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The focus is on distractions

Which is kinda an oxymoron if you think about it.  You're trying to focus on something but keep getting distracted!  Here at the farm, distractions come in all sizes: From the loose dogs that killed my duck (bad) to getting hurt at work and not being able to use my hand for a few weeks (worse) to new babies being hatched out (YAY!)


Yes, two dogs came into our flock, killed Duck Duck and scattered geese to the wind.  I needed Dave's help to get them back to the farm, but when I was able to talk to the County Sheriff, I simply told him that if the owner's dogs got out again, there will be consequences.  This ain't no "Old Country Buffet" here.

My hand..........well! I was working a month ago and a blender accident caused the blades to slice N dice my ring finger on my right hand pretty nicely. I'll spare you the really bad pics, it was gruesome.
Seven stitches later, they wrapped it thinking it was broke.  Two weeks later, another scan showed no breakage.  Two weeks of Physical Therapy and I'm almost back to normal except for a nice, nasty scar.

Babies! Oh I've got two babies in my hoodie now.  I had to take them from their Mama because she wasn't taking care of them.  She HAD 7 babies 3 days ago.  As of yesterday, these two were the only ones alive.

This is one of those babies in my hoodie.  I put on the hoodie and pop them in for an hour or so at a time each day to get some real rest. It mimics being under Mama's wing.

As the tradition is to name them after Harry Potter characters. I'm giving them the temporary names of Bill and Fleur. One is bigger than the other, and it may indicate a male and a female.

We've got 2 more in the incubator due to hatch this weekend, plus about 6 more chicks.  The remaining 8 or 9 goose eggs are about 3 weeks out at best. I have a friend who is hatching out our ducks this year. He's having issues with them, so we will see.

Scanning through pics, I never did introduce the new kitty to the world.  Last fall, we decided to get another cat to keep Tyler company. We went to the local Humane Society and got Zeus.  Initially, I didn't want Zeus because he closely resembles my old kitty Tigger, but his personality got me.  So meet, Zeus.
He's looking all cool right then because he jumps up on this footstool stares at me like that and then runs off until I feed him at night.  Does he keep Tyler company?   HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !! No.

they fight.

Constantly.

I should've picked the girl cat.

But now he's here and he's settled in so he stays. Zeus is a talker, really chatty kitty. And he's got his quirks.  At an estimated age of about 8, who wouldn't. 

He eats potato chips, but you have to hold them for him.

He's a dumpster diver, keeps knocking over trash. I've duct taped the kitchen trash to the fridge because of him. 

He's got a resting bitch face.  It looks like he's judging you all the time. I can relate, so I don't really find it an issue. 

He's our schedule keeper.  He wakes us up with a paw to the nose, hollers for food, hollers for bed, gets his knickers in a twist if I don't sit down and let him get up on my lap.

So far, he's "Meh" with the chicks. Which is good. 

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