Just a fence post...with frost on it...but I thought it was pretty sparkling in the morning sunshine.
Everyone else seemed very happy to see the sun. One of the emu girls even let me give her a good scratching on the back of her neck up to the back of her head. They will let you touch them, maybe even rub their neck a couple of times, but this was different. She was actually ENJOYING this. She was all leaned up against the fence, you could see it in her eyes...it felt goooood. ;) I was looking through my pictures and saw that I havent taken any recent pictures of my emus...so I took some pretty headshots this morning and they were very accomodating.
Then Buckbuck was posing for me in the morning sun...he just stood there basking...looking beautiful...this morning was a good morning to be a cochin. They have a lot of insulation for this cold weather we are having.
Shelbys cat Fergie (yeah, we gave up on the name TOO as in The Other One) is no fool...she is in her bed under the heat lamp this morning...
I made Clyde a new indoor facility for winter. His house on the porch, which used to be for both Bonnie and him, is just too big and lonely for just one little chicken. He seems very happy to be inside. I am looking towards putting a trio of modern game bantams in his old house...if I can find a nice trio to buy at one of the shows I go to. So Clyde and Phoenix are now both officially 'house chickens'. I need to make Clyde a chicken diaper outfit before he gets to roam the house like Phoenix does. I made him a wide perch, you can see it on the right of the pen. It is a piece of 2 x 4 that is wrapped in newspapar and then I put a protective 'wipeable' cover of clear packing tape over the newspaper. Screw in the ends hold it on the sides of the pen. Poor Clyde, he will fall asleep on that branch that he is perching on and fall right off. He ends up on the floor of the pen sleeping. This is why I made him a nice wide perch...but he has yet to use it...he loves that stick. Its one of those that has washers, a wingnut and a screw in it...like you would get for a parrots cage.
Ian is home today...and its getting late, time to do some things around here and be productive. I hope everyone has a great day today and I will hopefully see y'all tomorrow morning with coffee. :)
7 comments:
Kelly the frost really makes that post look beautiful and the Emu's are adorable ~ Fergie looks very comfortable what a sensible cat she is :o) ~ I love everything you do to make your animals comfortable ~ I think I will move in with you :o) ~ Ally xx
That first picture is excellent, Kelly! Very cool! Literally, I guess! Looks like everyone is managing to stay warm.
Hugs, Beth
Kelly, good luck at the show on the weekend.
These pictures are great. Loved the fence post and the close up of it. I was having a hard time figuring out what it was.
How are the roos doing. Now sure that the right name but the ones you hatched and there were about twelve of them or more.
From your post the othe day we can all see how your childhood developed your love of animals.
Have a great week. We finally have sun here in PA which we haven't seen in weeks. Yes it is cold here too. Bill
Those are fantastic pictures! I'm really impressed by them!
Great pictures and great idea about heat lamp for the cat. Have a great week. Janie
That sunshine looked mighty fine on top of all that white frost this morning. I believe that white stuff covered every blade of grass dead or alive. Watch for some more cold cold weather this week. I hope all your chicks and animals stay warm. hugs, Helen
Kel, these are fantastic shots of everyone. I loved seeing everyone, the emus are really growing up. How long does it take them to reach maturity?
Fergie looks sweet laying under her heat lamp. Cats are little heat seeking missiles aren't they!
xxx
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