tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6854064686982509612024-02-19T16:44:50.223-08:00Adventures with Madi at Blue Mountain FarmsMadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998909076750541486noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685406468698250961.post-71005810381036423642017-12-14T14:41:00.000-08:002017-12-14T14:41:46.785-08:00Live for the Moments You Can't Put into Words<span style="font-size: large;">I was recently given the opportunity of a lifetime. I traveled to Atlanta, Georgia and stayed at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta for The National 4-H Congress event. All expenses were paid by my local 4-H County and I flew on a plane with several other Pennsylvania 4-Hers. Pennsylvania was represented with a large group of 38 youth from all over the state. This event included workshops, tours, a dance and a gala, speakers, networking, team building, and it really gives you the chance to step out of your comfort zone and learn a lot about yourself. I met so many people who I will continue to talk to and create a lifetime bond. We were there for four days. On Black Friday, we traveled out and that evening, we had a wonderful motivational speaker. After that, all delegates met in one room and we all participated in ice breakers. I met so many people that night and learned so many new ways to "break the ice". Every night, each state met for a state meeting so we could be prepared for the day after. We were all dismissed to our rooms after our meetings. I shared a room with three other girls from Pennsylvania and by the time the event was coming to an end, we were pretty good friends. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Saturday, we started with a morning assembly which included our speakers, the United States Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, and the Principal of one of the schools we visited later on in the week. After the morning assembly, each color group (all delegates were divided up into color groups) split up for different workshops. My group started out at the Speed Meeting workshop. Here, we were giving a short amount of time to meet with delegates and introduce ourselves. I learned that I had a lot in common with some people and I even met a few 4-Hers from Maine who I actually later had the chance to hang out with. We then went to our next workshop called Expanding Horizons. This was more of a team building exercise and we were divided up into several different groups. Each person in my group was given a picture puzzle piece and just by using our own descriptions, we had to put this puzzle together and learn how each piece was connected. By this time, each 4-Her went to lunch and prepared for our afternoon workshops. For my afternoon workshop, I was selected to go to a service learning training which meant that I would be put with a group of five and we would all learn what we needed to teach to elementary students on Monday. You see, we were all given different Service Learning activities. Some 4-Hers cleaned up a park, some cleaned up schools, and some, like my group and I, taught elementary students about the poultry industry. We were given different supplies and information about poultry and were then dismissed to prepare for the International Dinner and dance that night. The International Dinner was split up into different parts of the world. In those parts, there was food that was well known for that area. For example, Italy had pizza and pasta, that was my favorite. Throughout the event, different 4-Hers showed their talents. That night, the Hawaiian delegation Hula danced and explained the different moves. Then there was a dance and our DJ was younger then me! He did a great job keeping everyone excited about being there and definitely made it a memorable experience. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Sunday morning, I, along with a few other 4-Hers, were selected to meet with The United States Secretary of Agriculture's Deputy and staff so they could speak with us about our futures and the current events in agriculture. We then met up with out states for the morning assembly. I cannot explain how honored I was to hear our speaker that morning. He was a survivor of the Holocaust. It was amazing to hear him speak about how he had to live and his life after that. We all were dismissed for our state lunches. Pennsylvania went to Pitty Pat's Porch for a delicious meal. We then walked back to the hotel for our afternoon sessions. I participated in The Coolness of Science and The Power of Service Learning workshops. Both involved team building and were very informational. That night, we were split up into our color groups for and evening of culture. We went to the Atlanta History Center to learn about history in Georgia and we then listened to a comedian and speaker. We also had the choice for African Dancing or a Blue Grass workshop. I choose the African Dance which I very much enjoyed. They had so much energy that just filled the room! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Monday, after breakfast, we all split up into our groups for our Service Learning projects. My group and I met up to teach elementary students about poultry and we were very excited. Within the class we taught, the students were all very well behaved, listened, and learned. Their teacher was doing a great job with them and she was also very nice. We all had a great time with them. After we had lunch, we went on different tours. When you apply to go, you can select which tour you would like to go on and I selected Hotlanta. Our tour guide was super nice and informational! She showed us different landmarks while we were on our way to The World of Coke. There, we learned all about the history of Coca-Cola and even tasted different sodas from all around the world. Did you know that Coca-Cola created the look of Santa? Speaking of Santa, he went to the Gala that night! During dinner at the Gala, Christmas music started to play and Santa walked in! We listened to a few speakers, including Miss America! After the evening program, there was a dance. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Tuesday, we had the closing ceremony where there was a speaker and some entertainment. We all went our separate ways and traveled back home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I will forever be grateful for this opportunity that I had! I will never forget the memories I made and the things I learned.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> </span>Madihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998909076750541486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685406468698250961.post-20711677589889735792017-12-14T06:51:00.002-08:002017-12-14T06:51:49.637-08:00The Best Thing About Memories is Living Them<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "gotham a" , "gotham b";">In June this year, my team and I participated in poultry judging at Penn State. To our surprise, we won and were given the opportunity to compete nationally! With all expenses paid, we, along with my mom (our coach), </span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "gotham a" , "gotham b";">Phillip Clauer, Penn State Poultry Specialist and Senior Instructor, and the rest of the Pennsylvania participants for other contests, traveled to Kentucky. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "gotham a" , "gotham b";">On Wednesday, we had the opportunity to visit a few Louisville Landmarks including Churchill Downs and the Louisville Slugger Factory. Wednesday night, the entire delegation for the whole National 4-H Poultry Conference met at a bowling alley for a pizza party, trinket exchange, and a few rounds of bowling. </span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Gotham A", "Gotham B"; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "gotham a" , "gotham b";">On Thursday, we competed in the contests. We had to judge three classes of past production hens and for two of the classes, give oral reasons to a panel of two judges. We also had to judge four classes of carcasses in different sizes, interior quality of eggs, exterior quality of eggs, broken out egg quality, and poultry parts. The contest lasted for the entire day and later that evening, we attended the banquet. In production hens and reasons, I was awarded first place and my team placed third, which we did not expect at all! In the carcass class, Alyssa Neff, a member of my team, was awarded first and I was third! Our team placed first overall! The final category that was announced was the overall top scoring individual for the contest and Alyssa Neff was 19th, Addison Neff, also a team member, was 15th, and I was 1st place! As a team, we placed 2nd overall! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "gotham a" , "gotham b";">I cannot even begin to say how thankful I am for this opportunity. It taught me so much, I met so many people from all around this great nation, and I was able to form a close bond with my team as well! Thanks to our wonderful coaches, we were prepared to give our all and do well. I formed so many friendships and I made so many memories that will last a lifetime. </span></span></span><br />
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Madihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998909076750541486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685406468698250961.post-65359603231927703482017-10-10T12:08:00.000-07:002017-10-10T12:08:35.284-07:00Good Friends Work Together<span style="font-size: large;">Better late then never, right? This American Rabbit Breeders Association nationals was one to remember! This convention is a rabbit show for ARBA members all around the nation to come and show their rabbits. This year, it was held in Indianapolis, Indiana and was from October 1st to October 5th. I had a lot of fun seeing and catching up with everyone I knew. I participated in the youth contests and I showed rabbits. I showed Giant Angoras, English Angoras, one Satin Angora, and one Flemish Giant. I was very excited to show my Flemish Giant, Sandy, since her coat was in molt all summer, but, right before nationals, her coat came into prime condition! I wasn't really sure what to expect, especially when I learned that there where over 100 youth Flemish Giants and 15 in her class alone, but when her class was called up, I watched as the judge was sending one at a time back to their coops and my Sandy was still up there! She placed first in<span class="text_exposed_show"> her class and went on to win Best of Variety and Best of Breed! All of the Flemish breeders were so nice and excited for me and my bunny! That night, I had the opportunity to participate in an Escape Room with a few other D9 youth and adults, which was a lot of fun! We did escape the room after finding all of the clues, but we may have been about 20 seconds over our time... </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="text_exposed_show">The next day, the youth Angoras showed. In English Angoras, my Senior does placed third and fourth in their class and received wonderful comments from the judge. Their placing was understandable since they recently turned senior age and they had a rough start resulting from them being raised on goat milk as kits after their mom unfortunately passed, but I am excited to continue showing them. In Satin Angoras, my Senior doe placed second which was great considering she wasn't in the best show condition that day after beginning to blow her coat from the extreme temperature fluctuations in the weeks leading to convention. Finally, Giant Angoras showed. My senior buck, intermediate buck, junior buck, and junior doe all placed first in their classes and my intermediate buck went on to win Best of Breed and Rachel Penterman won Best Opposite of Breed with her beautiful intermediate doe! In the youth contests, I participated in the Management contest as well as the Achievement contest which are both contests that you send an application in on your achievements in your project as well as the caring and time you put in with your animals. I was the district winner and the national second runner up in the Management Average category and in Achievement, I won in my district and I was the national winner in senior! In breed ID, a contest where you identify the breed, size, and the variety of a rabbit or cavy, my team won third and in team judging, where you judge four classes of rabbits or cavy in 7 minutes, we placed second! I was so excited about everything this week brought!! I can't thank the Indy team enough for putting together a fantastic show. Also, I am so happy to be a part of an organization with such great leaders and role models! Looking forward to the next national convention! </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Scooter finally stood still!