Thursday, August 21, 2025

August 21, 2025

Sweet Yeller was hanging out at home. I got to give him some petting. Athena was there, too, but no petting for her, she does not like that. I saw Onyx also as I was leaving for work. 
I get a text from Ronnie saying Darla got out. I was confused because it was 2pm. How in the world did she get out? When I got home, Ronnie told me the story. He had gotten home and saw Mattie and Willow intently looking at something. He then goes to look in the pasture and sees a hog. He said he decided to inspect it further because the hog was wagging the tail. Turns out, it was Darla. Ronnie got some feed and she went into the corral in the donkey barn. I did finally get her to the right side of the fence and she willingly went back into the pen. He said the first thing she did was jump into the water like a belly flop. Ronnie said the other pigs were yelling at her. She knows better. Ronnie put some concrete and a railroad tie out there so she could not get out again. That girl is a mess. I went down there and she just laid down. I gave her some belly rubs after getting onto her. I also got to pet on Bacon Bit and Brutus. The other ones did not care I was down there. I am glad Ronnie was home and was able to fix the problem so Darla cannot escape again. I swear, they normally are very happy, so I do not know what happened today. Sometimes when we get an opportunity, good or bad, we take it without thinking; we should probably think it through before getting in too deep. Darla may have learned that today. 
It was raining when I got home. It did not rain long. Just long enough to make it unbearably humid. 
The donkeys and goats wanted nothing to do with the rain, so they were in the barn.
Ollie gave me some attention. So did Lovey. I can count on those two every day. 
May was still in the pen with the fainting goats. She seemed like she was doing fine. 
Jasper’s abscess may have opened. it is a little smaller, but I can see there is still a way to go. He is still eating and drinking without any problem. That is a good thing. 
Jeb still has some weird injury. It is not slowing him down either. 
I had not seen Fred lately and was worried about him. I did find him today. He was hiding out. He is looking a little better, believe it or not. 
Gus did finally get the mud hole into the shelter, just about the whole way. That is so funny to me. He made it. Now someone has to sleep in the mud or outside the shelter. 
I also have this problem with forgetting if I locked the pig pen or not, so I had to go out and see if I locked it. I had, Go figure. 




























August 20, 2025

The sunrise was gorgeous. 
Onyx and Athena were watching the chicks closely this morning. It was too close for my comfort. At least none of them flew out when I opened the door. 
Yeller was home, too. He was in a different spot though. 
I found May in one of the crates. I got her out of there. It is too hot to be in one of those. She seems to be feeling better. Her poor leg looks rough. I know it will never be the same. She is able to walk now though. That is what is important. 
Carlos has been lazier than normal. He stayed in the barn while the other two got out to try to get some chicken feed. I did end up giving them some. They were happy about it. 
The coop girls are doing fine. There is nothing new going on there. 
The donkeys were out by the pigs. The donkeys were watching Ronnie’s every move while he was feeding the pigs. 
Oh Lovey sure does love to be up on my shoulder. She really is a pretty chicken. 
Jasper still has a lot of swelling in the neck area. It sure is not stopping him from eating. He did allow me to pet him today. It has been a while since he let me pet him. Alex also allowed me to love on him. I sure do love those cows. Jasper’s neck does look like it is fixing to open up, finally. I hope it hurries up. 
May would not stay in the shop, so I put her back in with the fainting goats. She seems to be doing fine in there with them. 
For some reason, Ursula decided to hide in the bathroom cabinet. I guess she needed a quiet moment. I know we all need a quiet moment every once in a while. 













August 19, 2025

First thing, I saw Athena and Onyx, along with Sonny. I saw Yeller also, but he was hunting something in the weeds. 
The chicks gave me their every morning greeting. Luckily, I have not been pecked in the eye again. They are getting so big. 
It looked like rain again. Ronnie was home helping with the feeding, so things got done rather quickly. It only sprinkled a little bit. 
Lovey and Ollie both flew out in the afternoon. I did manage to get them back in. 
The donkeys and goats were all up by the house. When it started sprinkling, they were headed to the barn. 
May did not stay where she was told. I found her in the cow shelter, alone. Sometimes the things we do are to protect others or the things we tell someone is to protect them. May was not having any of it. I did pick her up and took her back to the shop. Let's see how long she stays. 











August 18, 2025

The cats were all home in the morning and the afternoon. I guess they decided not to go anywhere today. I am not sure how often they really do leave. I think they stay on the property because they were so young when they all got here. I am hoping that is the case anyway. 

It sure did look like raining was fixing to pour down. The clouds were beautiful. 

The chicks are crazy. Lovey got up on the feed and another chick crawled up on top of her. It was something else. Neither of them were real happy about any of it. I was also able to love on Gidget. 

May was in with the fainting goats again. She is not wanting to stay in the shop. I know she is feeling better now since she will not stay in one place. When we feel better, we want to do more. 

It did start sprinkling a little bit. Most of the chickens we have, besides the chicks were in the shelter with the sheep. Those chickens do not like to get wet. 

I did watch Athena hunting some birds. I am glad I did not see her catch one. 

Fred stayed in the shop as instructed. He is looking a little better. 

Ursula snuck out again. It looks like she did not learn her lesson. I am not surprised. Some people have to learn things the hard way even when they do not have to. 

The sky was beautiful, but it always is. 

The horses sure were enjoying the new hay bale when I went out late.

The cats I saw again in the evening.