Rob and I have given homes to many animals over the years, I was once accosted by a stranger at the local IGA, “ah the Noahs Ark people, so many animals in pairs at your place!” It was true!😆
2 mini- Italian Grey hounds
2 sheep (fat)
2 geese
2 turkeys
Multiple bantam chooks
Oh and a friendly peacock
Our own petting zoo.
The peacock (long gone) would often fly up on the deck, display its magnificent feathers then shit on the hand rails and often seen strutting up the animal- hating neighbours driveway, presumably shitting on theirs too. It also had a distinctive raucous call which Rob found charming, me not so much.
Along with the petting zoo we managed everyday life, work, home, acreage, little kids and with no family nearby the chaos was all ours (both sets of grandparents spent many long holidays with us, always such a wrench when they left😩😔)
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