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A boy who lives on this farm is kind, loving, and a hero of sorts. His name is Henry. He’s endured quite a bit for someone his age, from being tossed aside, to being roughed up by another boy who lives here who I call Harold. Henry and…
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A True Gentleman
A boy who lives on this farm is kind, loving, and a hero of sorts. His name is Henry. He’s endured quite a bit for someone his age, from being tossed aside, to being roughed up by another boy who lives here who I call Harold. Henry and Harold are roosters. Harold has proven himself …
Amy
The last few days have been extremely special, with the addition of Amy, the 3-month old bummer lamb who was just about to go to auction. Her fate was intercepted by an animal savior who decided that wasn’t going to happen, and relocated Amy and her four goat friends to homes that were “animal friendly.” …
Those Amazing Roosters
I consider myself extremely lucky to have two new roosters – Harold and Henry – added to the “flock” recently. They’re amazingly beautiful, and above all – they’re sweet. The first night on the ranch, they allowed me to lovingly hug them individually… without any resistance whatsoever. We started this relationship right! I don’t know …
An Alternative to Antibiotics… that Works!
About three days ago my 7-year old wether sheep, Andy, had one eye closed and it looked puffy. When I inspected it further I noticed that the flesh inside his eyelid was inflamed and red. He was also tearing quite badly. He was extremely uncomfortable, not eating, and just laying around with that one eye …
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The Unusual Babysitters
I’ve seen a lot of animal love and unusual situations in the decades that I’ve been caring for and rescuing animals. I’ve experienced some really strange things, such as the time a cooper hawk hooked itself onto a rooster thinking he could consume something his size – right inside the chicken coop. Luckily, this happened …
Fowl Play – Emotional Ties in Chickens
I’ve always known there were emotional bonds that formed between chickens, I’d seen it before, two always hanging out together, while the others are just on the outskirts, forming their own bonds. But nothing was as clear as a recent event that occurred with some new chicks I adopted. A friend needed to move chickens …
The Inevitable Goodbye
The 13 baby ducklings that hatched July 4th have been adopted and have gone to another home. My heart aches. Although there are not ample words to describe the connection I felt with them – I think photos and videos might best describe their innocent journey into my heart. Is there anything more precious than …
For the Love of Babes
Babies – all babies – are precious, joyful, and heartwarming. I’ve been blessed with more babies than I’ve had in my life in years. They are curious, needy, loveable, and all they seem to want is my attention and love. It started when I decided to pick up two baby chickens after my sweet …
A “Ducky” 4th of July
It started around 8 a.m., the first little duck poked through its shell – and wiggled its way out. Took quite some time, but then out came another one just a few moments later. But as you most certainly noticed there are a lot more eggs sitting around – which led to a lot more …
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