Rena

I went out to feed Rena and Angel and saw Rena had passed away. It was pretty shocking to see that, but I knew it could not be much longer for her since Annabeth passed away not long ago. It sure does make me sad. Angel may be happy about it though; she was released from the coop and ran back over to be with the rest of the chickens. I do now have another coop opened for more chicks. I am sure sad about Rena though. I sure did love her. I am glad I got to hold her and pet her before the winter storm hit. I know she knew she was loved. It still hurts my heart. That part I will never get used to. 

Quail

We have a spot on our land for quail habitats. I have rarely seen the quail in the last few years, but believe it or not, we have been seeing more and more. I saw a bunch of them all together and watched them for quite a while. They are an interesting bird. I do find that the older I get, the more I am fascinated with birds. That must be an old age thing. I guess I am old enough to be there.  

Ginger

As I was outside with Ronnie doing some chores, Ginger came over and sat down near my feet to pick her up. She does this at least once a day. Ronnie had not seen her do that. He could not believe his eyes. I picked her up and loved on her for a bit and then she decided she wanted down and flew away. It is such a sweet little relationship. I have never had a chicken who wanted to be held and loved, but now I do. 

Rainbow Cloud

I saw the best rainbow cloud I have ever seen on my way to work. It was so beautiful. I had never seen one so with the colors so vibrant. It really made my day to see that. Sometimes we need to pay attention to the things around us. They are there to enjoy. 

Armadillo

Ronnie went outside and saw an armadillo sticking out of the ground. Ronnie thought maybe he was dead, but he was not. He ended up getting into the goat pen and digging around. The dogs tried to get his tail, and did get it some, so I had to get them in the house. I thought he was gone after that. He was not gone. I was loving on Ted and cleaning up his nose and the armadillo started coming right toward me. That was a little unnerving. He then went into the next shelter to dig. The armadillo caught the eye of every animal on the farm. He did not care. I saw him later with the chickens chasing him toward the road, so I thought he was gone again. Nope, the next day as I went to go feed the pigs, when I rounded that corner, there he was. It scared me. I was not expecting us to cross paths like that again. He did dig some more holes. He had Olga following him to see what she could get out of whatever he was digging up. It could have been a comedy routing. He then got into the pen with the fainting goats and then into the shop. He came out of the shop and was making himself at home in the fainting goat pen. The next thing I know, I hear the dogs going crazy, so I go check and sure enough, the dogs have injured the armadillo. I got them inside and he ran off. I am sad to report that the next morning, I saw he had been hit and killed by a car. I am actually really sad about that. I know that sounds silly, but he entertained me for 3 days. He did not need to go out that way. 

Poor Ted

Poor Ted, he is so sick. I am really concerned about him. He looks like he has pneumonia. The poor sheep is just miserable. He literally has snot running out of his nose. I am trying to keep his nose clean. He is shivering from the cold. I absolutely hate this part of the farm. Ronnie is giving him antibiotics. I am loving on him more and more. He was eating and now he is not eating much. He was drinking, but he is not drinking as much as he should be. I sat with him draped over my lap for a long time. He seemed to like being loved on and cared for. He is still running from Ronnie and the antibiotics, so hopefully that is a good thing. I want him to be okay. He has never been that sick. 

Oh, Daisy

Oh, that Daisy. She is such a mess. Daisy knows where the chickens lay their eggs and if I am not watching her closely, she will take an egg a day and eat them. I do not understand that, but she apparently likes those eggs. She is being a bad influence on Bella, because now Bella has learned and she is trying to do the same thing. I am keeping a better eye on them, but sometimes I do not catch them in time. I do try though.