Penny is the beautiful grey Toulouse shown here with the flock.
Our old momma goose, Penny, finally passed. She'd been poorly since this summer. All Penny ever wanted to do was lay eggs and set a nest. She was a great momma. Mated to our ornery gander, OD, we were the pair's third owners. We think they had to be at least 10, but probably 12. They came to us as "used poultry" from my pal, Bourbon Red.
Since geese mate for life we were afraid that OD would be lost with her. Even tho OD was a philandering gander and had spent time in the tabloids for his exploits. Earlier this summer we encouraged him to team up with Cindy and the two young ganders. Penny spent most of her time sitting and enjoying the sun while the others roamed around. However, the other morning was so wet and cold that we kept her inside in the dry straw. We found her later that day. A fine end to a long life.
Our other loss was Franhilde. She was one of our original 5 hens. Probably the only "Easter egger" who laid white eggs. For heavens sakes. I was surprised by her passing tho. Earlier in the week I was noticing how spry she was and how well she was doing. However, she was at least 12. Franhilde gained notoriety as my standard bearer in this epic tale.
As far as new arrivals, the goaties are all doing well. They are all changing in shape - even Dahlia. So hopefully this spring there will be a horde of baby goats. Mission accomplished, Too Short!
That's the news here. Happy Saturday! Is everyone avoiding the shopping malls? Or are you headed for the madness?
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....and you have done them great honor by preserving and sharing the memory of their lives.
I will spend the next few days worrying about how OD is handling things, I hope he isn't outside calling for her. Can you let us know in a future post soon?
Shopping mall ! I can't seem to get this "canning" done. Today started out being busy, so I'll be in.
It's the cycle of life. Hey sis, thanks for your lovely comments while we were up in the mountains and the Thanksgiving greetings. Apart from looking after dogs we also looked after a chicken and a duck, the latter got very pally with our Eddie. They made a very comical pair! :)
Avoiding the malls. Sorry to hear of Penny and Franhilde. Rainy day up here... Gonna slice the duck proscuitto.
Yea! Mission accomplished.
You know what? I think they probably had pretty good lives with you! It's sad to lose your old friends, but one good thing is, there are usually more coming on. We've had some losses this week too, and I'll try to keep my own advice in mind.
You know what? I think they probably had pretty good lives with you! It's sad to lose your old friends, but one good thing is, there are usually more coming on. We've had some losses this week too, and I'll try to keep my own advice in mind.
Thanks CC. OD is actually pretty good. I'll give an update tho. We really pushed him to be with the others.
Hi Ginny! I'll pop by later to see your goings on. :-)
Thanks Heiko, I loved your vid of the dogs 'doggin' around. Hope you have some pix of the duck and chicken. One of each? Sure how many do you really need? ;-)
Thanks D, our rain starts today. I cant wait to hear about the duck proscuitto.. I've been sending friends to your smoking post. Its a hit!
Jody, Too Short has been spreadin' the love, let me tell you. ha!
Thanks Mary Ann. The hardest truth about farming is that not everyone makes it.. and not everyone gets to stay. I think Penny and Franhilde were happy here - you are just right. Penny was so lovely tho.. ugh!
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