120 or so...

120+! That is about how many critters we are caring for these days! We have 6 Nubian goats, 6 rabbits, 10 Cochin hens, 15 Cochin peeps, 5 Plymouth Rock peeps, 20 Guinea fowl peeps, 7 adult guinea fowl, 12 Ducks, 5 cats, 1 Yorkie, 1 parakeet, 1 Red-Eared Slider Turtle, 4 Goldfish, 2 frogs, 1 snail, 2 catfish, and at least 20 Fancy Guppies! I am thinking about starting to charge admission to the Pfleegor petting zoo! I really don't want this many animals, and we will be downsizing for winter here very, very soon, hopefully.

We didn't actually try very hard to have this many animals. They are just very prolific.... the bunnies were 2 before they were 6. The ducks were 2 before they were 14. The Guinea fowl were 7 before they were 27. The Guppies were 4 before they were 20+. And the Goldfish.... they were feeder Goldfish that we bought to "feed" the turtle. He decided he preferred their company :) I guess I can't complain about the lack of predators or having a turtle that has decided to be a vegetarian. I did actually buy the Cochin peeps. I wanted a rooster since we lost ours over the winter, but I didn't know where to get a Cochin rooster, so I had to mail order 15 peeps, since that is the minimum purchase. The hatchery added 5 Plymouth Rock peeps, as a bonus? Since I am not an expert at telling boy birds from girl birds we need wait awhile until it is more obvious. Then we will keep a few and share a few. God is good. And there is a livestock auction.......


postscript: That count is kinda low... I forgot to add the 10,000 or so Honey Bees!