Skully

Today is our last day with our big sweet old guy Skulliwags McLovin. Skully is starting to suffer so it's sadly time to say good-bye. He's 13 years old; he made it 1-2 years longer than we expected. We are gonna miss the big old guy so much. It's a hard blow to lose two dogs in a 4 week period. Skully was an amazing friend and we were blessed to have him as part of our family. He has a vet appointment tomorrow morning.

It's hard to believe that all we have left of our old boys is Buddha. We pray he is with us many more years. I'm really glad we got the new puppy Bosco, he doesn't take the pain away and doesn't make us miss our lost boys any less, but he is a light during a dark time, and helps us smile when we are sad. I don't know how I would of made it through the last month without him. 

Here's some fav pics of Skully. He was the sweetest gentlest dog around.

Mamas and their Babes

We've been having a great baby summer this year! So many babies hatching! I sell 95% of the babes born here as I can't keep them all (and we are trying to make money!), but as the moms work so hard hatching the babes, I always let each mom keep a couple of babies to raise. 

This is Turkey (she was hatched last summer by my turkey Mindy) and one of her chicks. 

This is Mindy and her baby guinea keet. The keet is small, you have to look carefully to see it in the grass!

My gees. Olive, Poppy and Mr. Peabody have one gosling. they are amazing parents!

This is Dolly down at the pond with her ducklings. I would of preferred that she didn't go to the pond with them, but she snuck by me! 

And this is Ebony with her duckling. She shared a nest with Dolly; Dolly the duck got four ducklings and ebony the chicken got one. she's a happy mama.

I love all the mamas! It's wonderful that they don't care if their babe is the same as them or not, they just care for them :)