We're redoing the substrate in the main bird run. We don't want to risk Kevin's bad foot getting infected due to the temporarily muddy conditions, so he's been spending time inside with us. When we noticed he was having trouble getting traction on the laminate flooring, we did what any good turkey parents would do: we made him shoes out of shelf liner. Oh my gosh, I can't get over how cute they are! They remind me of those grippy hospital socks. He's strutting around with complete confidence now. Hooray! ❤️❤️
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Christmas Photos on the Farm is only 10 days away! Everyone has been working hard to get the Sanctuary ready for your visit, including Santa!
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My goal was to introduce you to our two newest turkey residents this morning. I thought I’d put up a cute photo, along with a nice caption. Instead, I walked into the quarantine morning to find the turkeys had escaped their enclosure and were perched atop a banister and a ladder. We’re doing some construction in the quarantine room, with a goal of opening it up to create more space and adding extra storage. The turkeys thought that was the perfect place to perch.
These two kids came to us from Long Island on the same transport as Rosie the Chukar. They were found on the side of the road and turned in to a local wildlife center for care. Being domestic turkeys, they were unable to be released once healthy, so the wildlife center reached out to us for placement.
They’re still too young to tell for sure, but we believe there is one male and one female. They don’t have names yet. That’s where you guys come in. Our last black turkey was named Pepper. She was such a staple at the farm. Everyone adored her. In the spirit of her namesake, we’d like to come up with some spice-related names. We had tossed around the idea of Wasabi and Saffron. What are your suggestions?
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I heard excited turkey noises coming from the other room. I walked in to find Kevin happily munching on stolen cat food from a bag he opened. His diet is going swimmingly. 😕🙃
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Kevin does not like the heat. Not one bit. He was outside, spending some quality time with his girlfriend, Cream. After a few hours, he sauntered over to me while I was scrubbing out the horses’ feed buckets and demanded we take him back inside to the air conditioning. He wasn’t messing around. He made his intentions very clear. Kevin is one spoiled turkey!
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It's Sunday night. Most people we know are getting ready for the week ahead. They're taking showers, eating dinner, relaxing in front of the TV...and then there's me. I'm in a culvert pipe, walking through cobwebs, rescuing a duck.😁
Don't worry, Kit the duck is just fine! She had gotten separated from her buddy and was panicking.
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Kevin is on a diet. He desperately needs to be. He HATES it. Despite our attempts to keep him slim, his sedentary time inside convalescing led him to get up to 50.8 pounds! His breed is extremely prone to weight-related health issues. We hated the thought of losing Kevin prematurely, so we cut back on the grain and swapped out a few of his normal feedings with healthy salads, full of freshly picked romaine from the garden.
He’s already down half a pound, but he’s mad, really mad. We’re all paying for it. He regularly comes into my office during the workday to tell me exactly how he feels about the food service around here.
Convincing him romaine is actually food has been an adventure, to say the least. If anyone out there knows of a healthy living cookbook for turkeys, I’m all ears!
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Good Monday morning from Sofía, Ronny and Liberty!
Yes, the horses are wearing halters in the field. It's the week of 4th of July. With all the fireworks going off, we can't be too careful. 😊
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Happy Monday! Have you ever heard a chicken purr? Babette is thoroughly enjoying her warm Epsom salt baths. What a sweetie!
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Just two best friends grazing under the shade of the trees. Ronny and Liberty have the sweetest relationship. ❤️
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Sofía was recently diagnosed with ringbone, a form of arthritis affecting the pasterns. In our sweet mare’s case, she has it in both of her front legs. Ringbone is the term for a bony overgrowth, or exotosis, that develops on or around the pastern bones in the wake of injury and/or inflammation. According to our vet, the years Sofía spent logging for the Amish, being overworked as a beast of burden are catching up to her.
While ringbone is progressive and incurable, there are steps that can be taken to manage Sofía’s pain and quality of life. Our girl takes anti-inflammatory medication daily. Due to her large size and advanced age, she’s not a good candidate for fusion surgery, so we are going an alternate route with extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT). ESWT uses supersonic waves of focused sound energy to penetrate the body. This treatment has proven to be effective in horses with ringbone, though it needs to be repeated regularly. Sofía had her first treatment the other day and we’ll be continuing on a two week cadence for the foreseeable future. We are incredibly hopeful it works! 🤞
