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Quail_Antwerp

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My goodness it has been a day here! lol

Do ya'll remember when I posted about my soon to be ferret, Chance? He was in a TN shelter, and was supposed to be transported to Ohio back in December. Well, that didn't happen and I'd given up on him coming.

Well, he came today! I was so excited and I wanted to have my home somewhat presentable for company, so I started working on things.

First, I figured I would make sure our toilet was flushed, since we haul the water ya know...yea well...it was clogged! I didn't know that, though, so I flushed it....over flowed over my entire bathroom floor! GREAT! SURE of ALL the days that this could happen! It picks TODAY! I cleaned it up and moved on to getting calves fed.

I fixed up Chase's bottle. I had it a little too warm, so I set it on the counter to cool for a few minutes before taking it out to him. I sat down in my chair talked to hubby for a few minutes. Got up, grabbed Chase's bottle...top wasn't screwed on, milk went everywhere!

I let my temper get the better of me. I wanted to cry. Here I wanted to make my house a little presentable, and I was messing it up MORE!

I called my mom and asked her if the older kids could spend the day with her, because I was getting frustrated and I was afraid my frustration would spill over on them. Mom said sure, and came right over.

After the kids went to g-ma's DH helped me clean the kitchen, feed the animals, and then he fixed me a nice cup of coffee! That was so good!

I called my friends who were bringing me Chance, and found out they were lost!!!!!!!! So we talked them through finding the right way to our house. Thirty minutes later they were pulling in our driveway, and I met Chance for the first time!!!

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:hugs Somedays it seems like the harder you try the worse things get, huh?

I am sure Chance is just happy to be well taken care of in your home and does not care if it is messy in the least!! LOL!!
 

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Is Chance your only ferret?

My daughter wanted to get a ferret a while back, but ended up with a Chinchilla instead. She thought the Chinchilla would be easier with her other menagerie.

A while back I sold a City Biddy Hen House building plan book to a woman who operated a ferret rescue. It was a very normal simple sale. I wish she would have told me what she intended to do with the plan. Maybe she wanted some chickens - or maybe a ferret housing system. If the latter was the case I wish I could see what she did.

I have never had a ferret, but I did get to play a lot with them when I worked part time at a pet store years ago. It still amazes me how sound they sleep.
 

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FarmFresh, that sound sleep is known as SND, sleeping not dead, because some ferrets do it soooo well, that they don't wake up when you first pick them up! It's scary to pick them up and think they died, but they are just that sound asleep!

I have a total of 7 ferrets. :) I have pictures of them several pages back in my journal. We might be getting another girl ferret from the same shelter in a few months. Her name is Izzy B. Ferret lol.
 

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Quail....whatcha talking about? Sounds like a "normal" day around here! :lol: Some days...it seems l want tothrow my hands up and say..." why try?" LOL So glad you finally "found" your friends..LOL What a pretty ferret. I have never owned one....but jeesh! They are cute! Congrats on finally getting him home!
 

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Interestingly my old Siberian Husky used to sleep somethings like that. Not quite as SND as a ferret, but so soundly that she would be asleep in the middle of the floor and we would have several friends come over, knock on the door, walk in, walk all around and over the sleeping dog and she would just snooze away. She slept like that even as a young dog. When she would finally wake up, she would look around quite surprised by the new arrivals.

When she was awake she was SO active - like a ferret - never stopping. Maybe that is why they sleep so hard -recharging those hyper active batteries!:D
 

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Thought ya'll might enjoy seeing some of these random pics that my friends who brought Chance up took while they were here. She took some great photos!

Elroy, he was quite pleased to show off his handsomeness!
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And then he was rewarded with a great big kiss!
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Me, my youngest, and Chance the ferret.
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My Embdens strolling across the back yard (this pic will be added to their page on my website. I asked my friend's permission to use these pics!)
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The pygmy goats! Sasy and Snowball
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Lance was strutting his stuff, and being followed by many a follower! His loyal subjects I guess? LOL
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This is River, my little champagne girl. She was nosing in my friends camera bag!
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The quality of the pics she gets with her camera has me drooling for one! I know, very unfrugal, and not SS at all, but *drool drool drool* I just love photography and dream of a time when I might have a professional studio!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

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LOVE the pictures!! Lance is a beautiful bird!! I can't wait to hatch some turkeys!!

Aww, look at the cootie patootie of a baby!!

The top picture of your goat would make a great avatar!

I hear ya on the camera! I would love a new one that takes spectacular pictures but it is not even on the long list of purchases right now!
 

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Aly, I simply love the pics!!! Elroy is a treasure! Soooooo photogenic! Your flocks and animals all look so amazingly healthy and happy.... makes you want to send a photo to you-know-who with a raspberry smiley, huh? :lol:

But the best pics of all? You and your little one! :)
 
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