Things are looking up around here. We have critters now. Critters that we actually want. lol. Not just the ones that wander in. The newest addition is an adorable baby holland lop named Wascle B. Wabbit. Quite a mouthful for a baby rabbit, but he needed a name for his registration/pedigree papers. I liked the older Warner Bros. cartoons, and Elmer Fudd was always calling Bugs Bunny a wascley wabbit. I found out that my rabbit should have been called Ozzy Osborn, because hes a party animal & wants to party hardy no later than 5am.  Its a good thing hes so cute, or Id be thinking rabbit fricasee. lol. Out in the new chicken house are 27 young chickens. The breeds we have are Australorp, Cochin, Buff Orpington, Barred Rock, Wyandotte, New Hampshire, and Production Reds. They are barely past the chick stage, and I havent been brave enough yet to let them out. By the time I am brave enough, they may be old & gray, but Im their mother. lol. Besides, theres not only a hawk hanging around, theres also turkey vultures. We dont have turkeys, and Im thinking the vultures may decide my chickens are a good substitute.  Grrrrrrrrrrrr! Wonder if you can train a yorkshire terrier to guard chickens?  We have a german shepherd here as well, but I swear she has a gleam in her eye every time she looks in their direction. She thinks they are a "dinner" waiting to happen.  Theres also a river on the property, and I need either a chicken swim coach, or chicken life preservers. If anyone knows of a swim coach down on her, or his luck-let me know. When they are allowed to free range, the leader of the flock will probably be the New Hampshire since it is the biggest. We dont know yet whether it is a hen, or rooster. So sometimes its name is Foghorn Leghorn, but at other times it is Miss Priss. The ASPCA will probaby be after us for causing gender confusion in a chicken, and we will be required to take him/her to therapy twice weekly.  Oh well, thats country life. lol. Eventually theres supposed to be a barn in the field. "Eventually" better come pretty quick, because Im thinking a horse would fit in the garage quite nicely. 
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imlost2
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May 12 @ 3:14PM
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Ha ha, kinda sounds like my place, lucky the kids are responsible and take care of our critters very nicely. Horses are at their lowest now due to winter and hay prices, go for it. 
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bellaluv
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May 12 @ 3:28PM
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Geez, I want to live in Wisconsin! Due to the weather changes, I found a new critter that let themselves in last night...a spider!!!  I HATE spiders! May he now RIP 
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kattsmeow
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May 12 @ 3:39PM
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Sounds like it is total chaos! And you are loving it. 
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American_Woman
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May 12 @ 4:10PM
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Welcome to the life with animals! I have Holland Lops. Aren't they adorable? If you plan on litter box training him and letting him roam the house, put up your remotes. They like to chew off the buttons. I rescued 2 African Gray goslings that I want to stay down at the lake. Right now they are in the backyard until they get their feathers. They sure do poop alot. I couldn't imagine a life without animals.
If you get a large fake owl and mount him somewhere visible, it will keep most predatory birds away. You sound happy. 
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RomanticLibra106
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May 12 @ 6:56PM
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I LOVE ANIMALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Especially rabbits and all other fuzzy creatures. I would love to have a dog or two and a rabbit or guinea pig but not here in this small place. I want my house! Next year I'll have it.
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Jankia
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May 12 @ 7:20PM
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Just remember our terms Brenda,all but one the chicks you bought that turn to be roosters are going to be turned into "fixins" 
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BrendaInWisconsin
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May 12 @ 7:54PM
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Jankia- I never said any such thing. I clearly remember the number being between 3 to 5 roosters, as far as the total allowed amount. Or, maybe it was 3+5 roosters, which would mean 8. The extras? Im hopping a plane with those guys to a country that will do rooster sex change operations-no questions asked! Yuppers. Thats my plan. 
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