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We make a great team!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Scooter on the Best in Show judging table!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The ARBA President, Josh Humphries. He is always willing to help and spend time and knowledge with youth in this industry. A great role model he is.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The ARBA Executive director, Eric Stewart. He has taught me so much not only with rabbit and judging, but with my Angora goats as well. I am very thankful to know him!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Tuesday morning, however, Ashley went out to feed her sheep and I was in the kitchen also about to go outside when Ashley came running to the door telling me that I needed to come to the barn. My mom and I quickly threw our shoes on and ran to the barn. We heard a cry from a baby goat and we knew Luna had kidded. Once we were in the barn, we were greeted by Luna and her three kids. She had triplets! She had them all on her own without any problems too! I was very excited by this sight, but now I had to get to work with feeding Luna, who is now half her size, clean her stall, make sure the kids eat, and possibly milk her and bottle feed the kids. In the morning, she was wonderful with all three of them. As the day went on, she stopped taking care of the one doe kid, then the buck kid. This meant that I had to milk her out and bottle feed the two she wouldn't let nurse. They took the bottle really well and are now drinking a bottle four times a day almost. They are really healthy and strong now. Since Luna is named after the moon, I decided to go with a space theme for the kids. The little buck is Galaxy, the black and white doe is Moonbeam, and the blonde doe is Star. They are all precious and enjoy playing outside. I really look forward to seeing them grow. Now it's time to wait for the Angora goats!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"></span>Madihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998909076750541486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685406468698250961.post-76016827539142040362017-01-30T05:00:00.001-08:002017-01-30T05:01:37.786-08:00An Exciting Start to 2017<br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">So far, 2017 has been filled with many excitements.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It started out with the 101<sup>st</sup> Pa
Sate Farm Show!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For my family, Farm Show
is a huge deal considering that we are there every day from early morning to
late at night for the whole week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each
day consists of something new.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My
family’s business, Blue Mountain Farms, actually has a booth there selling some
of our wonderful products from our farm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So, our week starts on Thursday when we set up our booth. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">On Friday, that rabbit show takes place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At the rabbit show, there were over 1,000
animals and the top 400 stayed for the whole week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I showed six rabbits and one meat pen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What makes up a meat pen is a group of three
rabbits all ten weeks old and they have to weigh 3 ½ to 5 ½ pounds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Normally, you would see a lot of the average
breeds used for meat such as the New Zealand, Californian, and Florida White,
but, knowing me, I always have to be different.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This year, I showed a Giant Angora meat pen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My goal was to be able to show them because
someone told me I couldn’t so I had to prove them wrong.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To top the fact that they made it there, they
didn’t get last!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On Friday night, I had
the chance to attend the Pa Preferred Banquet as the Pennsylvania State Rabbit
Duchess along with other members of the Pennsylvania Rabbit Royalty Court.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We even had the opportunity to take our
picture with 2016 State Fair Queen, Governor Wolf, and Secretary of Agriculture
Russel Redding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">During the weekend, I was in the rabbit room a lot helping with the petting tables and answering lots of questions, but I started
the day off with the opening ceremonies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I was asked to provide a rabbit to represent the rabbit industry and a
chicken to represent poultry!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On
Saturday, I participated in rabbit showmanship and I won third in my class with a perfect score of 100%!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also discovered that my two jar display of
tomato salsa and berry salsa and a pair of boots that I made from the fiber
from my Angora rabbits won Best in Show!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>On Saturday night, I along with a few friends from 4-H participated in
the Fashions with a Flair to show outfits that we constructed ourselves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My outfit was a pair of shorts that I
actually wove the fabric with fiber from my animals and a shirt that I knit and
crocheted also with fiber from my animals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I won first place in my class!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
had a lot of fun representing PaSRBA while helping with the celebrity rabbit
hopping contest as well as the meat pen auction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">The next day, Monday, started off with working in an
information booth which are worked by 4-Hers from our county throughout the week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We provide the answers for questions about
the Farm Show or 4-H. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then I worked with
the Bell family to speak in the rabbit room about all uses of rabbits and hand
out samples of delicious rabbit meat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I even had
the chance to walk around the Farm Show with friends and watch the square
dancing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hopefully, one of these years,
I will be able to participate in the square dancing!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">On Tuesday morning I competed in one of my favorite events
at Farm Show.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This event is the
wonderful potato judging contest!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
really like being a part of this contest because it is very different and you
learn a lot about potatoes and choosing good potatoes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You also learn about the different defects a
potato can have.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My team actually placed
8<sup>th</sup>!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">Wednesday is always a busy day at the Farm Show for my
family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is Fleece to Shawl
day!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you aren’t familiar with the
Fleece to Shawl event, it is a competition for teams of five youth who take a
fleece from a sheep and the carder cards the fiber to then hand it off to the
three spinners to spin the fiber into yarn and then hand it off to the weaver
to weave the yarn into a shawl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All of
this has to happen in three hours!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As
you can imagine, we have to work very fast in order to finish and we also need
a lot of practice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each team also has a
theme that the shawl represents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This
year, my team’s theme was New Blossoms, so we had the colors of wild flowers
and we all wore dresses and flower crowns.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We hand-dyed our shawl with purples, coral, blues, light green, pale
yellow, and delicate pinks. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My mom
actually is the 4-H leader of the Dauphin County Fiber Club and we had three teams
compete this year!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The two other team’s
themes were Coffee and 101 Dalmatians.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The 101 Dalmatian team won third place, the Coffee team won the fleece
award and Reserve Champions, and my team won Champion and I actually won the
weaver’s award!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dauphin County was awarded the top three teams!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">Thursday morning brought some excitement for Blue Mountain
Farms because we were awarded Best Commercial Booth with Sales at the Farm Show!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was an honor to receive because of all
of the work we put into our products and our products are from our own
animals!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That night, my family and the Dauphin
County Fiber Club Competed in the Angorapalooza.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This event is new to the Farm Show and it is
a timed competition where you have five members on a team and the harvester
harvests the fiber off of an Angora rabbit and hands it off to the three
spinners who spin the fiber into yarn for the weaver to weave a scarf.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This isn’t hurting the rabbits because we are
taking off their old coat that is being pushed out by their new coat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had four teams and our themes were the
four top agricultural products in Pennsylvania.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, we had Team Mushroom, Team Produce, Team
Poultry, and Team Dairy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We all had a
wonderful time and we all finished with time to spare.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ashley, my sister, was on Team Produce and
she served as the weaver and I served as the weaver on Team Dairy and we were
neck and neck on time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We almost
finished at the same time!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Team Poultry
won fourth, Team Mushroom took third, Team Dairy won Reserve Champions, and
Team Produce won Champion!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We all did
very well!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">The last day was bittersweet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was sad to see that Farm Show was coming to
an end, however, at the end of the day, my family celebrates with a nice dinner
and we all get together to thank everyone for everything they helped with throughout
the week!</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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Madihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998909076750541486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685406468698250961.post-42182909869336151892016-12-01T13:21:00.003-08:002016-12-01T13:21:32.451-08:00Sometimes You Just Shouldn’t Quit
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Hello everyone, with all the negative currently surrounding
us all in the news, I thought you might enjoy a heartfelt story that surely
should brighten your day.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Did you ever
have one of those times that you just thought, hmmm, maybe, just maybe, I ought
to give this a chance?</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Well, recently
that happened for me.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">The result was a
wonderful surprise, I affectionately call Lil’ Nugget.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">You see, I raise Angoras, all four
