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Well, we all made it through winter in good
condition, even though it was one of the roughest winters I have
experienced in several years. The weather ranged from just plain
cold to very wet, with everything in between, like rain and ice!
In fact, early in the winter season, we had an ice storm that took
out our electricity for several days, and since we are on a well,
no electricity means no water. That meant hauling water by hand
to all the animals twice a day, and, believe me, that got very old
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There was also a concern for the indoor caged birds, but they ended up doing
better than I did. Louie, the African Grey Parrot, reminded me several
times a day that it was COOOOLD...and just when we thought spring was
finally here, we returned to freezing temperatures that killed off all the
new bud growth. The animals and I are certainly looking forward to some
warm sunshine!
We also had several new arrivals here at the farm, which include 1
Potbellied Pig and 5 horses. Daisy the pig had a few adjustments to make
since she changed from an indoor to an outdoor pig. However, she handled
the adjustment very well and now loves living outdoors with her other pig
friends, but she still continues to follow me around waiting for her
cookies.
There is also a Quarter Horse mare that we call Old Daisy; she is still
thin, but is putting on weight and is doing much better. Then in late
winter, we had 4 other horses join us...Lance, Auna, Widow, and Fancy, all
in good condition. From this group, 2 are Tennessee Walking mares who have
settled in wonderfully, and 2 are Paso Finos, who are still a little
fractious, but are very sweet horses. They are all just beautiful!
I'm also looking forward to building our new cat facility and enrichment
yard as soon as we can raise enough funds. There are also plans to put up
the dog agility course; I can't wait, and I know the dogs will be very eager
to start! The dogs here at the farm just love to try new things, and it
gives me so much pleasure to watch them enjoying life.
Thank you very much,
My Best,
Rhonda
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