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Our barn is fairly close to the road. This apparently means that because we have a barn, we must need more cats, and we are frequently 'gifted' dozens of unwanted cats every year. Usually they are of the half dead, flea, worm, and disease infested female variety with a litter of 3/4 dead kittens in tow. I simply cannot keep them all, and neither can any shelter near us... They don't last long here.
Today, someone dropped off a full grown toulouse goose. My flock of geese was honking and carrying on this morning, so I peeked out the window as someone was pulling out of the driveway. Figured it was just someone turning around until I checked the cameras.
One of my toulouse ganders had recently lost his mate to a stray dog, also probably a drop off . He must have heard the new girl honking right away and had gone down past the gate to the mystery car to pick up the new girl. His flock stayed at the gate to apparently cheer him on (very loudly). He led her back up the hill to home, they've been together all day. Geese are smart critters, sometimes. Definitely fantastic alert animals.
Anywho, this was a welcome improvement from the sick cats and sometimes dogs that usually get dumped here. Maybe I should put up a new sign to go along with the no trespassing signs. 'No cat or dog drop offs, poultry welcome'.
Today, someone dropped off a full grown toulouse goose. My flock of geese was honking and carrying on this morning, so I peeked out the window as someone was pulling out of the driveway. Figured it was just someone turning around until I checked the cameras.
One of my toulouse ganders had recently lost his mate to a stray dog, also probably a drop off . He must have heard the new girl honking right away and had gone down past the gate to the mystery car to pick up the new girl. His flock stayed at the gate to apparently cheer him on (very loudly). He led her back up the hill to home, they've been together all day. Geese are smart critters, sometimes. Definitely fantastic alert animals.
Anywho, this was a welcome improvement from the sick cats and sometimes dogs that usually get dumped here. Maybe I should put up a new sign to go along with the no trespassing signs. 'No cat or dog drop offs, poultry welcome'.