breeds.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">As many of you may or may not
know, Giant Angoras aren’t always the best mothers; however, I had one last
year that I bred, she kindled, and believe it or not, all kits were in the nest
box!</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Whew, I couldn’t believe it.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I should have continued to hold my breath
because on day 5, the doe kicked one of the kits out of the box.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I found the little kit the next morning,
cold, dehydrated, and well, not looking so good.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I’m a sucker for the runt.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">
</span></span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Always have been!</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">So, I decided
to give it a chance; of course, the odds were slim to none.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I took the little kit inside, warmed it up,
and, since I raise dairy goats, warmed up some milk.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Once it pinked up a bit, I offered it a bit
of the milk.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Ever so carefully, I
managed to squeeze several drops into the dehydrated kit.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">A few hours later, I repeated this
process.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">In fact, I repeated this four
times a day for weeks.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">After a few
weeks, the kit actually helped me hold a small bottle I had made for it!</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">By week four, the kit actually passed the
size of its siblings and I was able to tell that it was a doe I named Lil’
Nugget!</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Lil’ Nugget and I have been on several adventures.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">She joined me at our local extension office
for a summer camp, several shows including my county 4-H fair, and yes, even
ARBA Nationals this year in San Diego.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I
proudly brought Lil’ Nugget with me to show her.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I was also quite proud of the fact that at 9
months old, she weighed in at a whopping 10 pounds 11 ounces!</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Even after her long trip to San Diego, she
remained in a beautiful show coat and went on to win a few Best in Shows and
Reserve in Shows in my area.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I recently
clipped her down and am looking forward to breeding her.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I’m thinking she might be a great mom!</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">If not, I’ll be there to help her, bottle and
all.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">So, the moral to my story, is just
sometimes, we should give a chance to the little guy, they might just surprise
you.</span><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></div>
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<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><span style="font-size: large;"></span><span style="font-size: large;"></span>Madihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998909076750541486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685406468698250961.post-26026067908362678712016-11-10T08:53:00.000-08:002016-11-10T10:08:09.940-08:00The Choice<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Every
day, I have a choice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do I wake up, feed
my animals, work, do what is best for me because no one else will do it if I don’t,
or do I stay in bed and wait for things to be handed to me?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This whole race to become the next President,
senator, or representative has turned into a nightmare.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A very one-sided, I’m right, you’re wrong
situation that some people don’t even feel comfortable voicing their own
opinion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many people have such a strong
opinion and feel so passionately about it that it is dividing friendships,
families, and more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Trump’s
slogan during his entire race was, “Make America Great Again!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hillary’s slogan was, “Stronger Together.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This isn’t something that Trump and Hillary
would be able to succeed in doing alone, nor is either idea any less important
because the other one lost!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We all have
a responsibility to “Make America Great Again!” and we are definitely “Stronger
Together!”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">This
is a task that every American has to contribute towards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We have to be kind to each other and all work
to achieve a balance on what is best for this wonderful country and do it
together. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Instead of fighting with
others over their differences, we need to respect them, embrace them, or at the
very least try to understand them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes,
we will run into hurdles and we won’t always succeed in what we may be
attempting to accomplish, but we won’t always fail either.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take Thomas Edison for example.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With very limited resources, he used multiple
products to create the first successful light bulb which was actually economically
viable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While others had also created
them before him, his perseverance helped him build a better product we take for
granted today.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">If
you’re looking for someone who is a bit more modern day, look to James Dyson
for an example.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He worked and worked for
five years to build a vacuum that would actually clean a floor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He failed a lot, 5,127 times to be exact, but
when he finally succeeded, he didn’t stop and retire, even though he could
have, he is still working to improve his original model.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Will a vacuum change the world?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No, but it did make things a lot easier for us.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 200%;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I am always told the 4-H motto which is, “Make
the Best Better,” and I always strive to do just that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You know, America was founded because Christopher
Columbus failed to sail his proper route.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Failing isn’t always a bad thing and everything happens for a
reason.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So now, we can all make our plans
to flee the country or complain about Trump being the new President, but I am
going to continue to be kind and work hard because my opportunities aren’t just
handed to me and I have to work for them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I will continue to “Make the Best Better”. Will I be able to change the
world, by myself?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No, but I will work
hard to make my dreams come true because, no matter what, the government can’t
change that.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This past week, I enjoyed every minute of participating in the 2016 Pa 4-H State Achievement Days. I am so thankful for all of the opportunities that 4-H has to offer. This is an event, held at Penn State Campus, where 4-Hers can go and compete in one competition such as rabbit bowl, livestock skillathon, horse judging, chicken BBQ, questing, and so much more. This year, I participated in the Rabbit and Cavy bowl. We are judged both as an individual as we make our way through a skill-a-thon that contained a section of Breed I.D., nest box scenarios, test your knowledge, and more. Next, we gathered with our team and we participated in a quiz bowl. You really have to be quick to answer because the competition is tough. I placed first in the junior individual division and my team placed second overall in the quiz bowl. We had a great time!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You know, though, 4-H State Achievement Days isn't just about the competition. We attend opening ceremonies where there is always a very inspirational speaker who works to instill leadership skills in each of us. This year's speaker shared his story all the while teaching us about setting goals and being persistent to achieve them. I began to think that if more youth had opportunities like I and my fellow 4-H'ers had, perhaps we wouldn't be worried about our youth or our country. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've been blessed to have many opportunities as a result of 4-H and many other wonderful organizations that I've been a part of. I am so very thankful to all the people who have helped me achieve many of my accomplishments such as recently earning my registrar's license at age 14 through the American Rabbit Breeders Association! I could not have done that without the help from Mrs. Ruth-Ann Bell, Matt Bishop, Ashley, my sister, and my mom. They were always there for me when I needed help to study or go to a show to work with another judge. My accomplishments at 4-H State Achievement Days were made possible with the help of Mrs. Lori Jo Whitehaus, my 4-H rabbit leader. She put together my team and held study sessions at her house, which I've attended for several years now. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The volunteers in the organizations I've been blessed to be a part of give endless support to the youth. Many of them have their own children who grow up and go on to help as well. I've also appreciated the additional support I've received from the judges and registrars who worked with me as I strived to complete my license. Mr. Eric Stewart has always been available to answer all of my questions, Mr. Rob Frizzell, Mrs. Bonnie Burdick, and Mr. G. Joseph Colucci who all allowed me to work with them in judging, and Ms. Danielle Barbacow who worked with me in the registrar process. There are many other individuals who have worked with me too. I don't mean to slight them, but I do want to call attention to the fact that so many people help provide opportunities for the youth to learn and grow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've seen several posts on Facebook lately speaking about how kids aren't learning basic life skills because those classes have been eliminated in the schools. Well, 4-H, PaSRBA, The American Rabbit Breeders Association, and many other youth organizations are out there doing just that, teaching kids the value of a strong work ethic and so much more. I'm so thankful to be a part of it all. Maybe that's how we start to make America great again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hello everyone! I am on the home stretch! I can see the light! I have nine days of school left before that summer vacation begins! I can't believe that I am almost finished with my freshman year of high school. Man does time fly. I feel like I just started to homeschool yesterday and here I am with the end of freshman year just around the corner! Along with almost being finished with school, I have also been working a lot with Iris. She is improving and learning a lot. I really am having a blast with her and I can't wait to see what the future will look like with her and I. