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The fluffles are home again. They're four weeks old and I haven't killed one of them!
Pictures later. They're less adorable and more adult sleekness now, but they still love me. Thanks, imprinting! Sometimes I take just one out and move it around on my arm as we seek out inchworms on the trees and shrubs.
They're surprisingly manageable. I usually think of farm animals as a sort of less bitey class of wild animals, who Do Not Make Good Pets Stop Asking. But the closest think to a problem I've had is that if there are two people outside at once, the chickens will start following whoever tries to walk away. Right now they're in my room with the lid of their cage off (because it's getting a bit small for four chickens) and it just means one will jump onto the cage lip, do a little preening dance going "Look at me! I'm taller than you!" and settle down to roost.
Also, the cat brought in a baby bunny this morning. It lay splayed out where she dropped it, but after a minute of staring we figured out it was still breathing and, in fact, completely uninjured. Smart bunny. We put it in a box for a half hour, then out into the backyard again. It was adorable, although I hope I don't see it again for a while.
Pictures later. They're less adorable and more adult sleekness now, but they still love me. Thanks, imprinting! Sometimes I take just one out and move it around on my arm as we seek out inchworms on the trees and shrubs.
They're surprisingly manageable. I usually think of farm animals as a sort of less bitey class of wild animals, who Do Not Make Good Pets Stop Asking. But the closest think to a problem I've had is that if there are two people outside at once, the chickens will start following whoever tries to walk away. Right now they're in my room with the lid of their cage off (because it's getting a bit small for four chickens) and it just means one will jump onto the cage lip, do a little preening dance going "Look at me! I'm taller than you!" and settle down to roost.
Also, the cat brought in a baby bunny this morning. It lay splayed out where she dropped it, but after a minute of staring we figured out it was still breathing and, in fact, completely uninjured. Smart bunny. We put it in a box for a half hour, then out into the backyard again. It was adorable, although I hope I don't see it again for a while.
