Skunk

 This morning I went out to feed the animals and I had this overwhelming smell of a skunk. Yuck. I went looking for chickens to make sure they were all still here and okay. I know I’m overprotective but hey, that’s me. I had to find all of the teenage like chickens. I’m not sure why I obsess over them. Those guys are probably more protected than any of them. They roost in with 4 donkeys. The rest of them are in a pen with the cows (the cows are not penned up all the time, mostly at night), so I guess they are protected also. I think a skunk may have got skippy so I do worry about it. I haven’t smelled a skunk since Skippy disappeared. However, this time they were all fine. I counted all 12 of them. 

Seen it all

 I think I might have seen it all now. Probably not, but this isn’t something you see everyday. Or at least, I don’t. I had seen Peanut Butter in the shop and then he was gone. I walked to the back of the hay pile where Edith has been laying eggs since she has decided to live in the shop again and there sits Peanut Butter… on an egg. I kid you not. That cat has been sitting on eggs. Whether he knows what he is doing or not, he was sitting on that egg. Normally there are more of them, but I have been gathering the eggs in several places everyday so we don’t have more babies running around. I love seeing the babies but I think 30 chickens is enough. If I’m being exact I would say there are 32 chickens here now. That’s a lot of chickens if you think about it. Anyway. Peanut Butter was laying on the egg, but I was able to get it from him Mimi he easier than I could a hen. Never a dull moment. 

Photos

 If you know me well, you know I take thousands of pictures. I take even more now that I am using the photos in books and my blog. As I was going through pictures the other day, I noticed a photo. I couldn’t remember when it was or what happened. It was a photo of Hercules out of the fence in our new home. I couldn’t remember what happened, so I asked Ronnie if he remembered. He laughed. Of course he remembered. After he told me what happened, I remembered it, too. Hercules had watched us intently on opening and closing the gate. We left the chain where he could reach it and he was able to open the gate on his own and get out. He just walked right out, while we were standing there. Now, he made Ronnie chase him a bit but then went right back into his pasture, with treats of course.  If I am remembering correctly, that only happened one time. They have a lot of land they roam so I understand not needing to escape now. Never a dull moment here. I can’t believe I had forgotten this. I blame Covid. 

Another Peanut Butter Post

 This cat drives me so crazy some days. I knew the first time I saw his picture that I would love him so much. And I do. He has been flighty lately. He comes and goes. The last time he left, I didn’t see him for a week and a half. I just knew he was gone for good. That night, he was back home. He really hasn’t left since then. We had a talk and I think he listened. Obviously I’m kidding but in all seriousness, he has been staying home more. I have been sitting in the shop with him and petting on him more now that he is home more. He is the sweetest little thing. He isn’t as comfortable following Ronnie and I around as the other two but I sure do love to see him prancing around in the shop when the doors open. I’m grateful I adopted him and Jelly. I’m even more grateful he is staying close to home. 

Animal Guru

 I have this friend that just now I have named the animal guru. This girl can get close to any animal I have, even Noma. That’s amazing to me. My friend came by this weekend and Noma came out of her shelter and went right up to her. I couldn’t believe it. Except I can believe it because she did it the last time she came over. It amazes me every time I see it. My animals are relaxed with her for sure. Jeb and Chief were in a contest to see who could stay closer to her the longest. It does warm my heart to see these animals with her. Thanks, Heather for coming by and loving on all of these animals. 

Happiness

 So, I know I’m a little passionate about my animals. Peanut Butter and Jelly were adopted after Rona no longer came around. Peanut Butter is spreading his wings, or whatever cats do now. He is gone more than he is home. Let me tell you, we may have his schedule down. I noticed not long ago all the cat food was gone from the bowls when I knew the other 2 cats had not eaten all of it. We have been catching peanut Butter home now that it’s getting dark earlier. There is nothing but pure happiness on his face when I open the shop and yell his name in a dramatic long drawn out way. If he is there, he runs out of his hiding spot and right over to me. I hope now that isn’t getting colder he will stay home more. He is a one of a kind cat. The other 2 are amazing as well. They followed Ronnie and I all over the farm tonight while we were getting hay to all of the animals. I’m not a fan of the cold, so I make sure each animal has a comfortable and dry spot before I go in at night. It might not be the warmest spot, but it will keep them all out of the wind and the weather elements. Yesterday to today there was a 20 degree drop. The horses have runny eyes and noses from the change, but they have the barn to stay dry in. I keep a very close eye on these animals during this time of year. I’m getting off topic. I am going to try to take a video of Peanut Butter next time I catch him in the shop just to show you how happy he is. 

Not Smart

 All of these baby chickens who aren’t babies anymore. For some reason these guys like to hang out in the backyard with the dogs. I’m glad they are still breathing. The dogs aren’t big on the chickens. However, they are tolerating them much better than I thought they would. These chickens aren’t scared of the dogs at all. They even go hang out under the deck with them. I just feel like these chickens aren’t too smart. We have been training the dogs to leave the chickens alone and I guess they have learned to leave them alone. It amazes me to see all of them in the backyard together.