Extra! Extra! Read all about it......
Edith has been found.
No fox hunting sadness here!!
Edith was dutifully sitting on a nest of eggs at the edge of the woods.
And I am doing the happy turkey dance!
And I am doing the happy turkey dance!
Let me tell you, I couldn't be more happy or more relieved.
I had such a heavy heart when I thought she was gone for good.
Now, the quandary is this....
if I let her keep sitting here on this nest, she is at risk of getting eaten
by a predator.
At the same time, I hate to rob her of the chance to be a Mama.
What to do?????????
I will let you know what we decide to do.
It has been beastly hot around the farm this week.
The animals have a hard time coping with this heat.
It seems like "too hot too early" in the summer.
Trips to the pond help cool down the dogs.
Especially our Olympic swimmer, Maddie.
Sam is not much of a swimmer, and prefers to wade in the shallow end.
Oakley has finally decided that he likes water,
but prefers a shallow, narrow pool. He submerges in the stream that feeds the pond...
emerging with algae and grass on his nose.
Luckily, there are plenty of trees for shade in our pasture,
and fans at the barn so the horses can get relief.
Lastly, I wanted to share a couple of pictures that I took while out
doing chores.
Peek-a-boo....
can you guess who?
It seems to be turtle season for some reason.
Slow moving box turtles make great photo subjects.
As for the guy below....he was fast and hard to catch.
This was as close as I got.
No hiding in his shell for him!
And off he goes...running!
(Fast enough to keep up with a hare, I believe!)
Addendum (written several hours later)...
Edith is back hanging out with her pals, Tom and Chuck once again.
While she was off the nest, I made the decision to rob the eggs.
I would rather have Edith safe than take a chance
on her sitting in the woods on a nest of eggs.
(Besides, 3 turkeys is enough for now.)
PS....A very happy June 1st to you!!
Comments
So glad you found Edith. We had turkeys once. The hen would lay her eggs in the barn on some rocks.
Tom would come by for his visit and sit on her and break the eggs.
She finally gave up and started roosting in the rafters. She tried to run away from him one day to the neighbors down the lane and he went after her. Poor thing, he just wouldn't leave her alone. He was so contrary he wouldn't let anyone out of the car. He hated anything with tires on it. We finally sent him and her to another farm. I couldn't even carry groceries in because he would attack me.
No more turkeys for us. My husband's friend gave them to us when they moved to town. I don't know why he was so mean. He would even fight my doberman dog.
My husband thought his antics were funny. Not so funny when you are being attacked. You are right about them remembering things that people have done to them.
Hope everything works out for you.
Tamera
Country at heart
Di
The picture of Oakley with the algae and grass on his nose is hilarious! I love it!
I hope ya all hang in there through the heat wave. We had one here but it seems to have passed a bit now... down in the 70's again.
Happy Wednesday to you,
Susan