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've been working a lot with my goats as well. I finally have Angora goat does and one dairy goat doe too! There must be something in our water because we don't usually see a lot of doe kids born here! Every kidding season, there will be a ratio of 1 doe to 3 bucks born if not more bucks! I was just glad to finally see some does especially out of Cocoa, who I've only ever had one buck from. This year, Cocoa had triplets! One doe, Mo Mo, and two bucks, of course, but at least there is a doe in there. I also have little Shadowcat who had twin does. Shadowcat is an Angora goat that always had does. This year, she had two jet black kids, Sabrina and Nixi. Sabrina has a little white spot on her head but Nixi is all black. There is also Elle who kidded for her first time this year. She did a great job and, she even had a doe! Her little doe kid's name is Ondina. Then there are the bucks, Cam, Cocoa's two little boys who still need names, and Little Squirt who will be going to a new home with his mom soon. Queen bee, my Leicester Longwool sheep, had her first lamb this year. If you haven't already guessed, it's a ram. I haven't named him yet, but he is a noisy little guy. I think he takes after his mom on that part.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Hello everyone! I have been very busy lately with one special friend. Her name is Iris and she is my puppy. In case you don't know the story about Iris, the following is a little summary:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: large;">"<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Lily had her puppies. She had a litter of six and they are all healthy." I contacted Kelly, from Hopping Acres, a few times just checking in on them and every time, she would make sure that I knew that there was a waiting list for these puppies. I wasn't too thrilled to hear that, but I was glad that all of the puppies were going to permanent homes. After two weeks, Christmas came around. Every year, we go on a scavenger hunt for one of our presents. This year, we did one for mom, then Tyler, Ashley, and finally me. I was a little bit confused when mom sat me down in a chair in front of the computer and started to play a slideshow of all of my animal projects through 4-H. Towards the end, there was a picture of Dexter, our Bichon we lost earlier this year, and it said, "Gone but not forgotten." The next picture was a picture of my favorite puppy out of Lily's litter and it said, "Do you have room for me?" I balled my eyes out! I couldn't believe my eyes! I named her Iris and she was going to be my puppy! Iris is a Karakachan puppy. Karakachans are a Bulgarian breed that are rare. I couldn't wait to pick her up on January 31st! It's safe to say that I had the best Christmas ever."</span></span><br />
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Since January 31st, I have been working very hard with her. In fact, she already knows how to "sit", "lay down ", "stay" and "give paw"! She is a very smart dog and I really look forward to agility with her. I have started introducing her the agility equipment already! I think that her favorite so far is either the bridge or the tunnel. She is also trying to learn how to be off leash without running off. Sometimes she is a perfect angel, but other times she likes to check things out I guess, but she loves treats when she listens! One of the challenges so far is the teeter totter. She is scared of the fact that it drops down when she is still on it. I am desensitizing her to the idea and she is warming up to it. I am very proud of her and I really look forward to our future.<br />
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<br /></span>Madihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998909076750541486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685406468698250961.post-80357914649663863852016-03-07T12:14:00.000-08:002016-03-07T12:14:12.577-08:00PaSRBA<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The first weekend of February was filled with friends, family, lots of rabbits, and more. It was time for the Pennsylvania State Rabbit Breeders Association convention. The excitement for this event starts in December as I prepare my applications for competing in the royalty contest. There are three applications which include the following: management (you have questions about the management of your rabbitry), achievement (you have a few questions to answer about your accomplishments in your project), and finally royalty (questions on why you are running for royalty). These applications take a lot of time and effort. I always complete my applications and try to get them in early in case there are any computer glitches. Once my applications are sent in and I am signed up for the contest, it's time to study! I study a lot for this event because there is a lot that I have to put into each contest. I always enjoy participating in royalty. I also have to groom and prepare my rabbits I think are in top condition to go to PaSRBA. I definitely try to pick rabbits that I have worked really hard with as angora rabbits take months to be ready for a show. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">When we started the youth contests, it was a little bit crazy since some of my times were a little bit close together. I participated in the first Art Sweinhart Memorial youth award. Art was very big influence helping youth improve with their rabbits and always being there for anyone who needed him. He was very special to my family and always will be. I was honored to be one of the ten chosen to prepare a presentation on their rabbit project. You had to bring a doe and two of her offspring for your presentation. I had a PowerPoint presentation and I talked about a project in which I introduced Satin rabbits into my Satin Angora lines to improve the faults I was having with my Satin Angora rabbits. The Art Sweinhart Memorial Contest was the first thing that I completed on Friday night. I then participated in Breed-ID. Breed-ID is a contest where you have to completely identify 25 rabbits or cavies. I thought that I did very well. I then participated in rabbit showmanship and I was very happy on how that went. <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue light" , , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"> now had time to compete in judging. For judging, you have to judge four classes of four rabbits or cavies and hope that you place them in the as close to the order as an ARBA Certified Judge has placed them earlier in the day. Many breeders loan their rabbits to the youth for these contests, making it possible for them to even take place. Once all the "borrowed" rabbits arrive, the judge will go through them and give his placings and reasoning to the chairperson of the event in preparation for the youth to go through in groups of 4 to try their hand at it as well. </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: large;">After all of the contests, it is time to relax until everyone is finished. I then help the volunteers load up and pack up. The volunteers are great because they are always there helping to run things smoothly. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Saturday morning, it was test and interview day. I always get a bit nervous for the interview, but this year, I was excited! I don't know why, but I was; surprisingly, it was the best I've felt after an interview yet! I was very proud of myself and how I competed in everything! I also thought that I did very well on the test. Now, we had to wait until the evening when they announce the awards at the banquet. During the day, I showed my rabbits. I showed two American Fuzzy Lops, two Satin Angoras, one Giant Angora, one English Lop, and one Californian. All of my rabbits placed well, but my one Satin Angora, Bow, won best of breed and received excellent comments. I was so proud of that since she was out of my own rabbits and she is 100% from my rabbitry. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The day was coming closer and closer to the banquet so I left to prepare. When I walked in, I was greeted by a lot of my friends and we sat down to wait before we ate. After dinner, the awards began. The first award given was the Adult and Youth Service Award and to my surprise, I was announced as the recipient! I was very proud to except that award and couldn't believe all the wonderful things that Mrs. Valerie Mayle had to say about me. Next, they announced the Art Swienhart memorial youth award. I was nervous to see who won because I wanted someone that knew Art very well to win. I was not expecting my name to be called, but it was! All of that work, and I won for the first time! I was so proud! It was a very humbling moment for me as Art has been so influential in the rabbit world. He is missed dearly and I will treasure that award always. I also will continue to work on my project to continue improving my lines. The next award given was the sweepstakes award and rabbit youth exhibitor of the year was awarded to me! I was shocked! After that, youth choice award was announced and my mom, Angie, won! I am so proud of her! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Finally, the youth contest awards were given. They always start with the Management and Achievement applications. I placed second in both categories. Next, they announced breed ID. I won Breed ID in my age category! Can you believe that? Also, my Breed ID team won second against all of the other teams! In judging, I did not place, but a lot of my friends did and I am proud of them for it! I also placed first in showmanship. They began announcing the royalty... When they begin, they start with the youngest category and work their way up to King and Queen. They began getting closer and closer to my category. I knew that I was competing with a lot of girls who work hard in their projects too so I wasn't sure who would win. The announcement was, "And your 2016 PaSRBA Duchess is Madison Shaw." I was speechless! The 2016 royalty court is wonderful and I can't wait to see how this year unfolds.</span></div>
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Madihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998909076750541486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685406468698250961.post-15537167359356380032016-01-21T10:47:00.001-08:002016-01-21T10:47:10.026-08:00A Week Well Filled<span style="font-size: large;">Farm Show of 2016 is history already. It feels like the year of 2015 just started and here we are in 2016! This year is flying by and it just started. It was a great Farm Show week and I am glad that I was able to spend it with the people I did. The week started out amazing because of the rabbit show. All of my rabbits did really well, but one of my rabbits that participated is very special to me. His name is Zo, a Giant Angora. When Zo was born, his mom didn't take care of him and he was the only survivor out of a litter of ten. Zo needed a lot of special care in order to live. Today, Zo is about 10 1/2 pounds and he was ready for Farm Show. I showed him in his class and he won best of breed! As if that wasn't an accomplishment in and of itself, he went on to win Reserve in Show! That means that he placed second of all the others shown in all the breeds in the youth show! I am so proud of him. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Saturday, the opening day, I started by participating in a sheep skill-a-thon. In this skill-a-thon, it was my first year competing and I wasn't really sure how I was going to do. I am proud to say that I placed 8th in my category! After the sheep skill-a-thon, I participated in rabbit showmanship. I was really nervous because it was my first time in the senior division and I was using Zo for the first time as well. Normally, I participate in showmanship with a smaller American Fuzzy Lop. Even though I had those things pondering in my mind, I still went up and tried my best. I waited in suspense until I knew how or if I placed. They announced the senior category last starting with 5th place and as they worked their way to first, I could hardly believe when they announced my name as the first place winner! I couldn't believe it and my mom even shed some tears! I was thrilled!