Has it really been a month. How time flies in the summer.
I think I ended up relocating four Rat Snakes in about a three week period. No more snakes but now I have a couple of rats in the chicken house. I guess I’m feeding the barn cats to well. A flashlight and pellet gun will get rid of the rats before they become a problem.
Timmy got a clean checkup on his last visit to the vet. No red gums or exposed bone. I sure am glad Dr Thomas decided to not do surgery and let the antibiotics and salt rinse have a chance.
We spent a week “camping” (in a 5th wheel trailer) on West Point Lake. It was nice and relaxing even though we had to run home every day to feed all the animals and milk the cow. That took a chunk of time out of the day but we were operating on our time. No alarm clocks and no need to be anywhere at a certain time.
This year we had unusual camp guests. There were probably 30 to 40 juvenile vultures staying at the campground. They didn’t bother anything and were interesting to watch as they established pecking orders. They would be there first thing in the morning until about 8:00 then they would leave. We would see them off and on throughout the day but not in camp until the next morning.
Lisa and Ava feeding some semi-wild ducks. They weren’t the first to feed them based on how quickly they came out of the water for a little bread. We also had a baby armadillo come through the camp a couple of times but those pictures were to blurry.
Saturday we sold Rosies calf. Well actually she was spoken for shortly after she was born. She was picked up Saturday. I got a rope on her and she wasn’t happy at all. Lisa was opening the gate for us and the 200 lb heifer threw herself into the gate hitting Lisa in the face and knocking her to the ground. It almost knocked her out but thankfully a little ice and some anti-bruise cream prevented her from looking like she had been in a brawl.
The strangest thing happened when our guests walked through the gate. Mike the bull completely lost his mind. He never charged anyone but he acted like he was going to. Everyone went back out and it took me a while to settle him down. By the afternoon he was back to normal. The two men were wearing bright colored shirts. We wondered if that might have been what riled him up or just four new people invading his area. All I know is he almost went into the freezer. I won’t have a mean bull around to hurt someone.
Fall garden prep is just around the corner. I opened the gate to the ducks and geese so they could clean up the garden spot. They are doing a good job. Not a quickly as the goats would have.
We are currently resodding the front yard. We put down one pallet last weekend and I have ordered two for this weekend. That should be enough to finish one side of the yard.
A few weeks ago Lisa entered some of the animals in a local “Cute Pet Contest” and the results were released this week. Ava won! How could she not.
