Critterhaven Farm

Four Paws at a Time....

This weekend was awesome for Critterhaven Animal Rescue resulting in adopting out 7 critters!  I adopted out five of the anatolian/pyrenese pups...they all went to wonderful homes!  Then someone came from Hendersonville late at night and adopted little Houdini, the oddball Australian Shepherd pup that I wasafraid would not get placed because he looked like his shepherd dad rather than like the Australian Shepherds his siblings looked like.  But the kid who adopted him absolutely fell in love with him...enough to show me Houdini will now have a wonderful life he deserves.

Then the little rat terrier who we have had since she was 6 weeks old went to live on a farm where she will have no egg temptations!  I'm calling later today and checking on her.  The couple fell in love with her..and I don't blame them...she was a real sweetie and had always been looked over when folks came to see about adopting a pup.  Her time finally came and she seemed real excited about the new venture!

It's things like that that make doing this rescue thing, even when the bills pile up and the work seems tiresome, that makes it worth doing.

Today I got bunches of planting done.  Tomatoes, peppers, herbs, and perennials are all in the ground..yes, I know...better late than never.  I want to get some corn and lettuce planted in some raised beds..but not sure how soon I can do that.   Took one of the rescues to the vet for her spay and will go get her this afternoon. 

Now I need to get to cleaning this house!! It looks like a tornado went through it and only left the walls standing.  Too much clutter...I am so ready for another yard sale!  It is amazing how much can accumulate in ones home.  I have gone through the childrens rooms and pulled out garbage bags full of clothes and toys to take to charity.  I can't even see the floor enough to vaccuum.  All of this and still much to do outside.  I've applied for the TN Ag Enhancement Program.  They will match half of what we spend on building some new holding and weaning pens. I hope to get started on that by the end of the month.  As well as fencing in the front yard, and the remainder of the yard so that the dogs that are in pens can be left loose in the yard.  Too much danger of heading to the road right now.

Off to clean and feed the kids lunch.  I hope to put progress reports of the pens and other work here at the farm on my blog as time permits.  For now this is what I would like to get built.  Then get the barn on the backside and we'll be ready for fall kidding!! Our biggest one so far.

One can only hope and dream.  One day this will be a complete working PAID FOR farm!

Til next time..still plucking along....