Jest Another Day in Pear-A-Dice - Higgins Rat Ranch Conservation Farm in Alberta

[drumstick diva]

Tara is there a tentative shipping date for the aussie gals yet?

 

[CanuckBock]

Tara is there a tentative shipping date for the aussie gals yet?

Sometime in July. I am off for the summer so it does not matter when as we will be there with bells on...

 

[drumstick diva]

You're off but I am ON 24/7 anxiously waiting word that they have arrived., and pictures . My birthday is in July, so I can feel like I got a part of them. I can state that May went much faster than June is .

 

[scottcaddy]

You're off but I am ON 24/7 anxiously waiting word that they have arrived., and pictures . My birthday is in July, so I can feel like I got a part of them. I can state that May went much faster than June is .

My Dear Ms. DD, do have an up to date passport?
Just ask that if you are real good, could you go to a close town for a visit at a park or somesuch while Rick and Tara are doing a 'looser lap' to see the sights.
Scott

 

[drumstick diva]

Scott no passport, only left the country for 1.5 days to see the Canadian side of Niagara Falls - got wet ,came home. I was 17 at the time. I'm not a traveler, no plane, boat, bus or train. I'm just not exciting Scott! I put down roots.

 

[drumstick diva]

June is a lot slower than the other months this year. I don't think July will ever get here.

 

[drumstick diva]

ah - hem (throat clearing) isn't Tara over due for a new installment? Despite sleeping most of this week, I don't recall hearing anything new from her.

 

[CanuckBock]

ah - hem (throat clearing) isn't Tara over due for a new installment? Despite sleeping most of this week, I don't recall hearing anything new from her.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ervation-farm-in-alberta-canada#post_15467761

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...r-aix-galericulata-mandarin-ducks-mega-photos

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ervation-farm-in-alberta-canada#post_15460852

I took a hiatus to the ornamental fowl side...the DARK side??

Too many photos...I do owe you guys a digest (or four) but man...so much going on...gonna hafta do like I said in the Mandarin Development post...

Do one on flowers...

Pond Iris​

One on wild birds

Rosy Breasted Grosbeak male​

Common House Wren - male singing​

Bluebird Male feeding babies​

One on veg and all that's sprouting up...

Peas coming up for them two girl pups ​

New Tater patch is awesome!​

One on the projects like the Suburban truck

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Rick's Parking Building, the waterfall, the roof on the Coop fur Sure...and, and, and...

See like tomorrow is FULL already with us gonna try and finish off the Taj perimeter...maybe, then the puppy play area needs attention, their room needs fixing...but I jest don't have the time to talk about all this...ACK! or the energy...hee hee...

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Tara

 

[drumstick diva]

Always glad to hear from you Tara - counting the days you know - nearly July.

 

[CanuckBock]

Always glad to hear from you Tara - counting the days you know - nearly July.

Oh how well I know that!

I am running around like the proverbial chook sans the head.

Puppy playground...one of the tres items I am feverishly working on.

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Left is sandbox (old sheep feeder I repurposed), right bottom is puppy water splash area, middle is tire jump (not a jump for the pups, more a go thru the bike tire), the tunnel...

Thought about using this metal cube (with a rubber horse mat as a floor so no tripping) for hanging toys but Rick suggested something far safer and roomiery.

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July 14, 2001 - Makins with Fixins on day one of life. Not staged...found them like that doing the PUPPY CUDDLES!
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Styra modelling by two of the items I had for Makins' litter (Fixins approved!)

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So amazing enough, these two items are from 2001...bought the tunnel and Rick helped me make the tire jump. I even had the bike tire hung up in the old tack shed...organized chaos works, eh!

I have changed the string out though as after that much time, don't want the string failing at a critical moment on the puppers.

Some of the hanging toys for them energetic girl pups to yoink around with (will attach with bungies for safe forgivable GIVE when they TUG)!

I have the balance beam, slide (great down spout thingy is the slidy part...my one from 2001 has a crack in the bottom...UV exposure on plastic), and teeter totter yet to complete.

Think I already posted this pic (and the puppy cuddles one, too fun not to repost) but this is Sept 5, 2001 with some of the toys
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Got a good start on the plushies being washed up and inspected for wear...​

And Alexander swung by yesterday evening to deliver the xpen, crate, and rug I loaned him for use for his dog. He even donated a whole whack of toys his dog ignores...buncha kongs and nylabones, and even a second tire toy with a brightly coloured chew rope...yee haw...very generous of him, indeed.

We got one more rubber mat to purchase for the floor of the second crate and expen setup for the girl dogs...but we are a going concern on the higher side of done like dinner...I hope!

The girls will have NO shortage of bitey bite items to entertain their jaws with (they will be teething soon too!)...that and fun distractions of the puppy playground...

Yeh, not at all having any time having fun, eh? NOT! No wonder time is jest flying by...egads!

Tara