I thought about a lot of things at the sale–the mini cattle looked fun and my nephew really wants mini-highland cattle. Mr. Peacock has been without another peafowl for quite a few years. My chickens are all really old. Miss Goose is alone on the farm. And Maybeline is without a companion also. And they had opportunities for all of those animals to come home with me. A lot of the animals went for a crazy amount. The single female peahens were really expensive.
Mr. Peacock has to keep dancing for my chickens.
But for some reason, I actually managed to buy an American Buff goose. I really didn’t figure I’d get her because, like I said, everything was pretty expensive. If I’d have had to bid one more time to get her, I wouldn’t have. Meet Buffy, an American Buff goose.
Buffy–an American Buff goose
I did decide to shut her in with the chickens and Mr. Peacock to let her know that this is where she belongs. It didn’t take her long to find the food.
I do think she’s a bit suspicious of one of her new roommates, but hopefully, they won’t try to fight.
The opossum hates when his nap is interrupted.
After she’s been here for a bit, I’ll get her and Miss Goose together and eventually turn them both out to free range.
After six hours of selling animals, they finally got to the llamas. I had looked at them all in the pens and found one that I really liked. It was the only one who would come up and exchange breaths with me–kinda like kissing but just blowing on each other’s mouths. I don’t know why llamas like to do that, but she was willing to do that at the sale barn. That made me think that this llama was the one. So I just kept bidding. Bless my friend and neighbor for bringing both the llama and the goose home for me.
Skittles
Meet Skittles. She is fifteen and quite nice.
She was happy for hay after all day at the sale barn.
We’re taking the introductions slowly. So far all has gone well. I was actually really impressed with how good my dog was, and Skittles mostly ignored him. She did put her ears back when they really reached to almost touch noses.
Skittles in the Morton building pen and Sky in the yard.
The goats were giant chickens. I actually had to go and make them come into the barnyard at dusk because stranger danger is a real thing.
Stranger danger!
I think Skittles will be fine with them. She seems like such a calm girl.
Ava wasn’t getting any closer; Skittles noticed another llama out in pasture.
Maybeline, on the other hand, is a bit of a nervous wreck. She has always been my friendly welcoming committee, so I am guessing it won’t take long for her to warm up to the new girl.
Coming to meet for the first time.
Checking each other out
It’s all very exciting!
Teresa
Eden Hills 