Nothing to do but wait it out 🐴 (2 videos 🐎)
Good morning! We’re drying out from last night’s scary storms:
Here are two videos of Stormy and RC watching the tempest. The noise the rain makes on the stable roof is deafening:
If you watch the very end of this video, Stormy stomps his foot, as if to say. . .
“Make it stop!” 🐎
Fowl deeds! 🐔
Good morning! We’re happy we had some rain overnight, and clouds are rolling our way, so we’ll be a little cooler:
What a friendly little Bard Rock. You’re showing how smart you are. . .
When you snuggle-up to Management, they’ll give you waxworms and mealworms and other chicken treats.
“That’s good advice, Francis. I find it also helps if you pose for a picture doing something cute, like pretending to drive a tractor.”
That’s true, too, Mac.
Thank goodness for well water (and another raccoon video 🦝)!
Good morning! It’s 90 degrees at 11 o’clock:
We’ll only graze for a little while. I wish I saw more clouds in the sky. The only thing that can cool us off is a good thunderstorm:
The fan is making the only breeze in the stable today:
Chickens have a harder time tolerating the heat than we do, so today they have a nice little pool in the shade. . .
And the ground was watered down for cooling by evaporation. 🐥
Anyway, here’s a video of Ms. Raccoon helping herself to Betty’s leftovers:
“I’m lucky that I like cat food, chicken food, horse food, or any food!” 🦝
Where’d everbody go? 🐓 and Just pretend I’m a cat! 🦝 (2 videos and more)
“Good morning! “I’m cock-a-doodle-doing to myself here. . .”
“It’s already 86℉ at 8:20 and it’s going up fast. Everybody else has headed for the shade.”
You’re right about the heat, Bart. As soon as I’ve had breakfast. . .
I’m joining Stormy in front of the fan:
The chicks are in the shade:
Goodness, hens, it’s too hot for both of you to be on that nest at once!
How did you get into the tool shed, baby cats?
“There are spaces in the floorboards that only cats know about, Francis.”
Whatever you say, little cat (seriously, cat-cops, you really need to name them). 🐴
Anyway, here’s a video of someone who needs no name. . .
“Just think of me as a cat with hands.” 🦝
“Baby-sitting" Patches and Marbles (2 videos)! 😺
Good morning! It’s very hot, in the 90’s today:
Everybody’s getting fresh water:
It’s a great day to have your legs dripping in fly spray (I must admit that I have four of the best-looking legs around):
“We like to think we’re ‘paying our rent’ by eating as many flies as we can, Francis.”
We appreciate it, Mr. Swallow. 🐦
Anyway, here’s Patches, watching the chicks:
Marbles is on guard, too:
You chicks are lucky you’re too big to eat. 😾
To err is cat-cop, to forgive is donkey. 🐴
Good morning! I’ll tell you the awful thing that happened to me last night in a minute, but first, the kittens enjoy a drink from little pans (little pans for little cats 😺):
Bart is getting to know the chicks. He knows not to chase them, like he does with the grown hens. . .
Because Assistant Security Chief is always nearby:
And here’s Betty, taking advantage of the new shade covering Ann put out just this morning, but she’s still keeping an eye on the chicks:
Oh, Luna! Get out of the tool shed! A careless cat-cop could lock you in!
I know! I was locked in the stall ALL NIGHT because someone shut the door without looking first!
This morning I was furious, but when I saw how bad they felt, I soon forgave them. ❤️
Angry bird? 🐥
Good morning! It’s a great morning for sneaking out of the gate for some just-mowed grass:
Little gray baby is braver than you, Dad. Stop being a scaredy cat and go get some breakfast—you’re making management think you don’t like them:
Some chicks are visiting with Ann:
And Security Chief Onslow is watching out for these guys:
Finally, here’s a closeup of one of the buff orpingtons:
I’m glad I’m a donkey and not a bug. 🐴
Did you know that the horses and I grow mushrooms? (plus a kitten video)
Good morning!
The clouds and breeze are keeping the flies down, so we can do without our masks:
Don’t block that door, chicks—the cat-cops have our poopies to scoop:
Speaking of poopies, a little wet weather always grows mushrooms in the manure cart:
I can’t believe these mushrooms are from my personal poopie. . .
My poopies would grow mushrooms that are much prettier! 🐴
Anyway, here is the latest kitten video. They are not doing much. . .
Just standing around, looking adorable. ❤️
It’s about time we got some treats (with a 🐎 video and a 🐔 video)!
“Good morning! A horse as handsome as I deserves a big kiss, but I’ll take two or three peppermint hearts instead!”
“I want some treats too, RC. But first, I see a cat-cop that’s about to get a kiss full of horse-slobbers from lovely me!”
Just so you know Stormy and I weren’t left out, here’s a video ( the chicken video comes right after):
Finally, here’s a little Bard Rock that is very brave around Bart, who is a BIG Bard Rock:
The chicks are proving that they're almost ready to be out in the yard on their own. 🐥
Marbles missed his paté 😿
“Good morning! I’m showing you my ‘What do you mean I missed breakfast?’ look.”
Good morning, everyone. Not so fast, Marbles—you know very well that you heard the cat-cops calling kitty-kitty-kitty…
You were late, and someone ate most of the canned food off your Kit-n-Kaboodle:
It was probably your new little brothers (and/or sisters, we don’t know yet):
They have become the first to breakfast and the last to leave! 😺
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