Blossom's gentle temperament (an important point in a 500 or 600 lb dairy animal), she has good conformation, and she is also polled.  The calf when it is born will probably be for sale, and will be dehorned if it is not naturally polled.  If you are interested in Blossom's calf, please send me an email for more information. (  chickenscrapsblog@gmail.com )  I will post here when it is born. Below are some pictures of Blossom and Peppy.  Blossom is currently producing 1  1/4 gallons per day, and has been in milk for a year.  She is not receiving any grain whatsoever, and is eating only grass, a couple quarts of alfalfa or Chaffhaye (usually about three quarts), and sometimes a couple quarts of beet pulp.  ...

     Over the last week I have been contacting the owners of the puppies from our most recent litter.  All the puppies seem to be doing quite well.  Unfortunately, Bosco did have to move to a new home, through no fault of his own.  (Youngest child in his original family was terrified of him.  It was not because he was an unusually rambunctious puppy, she was just a bit timid.)  Apparently though he is happy and well with his new family on several acres.  Here is what the owners of the other five puppies have said: Jaxon (In response to my inquiry how Jaxon is doing, what commands he knows, and their favorite part of having him): "He is doing great!  He knows the commands, sit , paw and down. We love that he bring the kids so much happiness.  They love him and he's so good with them. :)" (Soon after coming home.) (A few months later.) I love the size contrast!  Current photos, as of a ...

I got a text a couple days ago from the owner of Abby, one of Inez' daughters.  She is expecting puppies, due around August 10th.  Abby is half Great Pyrenees, half Chocolate Lab.  The puppies' sire is a Great Pyrenees.  Below are a few pictures of Abby, Inez (Abby's dam), Maverick (Abby's sire), and Bentley, the puppies' sire.  Abby and Bentley are both good tempered and friendly.  Here is the link to a report on Abby and all her siblings at 5 1/2 months of age.  If you are interested in giving one of these pups a home, please send me an email at  chickenscrapsblog@gmail.com   and I will put you in touch with the owner.  There is a re-homing fee of $250 per puppy.  Will come with first shots.  Both parents on premises. Please note that I am not the one raising these puppies, and am not responsible for them, nor any information regarding Abby and Bentley, though I can vouch for Inez's good temper, and that Abby was a very...

Our farm has two new additions:  Adelaide and Freda, twin doelings who came to live with us just yesterday.  After much searching, research, learning about bloodlines and conformation, (and prayer), I bought these two little darlings from a farm not too far away from us.  I'm really excited about them, and also about finally having someone to go to when I have a problem who has been raising goats so much longer than I have.  (Thank you Dawn for all your help and advice, and two lovely little doelings!)