Harley's House Rescue

09/14/2025

09/14/2025

Harper and Lilith have decided they'd rather have a slumber party in their outside pen (fully predator/ escape proof). These are the shenanigans they are up to. 😆

We zip tied pool noodles along the roof of the pen with the intention of protecting Channing and Hartley when they fly directly upward. Our beautiful girls reinvented the pool noodle. 😁

09/01/2025

We have met some absolutely amazing, selfless people in the domestic duck rescue world. Jacob and Jennifer are two of those wonderful people. We first met them last winter after they rescued a group of dumped ducks where three drakes needed a forever home. It was our privilege to add Gunther, Duncan, and Brooks to our family.

This past week they reached out after finding two rouen drakes and a hen that had been dumped. The ducks had made their way to a coffee shop where they were thankfully able to rescue them. They could add the hen to their flock, but they needed to find a home for the two boys.

They reside in Ohio and coincidentally had a trip to Indianapolis planned this weekend, so they were able to bring the boys to us as well as visiting Gunther, Duncan, and Brooks.

Please welcome Jacoby and Jensen. They are absolutely precious and are fitting in perfectly. We are in love!! 💚

09/01/2025

Me thinks the watermelon was a hit 🤔 😁 😋

08/30/2025

Our tall drink of water, Harvey, enthusiastically enjoying a watermelon snack. 🍉 🥰

08/30/2025

That didn't quite go as planned. 🫣

The first pic is Harper and Lilith hanging out in their usual spot on the back of the couch. The other pics pretty much speak for themselves 🤣

08/28/2025

The last couple of days have been an emotional roller coaster. After getting home from work on Monday, I went out to check on Harper (fka Preston) and Lilith (fka Phoebe). My heart sank when I realized Lilah was nowhere to be found! They are in an 8 x 8 metal pen, covered in hardware cloth, so I was at a loss.

I immediately went searching our entire yard looking in trees, bushes, at roof tops but nothing. To say I was devastated is a huge understatement! 💔 She had only been with us for three days, but we were already so in love with her. While I hadn't given up hope that she would show up, I knew the odds were against that.

Fast foward to Tuesday evening... we had just begun putting food bowls down for the boys and as I went to grab more bowls, there she was in the run!! I was flabbergasted and could hardly believe my eyes! Kellie was at the opposite end of the yard and I yelled for her. Not yet knowing, or being able to see why I was calling for her, she came running. She was as elated as I was when she realized what we were seeing. Our prayers had been answered! I couldn't sn**ch her up fast enough to get her back in the pen with Harper and friends.

We think she escaped in a small uncovered area after the wild birds that found a way into the pen for the bird seed had difficulty finding their way back out. As they flew around in a panic, she likely felt overwhelmed and just wanted out. It must've been like a scene from The Birds!

Needless to say, we now have all small squares covered to keep the wild birds out so Lilah and friends won't have to be annoyed by them flying around stealing their food.

We are absolutely overjoyed that she is truly home. She chose us... how blessed are we?!! 🥰

08/27/2025

We have an update on Preston, our self-rescue pigeon that chose us. It was surprisingly inexpensive to get a DNA gender test done. All we had to do was send a feather sample and they would email the results within 1-3 days. We received the results today....

And Preston is now Harper. ❤️

08/25/2025

Ernie and Roman are still inseparable. They are so sweet! 🥰

08/25/2025

Our precious boy Noah was suddenly having difficulty walking earlier this week. The following day, he was unable to get his balance to even stand. He was thankfully still eating and drinking. We were able to get him into the vet yesterday to see what was causing his sudden balance issues.

Noah formed a strong bond with one of our pekin boys that came here shortly before him, Alfred. Fearing the worst, we took Alfred to the appointment with Noah so they could remain together, especially if it was going to be good bye.

Thankfully, after observing Noah's balance issues, the vet is treating him for an inner ear infection. He is on an antibiotic and motion sickness meds. He seems to already be slightly improving today. Please keep him in your thoughts/prayers/well wishes that he continues to improve.

Pics of Alfred keeping Noah company while he's on bed rest. They love each other so much, it's absolutely precious 💖

08/24/2025

If you haven't seen our post about Preston, please start there to follow the story 😊

As we learned more about pigeons and their needs, we knew that Preston needed companionship because they are so social. While he had plenty of diverse friends, I was hoping someone would eventually come about to bring the bond that they need. This happened far sooner than I could've possibly imagined.

I stumbled on a post in a pigeon fb group, Palomacy Help Group for Pigeon & Dove Rescue & Adoption, where a domestic pigeon slammed into their window seeking out humans. She hit so hard that an egg shattered in her. They took such amazing care in helping her hatch the egg and helping her heal.

Miraculously they were about 2 hours away so I reached out to Kayla And Samantha to see if we could offer this precious baby a home. As much as they wanted to keep her, they felt they traveled too much to completely fulfill her needs.

They brought her to us yesterday, wanting to see where her forever home would be (more to come on that later as they've documented her journey).

We kept them separated thinking the introduction would take time, but these two are already in love! ❤️

Meet Phoebe 🥰

08/24/2025

We've gotten a couple of new additions to our family over the last 10 days. Sometimes the ones in need rescue themselves. They are so smart that they know where to go for help. And because of that, we are now more than a domestic duck rescue.

This guy found us last week. I was going to find a rescue to rehome him but after reading up on them and how amazingly smart they are, we decided he was meant to stay here.

Please meet Preston, our domestic self rescue pigeon. 💚