Yesterday was a day of new arrivals at the farm. First thing in the morning, my hubby and Farm Girl went into the city to rescue two mistreated chinchillas from a backyard breeder. The poor things, they were skinny and had matty coats with clumps of hair missing in parts of their body particularly the tales. One was so timid and frightened it hasn't left the sanctuary of the little hut I placed in there for their comfort (she's the one hiding behind the other in the picture below).
She cried almost non stop for the entire day. Today thankfully, she has finally stopped crying.
Later in the afternoon, Farm Girl and I took a road trip to pick up a new addition to the farm, and while we were gone, someone dropped off this friendly guy. He`s a chinese swan goose...or so I`m told, I`m not an expert on geese breeds. His story is unknown to me other than he was found dirty and with a head injury. The woman patched him up but needed to find a new home for him as she couldn`t keep him in the city.
Oldest was home to accept him and told me the woman who brought him to the farm was so pleased with our property and repeatedly stated how happy she was to have him living here. She followed up with an email thanking me once again saying, "I'm glad there is someone out there that cares for animals like you". That was such a nice thing to say. I don't consider myself anywhere near to being a rescue farm, but certainly me and the family love animals and are only too happy to be able to help out where possible.
The new addition I mentioned earlier that took us on a small road trip, isn`t necessarily a rescue story but rather a case of rehoming. As in a lot of situations, folks often get seduced by the lure of owning a pet that differs from the conventional dog or cat. Pigs are often the victim to this. Why people bring pigs to the city, I`ll never know. Anyway, it hadn`t taken the owner of this little piglet to realize his mistake. Thankfully, he realized early on and quickly set out to find her a more appropriate home.
After Lizzie, I swore I'd never own another pig again. But this little gal is so dang cute! She's a teacup potbelly pig rather than a standard potbelly pig so won't grow to be as big as Lizzie. At the moment, she is Jewel's size. (FYI, Jewel is the golden retriever we kept back from Emma's last litter. She's about 10lbs.)
She's small enough for us to pick her up and cuddle....though we may not want to. Have you ever heard a pig squeal? It's the most ear-piercing sound.
So now we are the owners of two additional chinchillas, who we have named Mabel and Myrtle, a chinese swan goose who we thought Rocky was an appropriate name for this tough little guy, and a teacup piglet who we have named Charlotte...naturally. :)
Yep, that's a Chinese goose, alright! (Swan goose isn't part of the name, but it sounds nice!). They make a lot of noise, but they are so graceful looking.
Congrats on your rescues. I think it's great that you have taken them all in. I know you will care for them and love them.
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I live a very simple life on a small hobby farm along with my husband, three kids, and an assortment of animals. Life may be simple but I love every minute of it.