A Mothers Love doesn't discriminate

 Remember that cute little yellow Duckling? Here it is! I had no idea Ducks grow so fast! 

I purchased a duck and 6 chicks at the same time. We laughed at the fact that Dexter would grow up thinking he/she is a chicken.  We also didn't know if Dexter was a boy or a girl and still don't. I'm inclined to believe its a female as Dexter has strong maternal instincts. Dexter thinks these chicks are her babies.  Above you will see that I took Dexter out of the run for a swim in the kiddie pool. She just jumped out and waddled over to the run trying to get close to those babies and didn't like that they were inside and she is outside.

 I later purchased two more ducklings. One is with these chicks that you see in the run. The other is inside the coop with the two Polish Top Hat chicks. The black duck (Batman) has a deformed leg due to a vitamin deficiency and has a difficult time walking around. For now Ill keep it with the little ones.

Its quite the job taking care of all these animals these days.  Every morning I have to let the hens out to free range, let the chicks and two ducks into the run, make sure they all have plenty of water (since ducks drink about a gallon a day) and I move the Top hats fromthe tiny brooder in the coop to the larger brooder in the coop with Batman. I make sure they all have food and water and then go on to work. In the afternoons I come home and let the ducks swim and before dark I have to move all the chickens back to their original places. It will be nice when they can all be together! 

Some days I love these creatures with all I have in me and other days, I want to get rid of all the animals and my belongings and just be alone! I guess that's life! 

Cuteness Overload

 I am the crazy chicken lady. I am down to 8 laying hens and 1 rooster. 

Its spring! Time for babies! I purchased six chicks and 1 duck. 

Why one duck? I wanted a few ducks but at Tractor Supply they had only ONE duckling! 

It was in a bin all alone so I got him and Im pretty sure hes going to grow up thinking hes a chicken.  His name is Dexter. (we really dont know if its a he or a she)

Dexter is going to be one spoiled duck!

Worst Week Ever

This has been one tough week. Valentines started off with me rushing my husband to the ER with kidney stones. A few days later our beloved Lucky ran into a truck driving past our house and was killed. My daughter was at home sick that day (it was pretty traumatic for her) A few days after that the man who hit Lucky stopped by to "apologize once again" but then said he wants $250 for damages to his truck.

I cant explain how devastated we are. We rescued him when he was 2 days old, bottle fed him every 2 hours day and night and he was the best dog. We were more attached to him than any of our other dogs. Our hearts are empty. I just want him back.

The last 5 days in pictures......... Wordless Wednesday

Its Wordless Wednesday.... (Check it out HERE)

Lucky Snow

 Here in the South we dont get a lot of snow. In the past few days we have gotten about 10 inches! 

Lucky loved eating and playing in the snow!

 He's so cute, and getting so big!

 He's also chewing up everything in site! Like my new shoes, the base boards and more! 

Not sure Ill survive the puppy stage!

 He had a lot of fun in the snow with my girls.

(and the other dogs)

Rescuing Lucky Bear

 Lucky Bear isnt so little anymore. He is bigger than our Dachshunds!

 The Vet was surprised that he was 9.6 lbs at 8 weeks old! He is going to be a big boy!

 We Love him so much, but I.m not loving the fact that he chewed up my new shoes!

Remember when he was tiny?

Just 8 weeks ago? 

TAKE A LOOK BACK BY CLICKING HERE and read his story!

This Week I .....

 This week I sold my Americana rooster. I have loved watching him grow up and was sad to say goodbye but when my little friend's chicken turned out to be a rooster, it was a bad combo (to have two roosters) so we sent him to a new home.

 This week I watched Lucky Bear grow more! At 7 weeks old he is about 7 lbs.

This week I applied for part time jobs to help with expenses and to help get me through the summer. (no interviews yet)

This weekend I rested a lot. My immune system has been working hard these last few months in the new job. This weekend Ive been finishing up the Dexter series on Netflix and catching up on blog reading.

Growing Lucky

 Our little Lucky Bear is growing quickly. Look how sweet his big eyes are!

 And he loves to sleep on his back!

 He is one month old now. He loves his bottle but we are beginning the weaning process. He now gets a big spoon full of mushed puppy food and milk in the mornings.

He loves to play with his little friend the hedge hog.  See how big he is next to his little friend? Now look how big (little) he was the day we got him and his hedge hog.

We are "Lucky" in love

 We have a new member in our family. 

We are so love with Lucky. 

We adopted him from the Animal Protection Society. He was born December 5th and found in the grass somewhere wet from birth and with the umbilical cord still attached.

 No mama dog anywhere to be found and no other siblings that they could find. 

How could we not adopt this baby in need? He sleeps on a heating pad. We bottle feed him about an ounce every four hours. We have to rub his belly with a warm wet wipe (to simulate the mother licking him) causing him to use the bathroom.

We are Lucky in love with this little fella.