Project Twister Shield 1.0 and crippling heat

Well it has finally gotten to the point where Twister, the pygmy goat, gets his photo taken on a daily basis in order for us to post an ad on Kijiji for adoption... but we aren't at the point of actually putting up the ad. He has taken to pulling down any clothing that is on the clothesline and urinating and sleeping on it. And so I set to and built another fence to keep him corralled and to also "encourage" the birds to keep away from the road.

It took my a total of about 7 hours in two shots but I got it done. The post cutting and hauling and post hole digging was sweaty in work in this scorching heat. Pro tip - don't operate a chainsaw without a shirt when you are all sweaty... It tends to make a wood pulp paste all over your body.

Here are some photos that Annie took out of the window while I slaved away ;)

The animals have been content and growing quickly. They certainly spend a lot of time at the watering hole with the heat these days.

There is still time for a little strutting. Timmy Tom is just showing the little one how it's done.

The Bearded Lady has teamed up with the Black Lady since the latter's eggs weren't viable. They like heading down to the garden and hanging out in the cows field with the babies.

At the end of the day, everyone is doing well. There is a real pleasure in watching the birds have a wonderful time wandering about, eating bugs in the grass, hanging out on piles of branches, sunning themselves, having dust baths and generally enjoying themselves.

Hot and cold

There have been hot days, hot nights and hot days, cold nights and everything in between. But the constant has been the hot days thing until today.

Its made for some nice sunsets and sunrises but the animals have had a rough go of it trying to keep cool and guzzling water as fast as i can fill the waterers.

Twister the goat has been true to goat form and done everything that we don't want him to do. He has also figured out how to hook down with his horns to really stab you. I almost lost my cool and posted him on kijiji but after looking at the photo I could not.

The Black Lady as we call her had disappeared and we figured that she was sitting on eggs in the bush, tired of us stealing them every time she lays them in the barn. We couldn't find her until I spotted her the other day and was able to follow her back to her hiding spot.

She looked disheveled but in fact, compared to the beginning of the summer she looks great.

The game here is to find the turkeynin the photo ;)

I found her tail and could here her hissing like crazy. I suspect she will be a good mother. I am kind of hoping she is sitting on some guinea fowl eggs as well :)

The pigs made do in their wallow. They really love the mud in this heat.

Between hanging out in the maternity ward, sticking to the shade to catch bugs and resting on the fence the turkeys do what they can to keep cool. The chickens clearly know the best spots since they are hidden enough to keep away from the camera.

And finally at the end if the day I always catch Bearded Lady taking her little ones for a final lap around the yard to find a couple of tasty insects before bedtime.