Cats

It does not happen often, but the cats do end up home together, getting along, and eating as a family every once in a while. The females beat up on Yeller which I do not like. Yeller tries to stay away from them most of the time. He prefers to hang out with Banana. I can’t say I blame him. Mean girls are not fun to be around. I do love to see all the cats together. It shows me they are all okay. 

Injury

I swear, we always have something going on around here. One of our chickens, Betty, was stepped on like May was and is sporting a broken leg. It is no fun to watch, but she seems to be doing okay. She is still getting around some. It makes me crazy when one of these animals are sick or hurt. Betty keeps hiding out so the other chickens do not beat her up. I will have to keep watch on her to make sure she is okay and healing. I know she can heal, it will take a bit, but she can do it. 

Storm Clouds

I will tell you, us West Texans get excited when we start to see storm clouds forming. It does not rain near enough here, so we get excited for the possibility of rain. The clouds are so beautiful. It did rain some and it was much needed. It cools things off for sure. 

Elvira

We have a chicken who is acting like she is on her last days. If you watch these guys long enough, you can start to tell. However, she has been acting like that for quite a while. I am starting to think she might be depressed and not on her last days. She lays around most days on her own. I am afraid she saw something with May. She has been acting weird since May came up missing. I hate this part. She has had the other chickens surrounding her for quite some time. I guess we will see what happens. I do not like this at all, but it is part of it. 

Craig Again

Craig has made himself at home with no issues. Some of the hens were trying to beat him up when he got here, but day two, he is running around with all the hens, so I am guessing he put them in their place and showed his dominance. He has made friends with Tina the Turken and they stay together most of the time. That makes my heart happy. They needed each other. I am happy to report Craig is doing fine and he is happy here. That is all I care about. 

Craig

Well, Ronnie and I got a new rooster. He is not exactly new, he is 7 years old, but he is ours now. His name is Craig. He is a beautiful rooster. I have missed having a rooster on the property and it sure made my heart happy to have him crowing this morning when I went outside. It sure did make my heart happy to hear him. He seems to be fitting in well. Some of the hens were a little mean and trying to beat him up, but he is fine. He has been hanging around the other hens and looks like he will be fitting in well. I am so grateful to have him here. 

Exotic Wildlife

I ended up going and seeing some exotic wildlife. I have not seen things like that before. They are such beautiful animals to see. I was mesmerized by what all I was seeing. I did not have any idea what some of those things looked like. It was an experience for sure. I bet I will go back again and see them.