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My pet deer brought her little one by today when she stopped by for her morning snack.

My pet deer, whom I have cared for since 2016, introduced me to her little one today! It is barely 2 days old! The smallest fawn I have ever seen.

My pet deer brought her 2 day old fawn to my front porch.

MiLady the deer introduces this woman to her 2-day-old fawn. So cute!

I have trained 6 deer to eat from my hand. Right now, 5 of them are pregnant. They stop by every day at least once, for a little snack.

So...this is a few of my dear, deer learning to share. Babe has always been a little aggressive, but Zoey and Bella will always share. It is interesting to notice their different personalities.

Deer have a four-chambered stomach. The first chamber, called the rumen,is for storage. The rumen allows for the deer to gather a lot of food at once and then digest it later.The deer find a safe place to eat, and then bring the food back up into their mouth and chew it again. This process is called chewing their cud.

Here in Arkansas we always get one last snow storm in March, and these gals needed a snack today!

Feeding my gals. I am so lucky to have such calm, beautiful animals to greet me every morning!

I cared for Zoey for a short while in 2015, when she was a small fawn that got separated from her mother in a flood. After a few months, she was taken to a wildlife rehabilitation center. Then, in the spring of 2016, she just showed up at my door! I was so excited! Zoey soon introduced me to another doe, and in 2017 Zoey had twins! I also befriended a third doe that Zoey brought by, who now has 3 offspring. The herd continues to grow!

It's been very cold here in Arkansas. Their digestive system naturally shuts down a bit during the winter so they are not inclined to eat as much. I just give them a little snack to keep them going, especially the younger ones.

Deer do not have a lot of natural food to eat in the winter, especially on a snowy day.You actually should not feed them a lot during this time, but, I do give them a little bit to keep them from starving. Also, I noticed that Mother Nature did not produce many acorns this year...

It all started out with an abandoned fawn, named Zoey. She has since introduced me to her friends...

It is not unusual for this woman to wake up with deer looking into her living room window, trying to get her attention. Awesome!

This is before they had babies to look after, when it was just the two of them.

Babe's fawn, Hannah, has learned to trust me enough to join the others gathered in my yard.

My sweet doe Zoey has shown up at my door wondering what treat I have for today. She is not disappointed...

My house is a safe place for deer to relax and eat.

A few of my pet deer hanging out in the front yard. Life is good!

It's winter, and so adult deer do not eat much, (while the younger ones seem to need a little bit of nourishment).

It all started with an abandoned fawn that showed up at my door. Since then, she has found lots of friends to hang out with and they now come along with her when she visits me.

Today Zoey gets a special treat. But it is always a treat for me when she stops by for a visit!

Hannah is the newest addition to the herd. This is the first step in the training process of gaining her trust. Soon she will be eating out of my hand, like the others do.

This fox books it to a neighbor's house just a ways up the road for flour tortillas when suddenly a herd of deer, camouflaged in the woods, come running out. Apparently they don't like this fox invading their territory!

I have several deer that visit me everyday for a little snack...