Y'all made this hard. Really hard. Maybe I should've started with something easier…. like “Show Me Your Laundry Pile!” because that wouldn't have been as cute and sweet and squishy and soft and lovely.
But baby animals? I feel like a monster having to turn some of them away to select my favorites! But in full disclosure, it wasn't totally my decision. The farm hand, aka: the homestud, aka: Stuart, helped me to select a few favorites of his as well.
Without further procrastinating on the matter, let's get to our Show Me Your Baby Animals: Top 10!
1. “Future Supper”
I'm sorry. I shouldn't joke about the meat rabbit baby. Let's just appreciate this sweet little kit for all it's fuzzy goodness!
#2. “Shades of Brown”
Twins are so rare in cattle, which is what I'm most familiar with, so it still surprises me to see goats with so many little babies running around! I love all the different shades of brown!
#3. “Charlie The Steer”
Charlie is serving an important purpose on the farm, but let's not focus on that yet. Let's focus on his fuzzy sweetness and those beautiful brown eyes. Charlie, I love you.
#4. “Mildred The Duck”
I can't stop staring at this picture. It brings my heart joy! I have no idea what breed of duck this is, all I know is I want 74.
#4. “Baby And Bull Calf”
Sure, she's not really a baby, but it sounded good. And how sweet is this?! All the bulls I've know are much less squishy and cuddly.
#5. “The Lambs I Want To Steal”
WAHHHH!!! I MISS POCKET!!! Sorry. I forgot, this isn't about me, it's about these stinkin' adorable lambs!
#6. “Prettier Than My Pigs”
I'm not ashamed to admit it. This is prettiest, and sweetest, little pig I've ever seen! I hope it's a gilt so that she can be bred and bring lots more little cute piglets into the world!
#7. “Let There Be Peace”
…on the farm. Baby turkeys snuggled in with a calf? Fu-get-about-it. I want to get in on that farm sandwich.
#8. “Spotty Ducks”
Which I'm sure is the technical breed name for these amazingly beautiful ducks! Is it just me or are there are lot of cute ducks?!? I want to sit with this crew, sip a London Fog, and contemplate life.
#9. “Mama Llama”
… I know, I know, it's an alpaca. But Llama rhymes with Mama and I just couldn't help myself! Look! She's nuzzling him! It reminds me of me and Will.
#10. “Duck Duck”
Sheesh. I did end up with a lot of ducks! I think my heart is subliminally convincing my brain that our farm needs baby ducks. The duck. The green grass. The stare. It's too much! Stop it cuteness!
What a fun showing! Thanks to all of you who entered your beautiful photos! You made choosing super fun and difficult! (For those who's photos didn't get selected, keep trying as we explore new categories together… and remember to submit your photographs in high-resolution!)
Now it's YOUR TURN to decide the winner! Leave the title of the photo you'd like to see win in the comments! I'll give the voting a week before I contact the winner.
Best of luck to you all! Go snuggle those baby animals for me!
“Future Supper” Those eyes!!
im going to have to vote for the pig! Great shot! Also I’m thinking the “spotty ducks” are Anconas. We have a bunch and each one is marked different! There’s another breed close to them though, Magpie I think, that look very similar.
Charlie the Steer
I personally like the flock of ducks. 🙂
Mama llama is the best!!
Let there be peace!!!
Future Dinner is just TOO cute!
Baby rabbit!
Let there be peace!
Shades of brown is awesome 🙂
#4. “BABY AND BULL CALF”
But I love them all! (BTW you have two #4’s so there is 11. 😉
Bah ha 🙂 Good call.
#4!!! Mildred the Duck!! She looks like she’s wearing a fluffy shower cap!
Shades of Brown
#5 – love the lambs!
Let there be peace
#2. “SHADES OF BROWN” I can’t resist a baby goat!
Oh good heavens… Mildred the Duck. I love it!
A farm can never have too many ducklings! I have to pitch my vote for #10. That looks like a bird with character!
I asked some of the kids and they voted:
1- Shades of Brown
2- Mama Llama
1- Spotty Ducks
1- Lambs I Want to Steal
1- Future Supper
and I’ll vote for Shades of Brown
😀
Prettier than my pigs
Let there be peace
Oh my sweetness! So hard to choose. I think I need to go with Mildred the Duck. (But Charlie stole my heart, too!).
I love them all, but I’m going with shades of brown ?
Ohmigoodness this is hard! I think I’ll have to go for #2 Shades of Brown – I love that spotted goat. #4 Mildred the Duck is a close second – I love that mop of fur on her head!
I loved Mildred but I kept scrolling yo Mama Llama. I’m going with Mama Llama!
