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justusnak
Almost Self-Reliant
*sigh* Winter seems to never want to let us go. This week she really reminded us of who is in charge. Monday..5 inches of snow, Tuesday an inch of ice on top..Wednesday, another 7 inches of snow. I have been down with pneumonia for a few weeks now, so getting winter YUK was not in my plans! All the ice and snow has caved in the netting over the turkey pens. So, the turkeys are locked inside untill this weekend. Let me tell you,they are NOT HAPPY! My Tom is about 25/30 pounds with a 6 ft wingspan. I, am 5 ft tall in boots! 
Going in the Turkey hut is a little intimidateing now that they have been locked in for a few days. The big old tom sits up high on his roost...and just glares down on me like a vulture. I know what he is thinking... " open the door, and no one will get hurt"( no one meaning me!) I cant let them out untill at least this weekend when DH and I can get out there and repair the netting.
Trudging through a foot of snow with a cat, or sometimes 2, on my shoulder has proven to be quite tireing. Today when I went into the turkey hut, Kiki decided he wanted to come in and "check things out" HIS Mistake. My hens are laying, and do NOT like intruder kitties! Poor Kiki. You would have thought a pit bull terrier was after him! He went flying out that door, into the snow, and was up in the front porch in no time. Hu...now I know he CAN walk through the snow...( or fly over it when scared) No more free rides for that one. Well, unless he begs like always.
I got one of my garden seed orders in the mail today
Just makes me want to get out there even more! Unfortunately the mean old weather man said possibility of ANOTHER winter storm next week. NO FAIR! 
Nothing really "frugal" going on here. Laying low..healing..and waiting on that first spring day. Makeing plans for the new garden, and the "summer kitchen"
Going in the Turkey hut is a little intimidateing now that they have been locked in for a few days. The big old tom sits up high on his roost...and just glares down on me like a vulture. I know what he is thinking... " open the door, and no one will get hurt"( no one meaning me!) I cant let them out untill at least this weekend when DH and I can get out there and repair the netting.Trudging through a foot of snow with a cat, or sometimes 2, on my shoulder has proven to be quite tireing. Today when I went into the turkey hut, Kiki decided he wanted to come in and "check things out" HIS Mistake. My hens are laying, and do NOT like intruder kitties! Poor Kiki. You would have thought a pit bull terrier was after him! He went flying out that door, into the snow, and was up in the front porch in no time. Hu...now I know he CAN walk through the snow...( or fly over it when scared) No more free rides for that one. Well, unless he begs like always.
I got one of my garden seed orders in the mail today
Just makes me want to get out there even more! Unfortunately the mean old weather man said possibility of ANOTHER winter storm next week. NO FAIR! Nothing really "frugal" going on here. Laying low..healing..and waiting on that first spring day. Makeing plans for the new garden, and the "summer kitchen"
Of course..I start crying....thinking he had been hit by a car. I gently put hi in the carrier, and come inside to call the vet. I can get him in...if I can get thre in 25 minutes. Its a 15 to 20 min drive. UGH! Grab coffee...coat, cat..and get to the truck. We re off. Poor Kiki is being such a trooper. No screaming even over the bumpy icy roads. So, I get him to the vet, thinking the worse...I can smell...something. Not right. Im thinking, he was hit...and had bowel issues, at which point I would have to have him put down. There is no way I can afford a few hundred dollars on a stray kitty! So, the vet comes in...im sitting on the floor with him..and she starts looking him over. He barely even protested when she was paplateing his leg. NO, he was NOT hit by a car.....He WAS SHOT!!! O M G ! My poor kiki was shot!???? Im pretty sure I know who...its the same person who's 4 donkeys were in my yard last week, who even tho I was sick as a dog...I lured them back to thier property..and locked them up...to keep them safe for him. This man has told me on several occasions about all the cats and dogs he has shot....and thrown in a pile behind the barn. ( yes I called it in, and they said he is "protecting his property") Nothing can be done. So...after $100.00 vet bill....Kiki is resting comfortably in my garage...on a warm blanket...on pain meds and antibiotics. Poor poor Kiki. He doesnt deserve this. Next time there are 4 Donkeys in my yard...they go into the barn..and I will find them a new home!
I do not understand cruelty for cruelty's sake. 