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sunday consisted of a lot of presentations in the rabbit room. Also, checking in with mom at our Blue Mountain Farms booth, which did very well throughout the week. Sunday led into Monday very quickly. On Monday, I spent most of the day in the rabbit room trying to promote PaSRBA, <strong>P</strong>ennsylvania <strong>S</strong>tate <strong>R</strong>abbit <strong>B</strong>reeders <strong>A</strong>ssociation, as best as I possibly could and I also participated in a demonstration about the fiber aspect of rabbits. I also volunteered in a 4-H Information booth on Monday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Tuesday was fulfilled with Potato Judging in the morning. Yes, I did just say potato judging, who knew? I participated in that contest with a team of three from Dauphin county. I was very proud of my team because we placed fourth and it was only our second year! Tuesday night was spent packing up and preparing for Wednesday's Fleece to Shawl and Sheep to Shawl. Of course that was the night that it snowed as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Wednesday, we started very early and ended very late. We had three youth teams participating in Fleece to Shawl and one adult team in Sheep to Shawl. My team's theme was the 80's since that was the year that the Sheep to Shawl was first held. We built on the theme a lot. Our team's name is the Twisted Sisters so we incorporated that a lot. The other teams had themes of mermaids and lanterns. We all did very well and I am proud to be a part of Tri-County 4-H Fiber Artists club. My team finished with only three minutes to spare! Sadly, we were five inches short so we placed last, but we also walk away with the weavers and overall spinners award! Also, our shawl sold for $1,650! We were proud of how we did and we are already talking about next year. I am also so, so proud of my mom and sister's team. They finished and did very well too! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thursday came and went. In the morning, I showed my sheep, Queen Bee and Queen Polly. I thought that they did very well. I didn't place very well because the judge wasn't judging them on their wool, he was judging them on meat which is not their primary use. We did the best we could and that's all that matters. That night, I also helped usher at the rodeo for a fundraiser for 4-H Exchange club. I had a great time and I even was able to watch a little bit of the rodeo! I hope next year, I can sit down and watch the whole rodeo. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I couldn't believe it, but it was Friday already! With Friday, came the Open sheep show. I showed my two sheep and it was the same story on Friday as it was on Thursday. The Judge was looking for more size and structure, but it's okay, I had the chance to walk around and enjoy the day then. I walked around with some friends and I had good time. Once the evening rolled around, I participated in the Angora Palooza. Angora Palooza is an event much like the Sheep to Shawl, but we use rabbits instead of sheep and we construct scarves instead of shawls. This was the first year that we held this event so we only had four teams. Since we had four teams, we thought that it would be a fun idea if we used the four seasons as our themes! I served as the weaver of the spring team. All of the teams finished in time and my team placed second! Tyler, my brother, was the auctioneer of the scarves and he did a wonderful job; he even set a record! The Angora Palooza was a very fun event and I hope we have it next year so it can grow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We blinked and it was the last day, Saturday was here! I spent the morning in the rabbit room. I was sad that it was the last day already. I wished that it was a little bit longer, but at the same time I was glad that I didn't have to wake up early and I could stay at home. It was crazy that night because we had to load up and get everything together plus, Tyler, Ashley, Matt, and I all had to usher at the rodeo. When we went home, mom made dinner for all of us, and we had a Farm Show after party. </span><br />
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Madihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998909076750541486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685406468698250961.post-18769330697082134012016-01-18T14:24:00.000-08:002016-01-18T14:24:07.548-08:00Iris!!<span style="font-size: large;">Some of the best things come when you wait. I have wanted a puppy for a long time now. I wanted a puppy to teach agility and have as a friend. I've asked and asked and asked and asked when finally, mom said, "We will go to a shelter to look into adopting a dog after Farm Show." I was okay with that, so I started looking at dogs available in shelters. I found one dog. His name was Dino, a Border Collie Labrador Retriever mix. Right away told mom about him and we started filling out the adoption application for him. I was really hopeful about Dino. Once we finished the application, we sent it in. I emailed the place that he was housed and asked what his story was. They emailed back saying that he was a stray found in Georgia. They also said that they did not receive our application so they sent us a different form we started to fill out the form, but at the bottom, it said,"All animals on the property that the animal will be kept on need to be spayed or neutered." May I just add, I live on a farm? So, Dino didn't work out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">About a week later, my mom, sister Ashley, her boyfriend Matt, his mom Deb, and I all went to an open house that Kelly Anderson, the same person who gave me Queen Bee and Queen Polly, my sheep, was hosting. Kelly lives in West Virginia, so we had an early morning start. Once we arrived, we presented her with a gift that was very special to her. Ashley, my mom, and I all worked together to construct a hand knit blanket from animals, sheep and rabbits, that she had given us! We also processed the fiber in the fiber mill! She was thrilled with her gift! After the surprise, we went outside to see some of the animals. Needless to say, I went over to her dogs. She has a breed of dog that are on the conservancy list much like the Leicester Longwool sheep, the Karakachan which originates in Bulgaria. Little did I know, Lily, one of her dogs, was due to have a litter the next week! I was so happy for Kelly! I spent the afternoon talking to her husband, Rick, about how Karakachans would be with agility. I talked to him for a long time. After my conversation with him, I decided that Karakachans were the breed that I needed to work with. I kept up with Lily on how she was doing and when she was going to have her puppies. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The following week, Lily had her puppies. She had a litter of six and they are all healthy. I contacted Kelly a few times just checking in on them and every time, she would make sure that I knew that there was a waiting list for these puppies. I wasn't too thrilled to hear that, but I was glad that all of the puppies were going to permanent homes. After two weeks, Christmas came around. Every year, we go on a scavenger hunt for our biggest presents. This year, we did one for mom, then Tyler, Ashley, and finally me. I was a little bit confused when mom sat me down in a chair in front of the computer and started to play a slideshow of all of my animal projects through 4-H. Towards the end, there was a picture of Dexter and it said, "Gone but not forgotten." The next picture was a picture of my favorite puppy out of Lily's litter and it said, "Do you have room for me?" I balled my eyes out! I couldn't believe my eyes! I named her Iris and she will be my puppy! I can't wait to get her on January 31st! It's safe to say that I had the best Christmas ever. </span></div>
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Madihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998909076750541486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685406468698250961.post-3500717997983685422015-12-08T09:54:00.000-08:002015-12-08T09:54:01.728-08:00Little Nugget <span style="font-size: large;">The past few days, I have been caring for one little friend. This friend has had a tough life so far. I am hoping that my friend makes it. This friend is a baby Giant Angora rabbit. I call her Little Nugget. The day she was born, I found her on the rabbitry floor. The mom wasn't too fond of them on day one. She had a total of 8. Unfortunately 4 did not make it. I still had four left so right away a ran into the house to keep them warm and care for them. Once they were all warm, I carried the mom, Abby, into the house to let her nurse the babies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After two weeks of walking out to the rabbitry, taking Abby out of her cage, carrying her into the house, and holding her in a way that she is comfortable and the kits could nurse still, I decided that she might like to care for them herself. After I put them together, she seemed to show much curiosity for them, so I checked on them hourly. They all had full milk bellies so I thought they should be okay. Once they were under Abby's care for two days, I checked each one to see how they were doing. I was mortified to see that the runt was rejected! I separated Little Nugget from Abby and brought her into the house. I stole a bag of goat milk that was in the freezer to start defrosting so I could feed Nugget. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Once the milk was defrosted a little, I heated up a bottle for Nugget. She drank it right away!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">"Oh, hello there."</span></td></tr>
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Madihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998909076750541486noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685406468698250961.post-34857864402197276992015-11-07T18:24:00.000-08:002015-11-24T07:35:07.179-08:00A Great Trip and Great Memories<span style="font-size: large;">Hello everyone! This past week was the American Rabbit Breeders Association national convention, held in Portland, Oregon! I am so glad that I had the opportunity to go. Since it was so far away, my mom and I flew out instead of driving. It was very stressful because I have never flown rabbits before and I wasn't sure how it was going to work out. I am happy to say the, with a lot of paper work and figuring out, my three rabbits, Nate, Brown Sugar, and Trump, all made it onto the plane safe and sound! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The day that we arrived, we put the rabbits in their pens to get acclimated and then we went to the youth area so I could check into the youth contest the next day. I participated in breed ID, judging, team breed ID, team judging, and I also had to take a written exam. For breed ID, you only have to go in once, but since I was on a team, our whole team had to go in together. If you are on a team, you do not talk to each other, but your scores are all combined. Your personal score is what you have for participating as an individual. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After breed ID, I then went to my judging class. For judging, you judge four classes of either rabbits or cavies and you have 7 minutes per class. For team, each member of your team has to pick two of four classes and those are the two classes you judge. For team, I chose a class of New Zealands and a class of English Spots. I liked those two classes because they were both interesting breeds and I knew a little bit about each breed. I was happy to be on my team because we all worked well together and had a great time too. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Sunday, all of the royalty contestants had to take a written exam. I usually look forward to the exam since you learn something new every year; however, the exam this year was very challenging. It was a little confusing at times, but I now have something to study for next year. It also prepared me a little for my registrars test that I am hoping to retake in January. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Once you are finished with everything, you wait to see if you receive a call back for an interview. I am very proud to say that I was called back for an interview! That in itself was an accomplishment since I was in such a large group of impressive girls. I was thrilled with how I did in the interview and then it was time to wait. At this point, you don't know how well you competed until the banquet. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Sunday, the same day as the test, all of my rabbits showed. In American Fuzzy Lops, Brown Sugar, a solid senior doe, placed third in a class of 14! Nate, a broken senior buck, placed second out of a class of 8! I was ecstatic to see how well they did. For English Angoras, my little white senior buck, who I worked very hard to make it to this show, placed second to the best in show winner! That is a pretty big deal, I think. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Tuesday, I didn't have much to do during the day, so my mom and two friends of ours went to see what all Oregon had to offer. We only had a few hours, but we were not going all that way without putting our piggies in the Pacific. So we went to the beach! It was a very pretty beach, but it was a little chilly. I am excited that I get to cross that off my bucket list!