Itchy

We're getting itchy for spring.

Really, our winter coats are all getting loose and we're starting to shed our undercoats.

Linking to Farm Fun Friday.

Spring Fever

Marley seems to think it's time to shed his winter coat.

I think he might regret this.

Osmo and Horns

That Osmo. He's trying to eat Litha's horns today.

What is it with that boy and horns.

Why don't those girls try to kill him?

I would.

I guess this makes more sense.

Horns are awesome for trying to scratch all that undercoat out.

I guess I'd try to borrow some if I didn't have my own.

Still, I think Litha is awfully patient to let him use her horns.

The Weather is Confused

We had snow. The barnyard looked like this with all the geese webbed feet tracks.

Today it looks like this.

This warm weather has Muffin confused too. Do you see what is on her horns?

She's losing her undercoat!

I tried telling her that she's going to regret shedding so soon, but she doesn't listen to me.

I have to admit it is tempting because our snow is disappearing.

Linking to Deborah Jean's Farmgirl Friday.

Shedding Part 2

There are some things that work better for getting the fur out than others. Minnie enjoys a good rump scratch by the human.

The human pulls out handfuls of loose fur from Minnie's neck.

Helen and Mason play in front of one of our favorite ways to remove loose fur. Can you guess how it works?

Maggie and Scarlet demonstrate this technique in another favorite area to remove fur.

The little places where the wires cross really pull the fur out. We need this cleaned out, or we'll have to find new places.

Marley uses the gate.

There is a whole line up for this one. It started with Kizzy, then Sally and finally Litha leans into it.

Betty really leans and pushes into the fence to get the best hair removal possible.

Muffin found a good way to get rid of the excess fur on the backside. We can't get the human to spend the whole day taking turns with rump scratches.

Soon we'll all be sleek again.

Shedding

Even though it's kind of cool and rainy today, it is definitely time to shed the coat! If only I could get rid of the clumps around my collar.

Scarlet looks flocked. When she is done shedding, she'll go back to her deep red.

Litha is losing fur everywhere! She's also starting to look a little bit pregnant.

Jilly has to be hot with all that fur when she is playing so hard. You can see the clump coming out from her shoulder. She's also getting a baby belly.

It will feel good to get all this extra hair out.