A bat! We found a wayward bat in the garage. It was crawling around under the truck looking pretty sad. We pushed it out the door with a fly swatter and were discussing where to put it when we noticed it had crawled out into the rain for a drink. It got SOAKED. So, we put it on a little wooden platform that was built to raise the chick feeder when they get big enough for that and placed the whole setup under the heat lamp. Batty spent the night like that and late this morning, he'd moved and was hanging by his feet from the platform -- dry and seemingly content. I kept checking and just a few minutes ago, I found that he was flying around in the brooder. So, I opened the lid and let him out. He immediately joined the other bats over the lake dipping for a drink and catching bugs. Go Batty, go!
So now I have to disinfect the box again but I'm glad to have helped that little bat.
So now I have to disinfect the box again but I'm glad to have helped that little bat.