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">That night it was time for the youth banquet where all of the awards were presented. I am happy to be in District 9 because we all sat together and had a wonderful time. It was also interesting because all of the teams that participated together sat with each other. Now, in my opinion, that is what it's all about. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After dinner, it was finally time for the awards. They started with the Management and Achievement contest. It was an honor to be the winner of District 9 and a runner up nationally for both contests! After that, breed ID and judging awards were announced. For team breed ID and judging, we learned that our team placed as runner up nationally! We were all very proud of ourselves. Although I didn't place for the Duchess category, I think that I, and my team, did very well!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Well, the next day was the last day, and I was happy to know that I was going home, but I was sad to say goodbye to the convention center. I had a wonderful time and I can't wait until next year!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Abigail and I ready for our interviews</span> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Waiting for English Angoras to show</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Trump!!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">While we were gone, we lost a great friend. Dexter walked a little too close to the mailman's car and sadly was run over. He was 14 years old and was such an awesome dog. He gave us so many great memories and I will always miss him. I loved this little guy, but he is in a better place now. He is now able to see and not have to worry whether he'll make it up the next step or not. I miss him already! Bye bye Dexter. You were the best dog. Enjoy the Rainbow Bridge. </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />Madihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998909076750541486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685406468698250961.post-52823639718023711302015-10-27T10:44:00.002-07:002015-11-07T18:24:25.254-08:00A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with a Single Step<span style="font-size: large;">Hello everyone! I am counting down the days until we leave for the American Rabbit Breeders Association national convention! I am so excited for it! I have been keeping busy with grooming my rabbits, studying, preparing cages and kennels for the flight, and so much more. I have also been busy with some other things too. Such as The Pa State Horse Show and shadowing my veterinarian, Cindy. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As for the State Horse Show, I qualified to show my miniature horse, Journey, in a trial class and CJ in intermediate English showmanship. On Thursday, Journey stayed the night at the Farm Show Complex, where the show was held, and on Friday morning was shown in his class. As soon as we arrived on Thursday night, I gave him a bath and worked him so he would get acclimated. Once he was all settled in with his blanket on, I went home until the next morning. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Friday morning, even before the crack of dawn, my mom and I drove to the Farm Show so we could ready Journey for the show. Matt Bishop also came down that morning to help me with Journey. I prepared him by lunging him in an outdoor pen, then we practiced in the schooling class, and finally I dressed in my English showing clothes and fancied Journey for his class! I thought we were doing well with time, but then realized we were the first to go out of 18 contestants. The announcer was calling for line-ups and we were still in the stall. So we had to race to the line-up in order to make it on time. We made it with only moments to spare and even less than that to catch my breath. I was beaming when I heard my name and number announced over the loud speaker at the Pennsylvania State 4-H Horse Show! We have come a long way since his early days of leaving me in the dust when he would escape my grip, which he did often. Now, here we were performing with the best of the best. Once we completed our pattern, I was very proud of how we did! Even though we didn't place, I still think that we did an awesome job! I did a lot of work with the little nugget and am looking forward to continuing next year with him. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next day, Matt brought CJ down for our Sunday morning Showmanship class. I worked a lot with her that night and then gave her a bath. At 5:00 Sunday morning, Matt and Ashley went down to the Farm Show and started braiding CJ's mane. At 5:30, my mom and I headed down with breakfast (which was a lifesaver that day, thanks to mom!). I helped with CJ and then prepared for the show. Once CJ and I were ready, we headed down to the arena where we showed. We were the fifth to show in our class of 25 youth. I watched the first few give their best while I warmed up. They called my number, 353, and I lined up to start. As soon as I heard the announcer say, "Thank you," I felt like jumping up and down with joy! I showed two horses at the state horse show and did well in both of my classes! I was very proud of CJ, Journey, and myself. Matt, Ashley, and my mom were all very happy and proud as well! At that time, they announced everyone back in to the ring to call the placements. I am very, very proud to announce that we won 10th place! I was ecstatic! Thanks to Matt, Ashley, and my mom who helped me a lot and I wouldn't have been able to do it without them! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For my biology class this year in school, I am shadowing my veterinarian, Cindy. She has been able to teach me a lot already and I've only shadowed her twice. I am really looking forward to this. Yesterday was the second time that I shadowed her and I had the wonderful chance to watch her give a dairy cow surgery! Let's just say that this is only reinforcing the fact that I really hope to become a veterinarian when I grow up and hope to continue shadowing and learning more every time! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Until I come back from A.R.B.A. nationals (there will definitely have a new blog post then!),</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Your friend, </span><br />
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Madihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998909076750541486noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685406468698250961.post-288505595810127862015-10-14T10:43:00.002-07:002015-10-14T10:43:15.849-07:00ARBA Nationals..... Here We Come!<span style="font-size: large;">Well, here we go! A few weeks ago, I sent in my applications for this year's 2015 American Rabbit Breeders Association convention! This year, the event will be held in Portland, Oregon. My mom and I were originally planning on driving there, but then we researched the time and pricing. We've decided that it would be better to fly! We can't be away as long as it would take to drive all the way across the country and back again; not to mention the fact the fiber mill wouldn't be getting any spinning finished without mom. Ashley does a great job, but she can't do everything herself, and that's our livelihood. Also, I would miss my animals and feel bad for my family members who were here feeding all of them for such a long period of time. So, we decided to fly. I am going to try and take three rabbits there. Hope it will all go well!</span><br />
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<br />Madihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998909076750541486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685406468698250961.post-46134350020942353552015-09-23T06:53:00.000-07:002015-09-23T07:26:30.745-07:00Gone Too Soon, but Never Forgotten<span style="font-size: large;">It just can't be. I can't believe I was just with you only a few short weeks ago. I can't remember a time that you haven't been there! Rabbits have been such a huge part of my life since I was only 4 years old. You helped make that a wonderfully, happy, and positive experience. I will always remember your encouragement, support, and laugh. Rabbit Shows, LVRBA, PaSRBA, Farm Show, and more won't be the same without you. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You were always so supportive of all the youth programs and always one of the first to congratulate any of us in our accomplishments. You've never had a bad word to say to someone unless it was to make fun of them, to give them a hard time, or to make them laugh and boy were you good at giving my sister a hard time and I loved it! But, always, you only did it because you cared. You genuinely cared about each and every one of us. You helped me push myself to be better at many things such as rabbit showmanship, showing, and so much more. It's sad to see you go and like I said earlier, so much will never be the same. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Art, you will be missed by so many people that you have helped along the way. You were that person who no matter what, you'd be there. I'm sure you are singing now. You truly are gone too soon, but, will never be forgotten. </span><br />
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Madihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998909076750541486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685406468698250961.post-25868363021969580802015-08-22T14:37:00.000-07:002015-08-22T14:38:13.782-07:00Time Flies, but Not Memories <span style="font-size: large;">Summer,</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Where have you gone? It feels like you just came the other day! Now school is right around the corner, I am going into 9th grade, 4-H fair came and went, and so did my first 4-H State Achievement Days! Well, I can a least tell how <span style="font-family: inherit;">everything</span> went. Last week, I went to my very first State Achievement Days,<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">4-H State Achievement Days is an educational three-day program for 4-H members (ages 13-18), sponsored each year by Penn State Extension. This annual event is held to demonstrate achievement of 4-H members and provide recognition of their accomplishments in competitive as well as non-competitive events. I participated in the Livestock Skill-a-thon. My team and I practiced with Cindy Foulke, our vet, 4-H leader, and a wonderful teacher. She taught us a lot of what we know, and thanks to her, we went, did a great job, had a lot of fun, and learned a lot. Our team placed 1st and I placed 2nd overall as an individual! I was very proud of how we placed.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the last day of State Days, our Dauphin County 4-H Fair started. We left Penn State and headed right to the Farm Show Complex for 4-H Fair. Thanks to my mom, sister, and Papa who worked very hard to get all of my animals to fair that morning. Also, thank you, Matt Bishop, for bringing his horse CJ to fair and getting her all settled in. As soon as I arrived, I fed goats and rabbits, checked on all of the waters, checked on Journey, fed him, set up a goat agility course, and prepared my goat for my Large Animal Pet Project. For my Large Animal Pet Project, I taught my goat, Scooby, using clicker training techniques! We started in March and now he can go over an agility course that my dad and I built and he listens to my commands. I was very proud of him because even with all of the noises and distractions, he still went over and through everything that he was asked to! I am happy to say that we won first place! