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Other Critters @ Gwinn-Dell
(a SMALL sampling)
Spook & Her Kahtadin X Triplets
Lolita Chopper
The Llamas
Our 4 llamas guard the sheep and goats. With 4, we can cover several pastures and divide the flock. High Noon takes care of the newborn lambs. He tenderly checks each one out as it's born. From then on, they are his. They cuddle next to him at night, use him as a springboard, and gather around him if they sense danger.
High Noon, Chula, Sable (and Thumper, Nubian goat)
Sable
Chula
High Noon aka "Nooner"
Zorro Bandito
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The Donkeys: Mikey & Pompass
We bought the donkeys as flock guards to protect our sheep and goats. They maimed more sheep and goats than the coyotes did! So much for that idea -- we switched to llamas who are very effective! We still love the donkeys and they are great with us. They learned their place when we got the horses and get along well with the other critters now. . Mikey is the old guy and in his late 20's now. He's the brown, light one. Pompass is about 11 and he's grey.
Pompass & Jessie (Don's granddaughter)
Mikey & Pompass July 18, 2005
Walking up to the barn
Mikey & Pompass
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Mini Donkeys
Recently two Mini Donkeys joined our herd. Meet Angel and Daffodil. They are as sweet as they look!
Pig Boys
Souey (Chop Souey) and Panda, our Pig Boys
These delightful little guys were our 2008 Christmas present to one another
Chickens
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Rabbits. It's true what they say about rabbits. We have hundreds of them! There is always a new litter -- or 2, or 3, or . . . .
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Our Goats
Odie (@ the Bridge, killed by a cougar) & Isabelle (Don's granddaughter)
Magic, our Nubian girl peering over the fence.
Our goats Blue, Spider, Satyr, (all at the Bridge) & Magic with Jessalyn, Don's granddaughter
Satyr (at the Bridge)
Mystic, now at the Rainbow Bridge (Magic's mom)
Turkeys
Chickens
Peacocks
Muskovey Drake
The Resident Noise Makers (Inside & Outside)
A Mini Macaw and a big parrot also share our lives. Jar Jar and Lolita are known to all who try to carry on a phone conversation with us! A peach-face lovebird, rounds out the house bird population.
Jar Jar Binks, our Yellow Collared Mini Macaw
Lolita, our Double Yellow Head Amazon
Lionel (now at the Bridge), one of the kitties
Webbster