Baby calves grazing. The one with white mark on the forehead is a cross-breed of the brown/white cows and the black/white cows. I thought it was beautiful, as cows go.
Flo. One of the milk cows. Her milk was delicious.
Tiny baby chicks.
Larger baby chicks. Almost large enough to be moved to the outdoor coops where they can eat grass and bugs and chicken feed to their heart's delight. These are meat chickens.
Pigs. Eventual pork.
When I shot this photo, I only saw that it focused on the fence. When I got home and enlarged it on the computer, I saw there was a cobweb on the part of the fence my camera focused on. Classic Charlotte's Web!
Baby piglets, out in the field with their mama. She's a dull color from rolling in the mud. Daniel told me pigs are one of the few mammals with no sweat glands. So when it's hot out, they roll in the mud to keep cool and prevent overheating. Aside from this they are considered clean animals. As a group, they choose a toilet area within their large fenced space, and everyone uses it. This is distinct from animals like horses, cows, chickens, deer, and many others, who just poop wherever, whenever, even if it's near where a fellow animal is grazing. These pigs were also very friendly. The momma came up to me and rubbed up on my leg like a cat. Which means I had mud all over my pants in a very short time.
Piglets a little older. Old enough to be brought into the barn.
Jax and I carried a boxful of rotten tomatoes over to the piglets. They're used to momma's milk, so they nuzzled and licked at the tomatoes, but didn't consume them completely. I should have saved some for the larger hogs, as they would have gobbled them right up.
One snoozing in the corner.
Another checking us out.
On a different day, the morning was cool, and they were huddled together, end to end, for warmth.