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The same night of the Large Animal Pet Projects, they held the Dairy show, which meant that I showed my dairy goats. First was showmanship. I used my La Mancha doe, Cocoa, for my class and we did very well. We one first in our class! After showmanship, we held the dairy goat breed show. The first breed up was La Mancha. That meant that Cocoa was my first goat to show for the day. She did very well and the judge said a lot of nice things about her. Next, I showed my Nubians, Peek-A-Boo, Daphne, and Luna. Peek-A-Boo did great considering that she went lame for seven weeks just a few months ago and she is an older doe. She did, however, move on to the picking of the Champion Nubian. Daphne and Luna also moved on to that class. Luna was Reserve Champion Nubian and Peek-A-Boo won Champion! He did say that Daphne has a lot of potential but not the maturity as the others. After showing Peek there, I did decide to let her retire and enjoy life. So she is now dried up and I will not use her for breeding this fall. She will just be enjoying life and watching over all the other goats as she has always been quite maternal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Whew - that was just day one! The second day included the horse show and the rabbit show. I began the day with feeding all my animals housed at the fair, cleaned pens, groomed rabbits, and then prepared myself and the horses for showmanship. I was fortunate to use C.J. for showmanship and we actually placed third which qualified us for the district horse show. As soon as I was finished in the showmanship ring, I quickly ran over to the rabbit show where I was able to show all my rabbits. They all did well and I went on to win Best in Show with my English Angora from my friend Donna. He is gorgeous. After the show, we had to complete showmanship which I did using my American Fuzzy Lop named Julius Pepper. We did very well and I won showmanship with a perfect score!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After the rabbit show, I had to race back to the horse show. I was up for the Beginner Trail Class with C.J. I was a bit nervous because there was a rather steep bridge in the course which I had never experienced before. Well, C.J. did beautifully and we placed 1st in the class, also qualifying for districts. I then competed in the miniature horse classes using my little guy, Journey. We first did the in hand trail class where we placed first! Next up was miniature horse driving. Ashley, my sister, was my assistant which I need because I was still in the junior category. The footing wasn't the greatest, but Journey pushed through it and we will be going to districts for those two events as well. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The third and final day was equally exciting for me. It was the large animal livestock show. First up for me was sheep showmanship. Usually, even though I try, I don't do very well as I am showing a wool breed of sheep in the same class as a market sheep. The wool breeds aren't shorn for the event, but the market lambs are. The judges seem to prefer the clean look of a shorn lamb over my wool sheep. Well, I did do my best to have my girls, Queen Bee and Queen Polly from Kelly Anderson, looking their best and I had spent a lot of time with them both before fair getting them used to walking well for me. Guess what? All my hard work paid off because I won the junior division in showmanship. I went on to compete for overall showman against the seniors and I was chosen for champion showman! I was shocked!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The final event for me was overall Large Animal Clover. In this contest, all the first place showman compete by showing each species of large animals that were shown during fair. I had to show a pig, horse, sheep, market goat, dairy goat, dairy beef, and dairy cow. When they announced the winners, I could hardly believe it, they called my name as champion showman! I am so proud of how my friends and I did at this year's 4-H fair and I look forward to next year.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I can not believe that it is already August! It reminds me of a quote, "How did it get so late so soon? It's night before it's afternoon. December is here before it's June. My goodness how the time has flown. How did it get so late so soon?" That quote is by Dr. Suess. I can say that I will miss you summer and I will see you next time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Madihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998909076750541486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685406468698250961.post-39397821757967301992015-08-01T17:47:00.002-07:002015-08-01T17:48:16.026-07:00Never Give Up<span style="font-size: large;">Hello everyone, I know it has been a while since my last post, but this summer is just flying by! I can't believe that I turned 14 last week and school is about to start! We had some exciting news here at Blue Mountain Farms the other day. Tyler raises the Dexter cattle and he has been trying for years now to get a little girl calf. Last year, Dream, Tyler's first cow, had a heifer. Sadly, her umbilical cord was torn and she died moments after being born. So, Tyler tried again and was hoping for a happy, healthy girl. We waited and waited and waited. Finally, the morning of July 22, 2015, Dream had her calf! She had it over night without any problems. If only it was always like that. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">As I was feeding that morning, I saw Tyler walking from the barn to the fiber mill were mom was. I knew something was up when I saw the big smile on his face. He said, "Madi! Dream had her calf!" Immediately, I asked, "Boy or girl?" He said, "A girl!" Finally, Tyler has a little heifer that was born right here! I am so excited for him. After waiting all that time and he now he can show with his little calf and his cow, Dream. How amazing is it that for his last 4-H fair, before he ages out of the program, that he is able to show full circle with this precious little calf and his favorite cow ever? Oh, Tyler gave Dream her name because it was always his "dream" to own a cow. Now if he could just come up with a great name for a great little girl.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Madihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998909076750541486noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685406468698250961.post-73191888789830318862015-06-26T13:53:00.000-07:002015-06-26T13:54:56.539-07:00Rabbits: Truly Multi-Purpose <span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Fiber, Meat, Hopping, Pet, Therapy, Show, and so much more! A lot of people believe that rabbits are just pets or are used for meat. What they don't know is that a rabbit serves so many purposes. There are 48 different recognized breeds of rabbits within the American Rabbit Breeders Association and each breed has their own purposes. A few examples are the following: Angoras are used to produce fiber. The nice thing about Angoras is that their coats grow back. Californians are usually a meat breed. Rabbit meat is one of the healthiest meats, low in cholesterol, and high in protein. English Spots are a full arched breed and they love to hop. The full arched breeds make it look easy to jump over the jumps and they have a great time doing it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">If it weren't for all of my experiences with PaSRBA and 4-H, I wouldn't know that rabbits are such a multi-purpose animal. PaSRBA does a wonderful job promoting the rabbit industry in a positive way and I hope that this will continue for a long time. There are a number of opportunities for youth when showing rabbits while learning all that there is to learn, participating in showing, traveling to demonstrations, and meeting new people. Hope to see you at a show or a fair soon.</span></div>
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Madihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998909076750541486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685406468698250961.post-243700377730069212015-05-20T11:14:00.000-07:002015-05-20T11:14:34.005-07:00Let the Summer Begin! <span style="font-size: large;">Hello everyone! It has been a while since my last blog post, but it has been a little busy around here. The kids and lambs are growing like weeds! I continue to give them bottles three times a day. They are a little angry with me because I am giving them water bottles in the afternoon! I am sure that they will forgive me, I hope.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am very excited because last weekend, I had my evaluation for homeschooling! My evaluator was very impressed with all that was accomplished this year. After she came for the evaluation, which two of my friends were also evaluated and did well too, we went for testing two days later. I took the test and really was not sure how I did. Once Maddy, Logan (Maddy's brother), and I took the test, we went out for lunch and then to Sweet Frog for desert! I had a great day. When I received my results about a week later, it said that I tested at an average of 11th, almost 12th grade! I was very happy with that since I had no idea how I did! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The day after the testing, my mom and sister, Ashley, loaded up the car and left for the Maryland Sheep and Wool festival. I would have gone with them, but Angora Nationals was being held the same weekend. My dad took me to Ohio for the rabbit show that Friday. The day that my dad and I were about to leave, one of my French Angora rabbits started kindling and my eggs in the incubator started to hatch... of course! I really didn't try to have so many things happen while I wasn't going to be home, but sometimes things work out that way. So, I had to instruct my Nana, who is not the most fond of animals, to watch everything until Tyler (my brother) came home from school. That was fun trying to explain everything, but she figured everything out though.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> While I was on my way to Ohio, six chicks hatched and two kits were born! They were all healthy and I am very glad that they were! Nana was great by keeping the bottles going for the lambs and kids as well as keeping watch on the incubator and nest box. I received a number of text messages from her giving me every detail of what was happening at home. I really enjoyed getting her messages and secretly, I think she enjoyed giving the bottles and seeing the chicks hatch! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">That Saturday in Ohio, I showed five Angoras and I had a great time doing it! I didn't win any Best of Breeds but I am glad that I went! As soon as the show was over, my dad and I left to start our tract to Maryland Sheep and Wool as I was entered in a sheep and goat skill-a-thon the next day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On Sunday, I was ready for the competition! Dad went home with all of the rabbits and I stayed in Maryland with mom and Ashley. I wasn't really sure what the event was going to be like. There were a lot of kids in my category that looked like they have been a part of this for years. I had no idea how I was going to do and neither did my other friends who were participating in this as well. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">When the contest was over, we all had pizza that was </span><span style="font-size: large;">provided</span><span style="font-size: large;"> by the people who ran the event. They then announced the awards. They started with juniors and worked their way up to seniors. I was an intermediate. There were 27 kids in the intermediate category and they placed the top ten. I really did not expect to win anything since it was only my first year. Little did I know, they announced my name for third place! There were two stations about wool and they haven't done that before so they had a award for just the wool and I tied for first place! I was so happy with how I did for my first year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I had a great weekend in Ohio and Maryland, but I was very happy to be home that Sunday night! Oh! I forgot to mention that this weekend, we opened up our pool and Maddy and I made jelly! It truly is time to let the summer begin! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The day went on like my average day. Work on school, feed bottles, eat lunch, check on the animals, finish school, and get ready for a 4-H meeting that night. My friend Maddy came to my house so she could help me prepare for the 4-H meeting and feed the animals. While Maddy and I were feeding my rabbits, mom came in and said, "Something is wrong with Borealis." Those words to me were terrifying. I ran to the barn and saw what look like her uterus coming out of her! We contacted the vet, Cindy, and she said to push it back in and she would come an take a look at her. We did exactly that and about forty five minutes later, she drove up the driveway. I am really glad that she is such a nice vet! Turns out that Borealis had prolapsed. Cindy was able to use a prolapse retainer, or a U-spoon, for Borealis. The only problem was that she didn't like it, so she would bite at it. Then we had to put a dog cone on her. She looked a little upset with me, but she was okay. We also had to induce her labor just to be safe.