Hello!!  It’s hot , hot, hot (roasting, in fact) and then it’s raining intermittently in the afternoon and  at night.  I talk about the weather a lot because we are dependent on the weather in order to get projects done or not!!  Anyway, here are a few photos to make you smile:

We have a little “spaddled goose.”  If you are wondering what spaddle means, look at this photo.  His legs are splayed out thus:

This may be a deformity or due to a vitamin deficiency.  Anyway…another Google search on “how to fix a spaddle” and we came up with the solution of tying the legs together with dental floss.  Another Accident & Emergency fix-up for Dr. Gnome!!

Observation is now required to see if fixing a deformity with dental floss works.  We will keep you posted:

The rest of the goslings are thriving and doing well.  They share their living quarters with the guinea pigs.  They eat the same food: freshly cut grass and sorghum.  In the mornings, we put the geese out to pasture by putting them in a movable wire cage.  At night, back to the dorms with the piggies!

Oh, and last but not least we have 9 turkey eggs under the turkey.  No mix and match this time with geese eggs…we are letting her hatch her own kind this time!  Countdown: 30 days!!

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