#7 let there be peace
Can’t narrow it down… #2,4, 6, 7,8,10 🙂 I know, helpful.
#7 let there be peace
Well, I’m disappointed that my duckling photo didn’t get chosen…but I’ll vote for #8, the spotted ducks. What great color! The duck with the puffball on its head is a crested Pekin.
Mildred the Duck and Duck Duck!
Prettier than my pigs, too!
Prettier than my pig.
Mama Llama!!! All the way-look at that baby. I think it’s the same with alpacas for me as it is with ducks for you… We already have all the other cutie babies in the contest— I want that alpaca!
Can I vote for my own? I’m so excited just to be in the top 10. I’m definitely partial to #4 “Mildred the Duck”. She’s a White Crested Pekin.
#1 Future supper gets my vote! The cuteness is killing me.
Definitely, definitely #8. Which are ancona ducks.
Let there be Peace definitely gets my vote.
Let there be peace
Charlie the Steer
# 5 the lambs
#7 “Let There Be Peace”
I love #9 Mama Llama!!!
Future supper!
#4. “BABY AND BULL CALF”
Mildred the duck
I like a few of them, but I know it’s not helpful to give more than one 😉 I say the calf with the turkeys =)
Mama Llama!!! Was a close tie between the llama and Mildred, but the baby llama’s face is sooooooo cute, like he’s “tolerating” mama’s tongue bath!
*8 Spotty ducks are called Ancona Ducks! They are an endangered breed.
“Future Supper” does it for me!
So hard to choose just one. They are all great. I am drawn to Mildred though. I love that little “hat” on her head. Just adorable.
“Shades of Brown” I just love baby goats!
Let there be Peace Adorable!
#4. “MILDRED THE DUCK”-Love the afro!
Shades of Brown!
Shades of Brown – #2!! They are too adorable!!
Love your blog!!
“MILDRED THE DUCK”
Mildred the Duck! No doubt about her cuteness!!!
Mildred the duck! Oh my goodness!! She looks like she’s wearing a bonnet and marching off to Church!
Let there be Peace!
“Future supper.” lol. I love bunnies!!
I vote for Let There Be Peace, they all were very cute
Future Supper 🙂
Let there be peace!
#4 and #7 are my favorites!
The lambs, I want to stead them too.
i love baby bunnies and i love mama llama but charlie the steer, i could just hug him.
#6 – Just love that little pig!
Let there be peace!
“Shades of Brown”…. but Mildred’s afro will always have my heart.
Let there be peace!
#10. That duck is doing the Care Bear Stare, except instead of the rainbows shooting out of her belly, they are shooting out of her eyes.
Mildred Duck…I love ducks!
What great photos, such a difficult choice! But I’m going to have to go with Let there be Peace, the picture of the calf with the poults, that one gave me the biggest awwww factor.
So cute to see those little turkeys cuddling with the baby cow.
#7. “LET THERE BE PEACE”
This really IS hard! Goin’ with my gut on this one: Let There Be Peace. (and Shades of Brown was a close second. Only the pic was kinda fuzzy. Otherwise…SHEESH!!!) They’re ALL adorable. Every stinnkin’ one!
Mildred the Duck!!
#7 !!! Luv luv luv
Let There Be Peace. Warmth and tenderness has no bounds.
Future Supper
Haha!! I’m so excited that my picture made it! I love the name you chose too, LOL…”Future Supper”…I do call them “bunny nuggets” occasionally. Can I vote for my own? If so, I’ll vote for #1. Otherwise my second choice is definitely #3, “Charlie the Steer”. Just gorgeous!!
Thanks for such a fun contest, Shaye!
Let there be peace. My dog cuddles with my cat. They are buddies.
Shades Of Brown
Future Supper! So stinkin’ cute!
Let There Be Peace!!!
“Let There Be Peace”
Runner up, “Duck, Duck”, because my child’s favorite toy was a yellow duck we named Duck Duck!
I love the artful balance of color and scale in the “prettier than my pig” and “spotted ducks”. But I also love the natural-ness of “mama llama” and “let there be peace”. So hard to choose! As wall art I think I’d choose spotted ducks but as a “wow I’ve never seen that” I’d have to go with let there be peace.
Mildred the Duck!!!
Shades of Brown
Wow… adorable! My vote goes to Future Supper and then Spotty Ducks. No way could I just pick one.
Let there be peace gets my vote!
I vote for let there be peace!
Prettier than my pigs… ???
Oh my goodness – you picked the picture of my lambs – I am SO excited!! So, of course, I MUST pick that picture! All the pictures are wonderful – who can’t love pictures of baby animals!!
#5. “The Lambs I Want To Steal”