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Saturday: Ashley, Matt, and I all woke up early to travel to a rabbit show. I always love to go to rabbit shows on days like this. I am happy to say that I won Best of Breed American Fuzzy Lop, Best of Breed English Angora, Best of Breed French Angora, Best of Breed Giant Angora, and Best of Breed Satin Angora! It was exciting that I won with rabbits from my own breedings or rabbits from good friends of mine. The more important part is the fact that I had I great time with my friends! I helped my friends Maddy, Brooke, Cassie, and Abby. I had a wonderful day supporting PaSRBA (Pennsylvania State Rabbit Breeders Association) and spending time with some great friends. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Sunday: On Saturday night, Abby slept over and Maddy came to hang out. If you've been following my blogs, I have been working with Peek-A-Boo for about five weeks now to help her build her strength to stand again and she was starting to show improvement. On sunny days, I would always get her outside for that vitamin D. Also, it was good exercise for the kids, who are growing like weeds! So this past Sunday, with the help from Maddy and Abby, Peek-A-Boo was outside to enjoy the sunlight. I went to the barn to grab some food for Peek, but when I came back, she saw the food in my hand and she stood! She was standing! A little wobbly, but she was up, using her legs! I ran to give mom the notice and she made a mad dash for her shoes and she caught a glimpse of Peek's strength. Peek laid down again and immediately tried standing. She did it! There was still hope, lots of hope. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Monday: I walked outside to begin the early morning feeding. The whole morning I was thinking about getting Peek outside and keeping her in the pasture for the day. After feeding, I decided that would be the best idea for her. My mom helped me get her outside and as soon as she was out, mom cried. Success! She was out and enjoying the daylight! There was just one problem, the kids. They figured out a way to escape within a minute. So, I thought that Cocoa and Bubba could stay out and I could tear down their pen and set it up for the kids. After a lot of trips back and forth, I had it all set up. I put the kids in and gave them some food. "Go be goats," I said. That day Maddy came over to stay until the Shooting Sports meeting that night. She and I were checking on Borealis, Peek, and the kids a lot. Finally, around three o'clock, Borealis went into labor. She was pushing but nothing was happening. My mom and I took out the prolapse retainer and checked to see if the kid was in position. Borealis wasn't dilated enough and that's what the problem was. After a lot of pushing and pulling, the last kid of the season, here at Blue Mountain Farms, was born! It's a buck. Of course, another buck. At least he is happy and healthy. Borealis seems to be doing well too. I decided to name him Storm. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today: All is well today. Peek is outside, the kids are starting to eat grain, Borealis is happy, Storm is great, and all of the animals are eating their hay and enjoying the day. </span><br />
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Madihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998909076750541486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685406468698250961.post-53579949620752529352015-04-10T08:23:00.000-07:002015-04-10T08:23:26.597-07:00What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Hello everyone! It's been a little gloomy out lately, but that sun has been trying real hard to peek out. It's finally spring! Speaking of peek and trying hard, Peek-A-Boo is almost standing! Last week our vet, Cindy, came to dehorn the kids. She was very impressed with the improvement on Peek and said that we should see a big difference within the next few days. Well, I waited for that difference, but nothing was happening. I still put her in the sling everyday and was doing everything that I could do. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Saturday, April 4th: I was woken by the door closing. My friend Maddy had slept over that night and we were surprised when my mom walked into the living room to tell us that Willow, one of my Angora goats, has kidded! She had a little, salt and pepper colored buck! He was already up and running! Willow is such a wonderful mother. Thank goodness! He is very healthy and doing very well. Today, he was even able to join the other Angora goats outside. They seem to accept him, but Ella, Willow's kid from last spring, is a little bit angry because she thinks that Willow likes the little buck better. A little jealousy going on there, but she will move on eventually. Silly goats!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Monday, April 6th: It felt like a normal day, well, my kind of normal. It was raining and a little cold. The animals were making a lot of noise, like usual at this hour. I walked into the barn and, like always, I went to Peek's pen first. Right away, I was greeted by three little kids with milk-like breath. They were bouncing all around and they knew that it was soon time for Peek to go in her sling. She seemed a little energized today. She was sitting on her hind legs like a dog. She loves this position. It looks very uncomfortable, but she likes it. I could see that her eyes were brighter than they have been over the last few weeks. I put her in the sling and walked out to get her food. When she saw me come around the corner with that scoop of food, she jumped off with her back legs and landed right on the ground, waiting to taste the sweet feed! I was shocked! She had never done that before! Maybe she was becoming close to standing on her own! I gave her the food and let her go for a few hours before I had to put her in the sling again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Today: Ashley's sheep are growing like crazy! Suess is looking great! He can't stand being away from Ashley for more than an hour. He has to be with people. He isn't liking the whole "you have to be a sheep" thing. This morning he was bouncing around like he had little springs in his legs! He is one interesting little lamb. I like to call him unique. Also, Peek is still trying really hard. It's like a switch of determination went on! She has her mind set on standing! Fingers crossed, I hope she will be able to soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Madihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998909076750541486noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-685406468698250961.post-63137386408801469882015-03-31T10:42:00.000-07:002015-03-31T10:42:24.702-07:00There's Somethin' in the Water This Time of the Year! <span style="font-size: large;">Well, we have been a little busy lately here at Blue Mountain Farms! First, I would to report on the kids. Daphne, Scooby, and Shaggy are all doing very well! Their daily routine is the following: eating like crazy, bouncing around, and sleeping. Meanwhile, I have been putting Peek-A-Boo in a sling every day three times a day. It isn't an easy task, but it needs to be done. She has shown so much improvement that it is hard to believe! She is trying harder everyday and I am really hoping that she can stand on her own soon. Our veterinarian, Cindy, was even impressed when she saw Peek almost stand. It was pretty interesting that Peek wanted to get up mainly because she is not a fan of the vet! Quite surprising since Peek-A-Boo loves almost everyone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">On March 18th, Flo, Ashley's sheep, was contracting! She was not acting like herself since that morning and now, she was having her lamb or lambs. She pushed about two times, then hooves, and finally, a ram lamb! Right away she was licking and cleaning off her little lamb. A few minutes later, she started pawing at the ground. <i>"Was there another one?" </i>we all thought, but my mom was thinking this from the start. We all thought that Flo was done after the first lamb, so we didn't believe mom until Flo started pushing again. Like always, mom was right. Another ram lamb! Flo is such a wonderful mother! She has, now, two happy, healthy ram lambs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since Flo had her lambs, we knew that it wasn't going to be too long before everyone else had their lambs. So we had a hourly barn check. Every time we would go out to the barn, we would have to check Flo and her lambs, Pam (Flo's sister), Oats (another one of Ashley's sheep), Harley (yet another ewe of Ashley's), Willow (one of my Angora goats), and finally Borealis (another Angora goat). The days just kept on passing by until finally, on March 29, yesterday, Pam went into labor. I went out to the barn to check on everybody and give the kids their bottle. I looked in Pam's pen, and there she was, pushing! I ran to the back door to call for mom and ran back out. She pushed and pushed and then mom said, "She needs help. She is having trouble." My dad went in to hold her and mom tried to pull the lamb. I ran into the house to have Tyler come out to the barn, but, by the time we arrived, the lamb was out, another ram. To our surprise, it was all black! This was new and quite shocking since both parents are white! Genetics are a curious thing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">After about twenty minutes, Pam had the lamb all cleaned up and he was already trying to stand up, but Pam started pawing again. We did not expect her to have twins! A few pushes later, a new born ram. Oy vey, another ram. How many rams are the sheep going to have? There were still two more sheep to go, and hopefully one of them has at least one ewe. Unfortunately for the second ram lamb, Pam had no intention of cleaning him off. She wanted nothing to do with him in fact. This meant that she was rejecting him! We can never really understand why a mother does this, but sometimes it happens. Needless to say, he spent the night in a crate in Ashley's room, but all he did was cry. He cried all night long and let's just say that in the morning, the crate went outside to the barn. No worries, he is getting plenty of attention and bottles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This morning seemed normal, so I didn't think that there would be any lambs or kids today, but around lunch time, when only Ashley and I were home, Oats started crying, a lot. I ran out and watched her for a little while until she began contracting. Immediately I ran to call Ashley, working in the mill, and raced back to Oats. Ashley came down and we waited and waited. She was pushing but nothing was happening! We waited for about seven minutes, then we saw hooves! We knew that she had to have this lamb soon or else it was going to die. The only thing was that no one else was home! It was just Ashley and me. We knew that she was going to need help, but finally, after what seemed an eternity, mom pulled into the driveway and I alerted her about Oats. She didn't hesitate to run to the action packed stall. After Oats pushed about two more times, we knew she needed help. My mom and Ashley went in and Ashley tried to pull the lamb. Mom held Oats and calmed her down. In less than a minute, one ram lamb was welcomed to Blue Mountain Farms! He is strong, healthy, and Oats loves him! Hmmm - Ashley currently has a perfect record of ram lambs with only one more ewe, Harley, left to go. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now it is Willow's, Borealis's, and Harley's turn. I hope they have no trouble and they are all healthy. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Peek in the sling this morning. She loves when I give her snacks! </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Pam's lamb. Isn't he cute? </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Pam's other lamb, Suess. He is the poor lamb that Pam rejected, but he is happy with his bottles, attention, and crate!</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Willow and Elle are pretty funny goats, don't you think? </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Secret is enjoying the Spring like weather! </span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Madihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07998909076750541486noreply@blogger.com1