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Barnyard Buddies:  Farmgirls' Pets -What kind do you have?  |
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naturemaiden
True Blue Farmgirl
2569 Posts
Connie - Farmgirl #673
Hoosick Falls
NY
USA
2569 Posts |
 Posted - Aug 25 2008 : 5:46:18 PM
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I was thinking, with all the great topics here, I didn't see any on pets. (Hope I didn't overlook it somewhere)So, here it goes:
I have 2 WONDERFUL beagles, Oliver & Daisy, (from our local shelter), 4 ducks (we get lots of eggs, their ALL female!), 2 rabbits, 1 African Sideneck Turtle, and 4 African Clawed (aquatic) Frogs. I use to have 2 Whites Tree Frogs, which were absolutely adorable. I've always said I wanted a turkey and a pig, and who knows, I may someday. I just love animals.
By the way, I make homemade soap, and having the dogs inspired me to make DOG SHAMPOO BARS!, they lather great. I make 3 kinds, a Cedar wood & Lavender, (for repelling bugs), and a Tea Tree Oil with Honey & Oats, (for dry itchy skin), and a dog bone shaped soap, with eucalyptus, cedar wood & citronella, (also for freshening & repelling pests). If you'd like to see them, you can find them all @ http://www.naturemaiden.com/dogshampoobars.html
I thought of making duck soap, but ducks cant get wet, LOL
What kind of pets do you have?
Connie
http://flowerchild-lifeinthegarden.blogspot.com/
Also visit my online store @ www.NatureMaiden.com -Handcrafted Bath & Body Products, including soaps, salves, salts, lip balms, lotion bars, and much more! |
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SusieQue
True Blue Farmgirl
603 Posts
Susie
Greenville
Ga
Georgia
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Posted - Aug 25 2008 : 6:07:39 PM
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Connie, I love animals also. We have 4 dogs; white pekingnese, white poodle/maltese and 2 bassett hounds. Lots of chickens, 3 horses, 1 donkey, 1 lionhead rabbit, 1 yellow neck slide Turtle, kohi fish, 1 cow. I am in the hopes of getting goats again!!! Oh yes, love your site...soap looks wonderful.
"A mother is someone you never outgrow your need for" |
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naturemaiden
True Blue Farmgirl
2569 Posts
Connie - Farmgirl #673
Hoosick Falls
NY
USA
2569 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2008 : 6:25:25 PM
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Originally posted by SusieQue
Connie, I love animals also. We have 4 dogs; white pekingnese, white poodle/maltese and 2 bassett hounds. Lots of chickens, 3 horses, 1 donkey, 1 lionhead rabbit, 1 yellow neck slide Turtle, kohi fish, 1 cow. I am in the hopes of getting goats again!!! Oh yes, love your site...soap looks wonderful.
"A mother is someone you never outgrow your need for"
Hi Susie, A DONKEY! How awesome is that! What does a lion head rabbit look like? A lion, lol Goats are very cute as well. WOW, 4 dogs is A LOT, but dogs are the best!
http://flowerchild-lifeinthegarden.blogspot.com/
Also visit my online store @ www.NatureMaiden.com -Handcrafted Bath & Body Products, including soaps, salves, salts, lip balms, lotion bars, and much more! |
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
6948 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2008 : 6:38:33 PM
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We have the following pets:
A buff orpington hen named Goldie
An Americauna hen named Henny Penny
Another Americauna hen named Cinnamon
A crested Peking duck..that was "supposed" to be a girl..named "Marigold"..but..within the last month has proven to turn out to be a drake...so..she..that wound up being a "he" needs a male name..and we haven't changed the name yet.
And..last but not least...
a male miniature schnauzer named "Collin"
~Seize the Day! Live, Love, Laugh~
visit me at:
http://gardengoose.blogspot.com/
and at www.stliving.net
you can also check out my etsy shops at:http://GardenGooseGifts.etsy.com |
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naturemaiden
True Blue Farmgirl
2569 Posts
Connie - Farmgirl #673
Hoosick Falls
NY
USA
2569 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2008 : 6:47:25 PM
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Originally posted by Tina Michelle
We have the following pets:
A buff orpington hen named Goldie
An Americauna hen named Henny Penny
Another Americauna hen named Cinnamon
A crested Peking duck..that was "supposed" to be a girl..named "Marigold"..but..within the last month has proven to turn out to be a drake...so..she..that wound up being a "he" needs a male name..and we haven't changed the name yet.
And..last but not least...
a male miniature schnauzer named "Collin"
~Seize the Day! Live, Love, Laugh~
visit me at:
http://gardengoose.blogspot.com/
and at www.stliving.net
you can also check out my etsy shops at:http://GardenGooseGifts.etsy.com
Nice to meet you! I believe Ally, (one of my ducks) is a buff duck,she is brown, and the other 3 females are peking. I had a drake buff duck, Allys brother, but a racoon got him. Our ducks are so fun to watch, and they ove it when my husband feeds them worms!, yuck!
http://flowerchild-lifeinthegarden.blogspot.com/
Also visit my online store @ www.NatureMaiden.com -Handcrafted Bath & Body Products, including soaps, salves, salts, lip balms, lotion bars, and much more! |
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Beverley
True Blue Farmgirl
2707 Posts
Beverley
atlanta
Michigan
USA
2707 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2008 : 7:09:13 PM
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Well.
We have 3 goats, stinky, carmella and taffy. We have 4 bunnies. rocket, bambi .charlie brown and black beauty, We have a newfoundland dog named katie and a golden retriever/lab mix named D.D. (daves dog) Then we have my dachshunds, here we go. frankie and angus and beau and blues and winston jr, and ruby, QT,Penny, bessie, princess, cali, molly, maggie, and oh yea harry. Do you think I am obessive/ compulsive. Oh I almost forgot grace. I just absolutely LOVE my dogs.... Beverley
Folks will know how large your soul is by the way you treat a dog....Charles F. Doran
beverley baggett
http://bevsdoggies.googlepages.com/ |
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
4813 Posts
Julie
Russell
AR
USA
4813 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2008 : 7:21:24 PM
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We have 3 English mastiffs nAmed Hagrid, Lily and Thunder. We have four cats Eggnog, B.B., Houdini and Obama. We have four kittens that are yet to be named. We have 3 horses name Buckshot, Thunder and Kohl's Black Ash(we call him Baby). 4 buff Orpingtons named Claudia, Francine, Olivia and Hazel. We also have 3 painted neon tropical fish named Pink, Green and Yellow. There is also a gray colored frog that has lived by my pool all summer. I call him Froggy. I don't think I left anyone out.
Farmgirl Sister #17
Blog
www.willowtreecreek.wordpress.com
Felt and Fabric Crafts
www.willowartist.etsy.com
www.willowtreecreek.com
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2008 : 7:25:29 PM
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We have a Basset Hound named Annabelle and an orange kitty named Kitty, both are long on personality and short on manners
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without" |
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lilwing
True Blue Farmgirl
1403 Posts
Brooke
Fulshear
Texas
USA
1403 Posts |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2008 : 8:00:57 PM
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I have my perfect Jersey cow Mona, two Icelandic ewes named Juliet and Trixe and a spoiled rotten angora goat named Pearl, 2 Basset hounds (stella and maggie) one mini wiener dog named Frank, 3 cats, (pumpkin,Alice and Fiona) 3 bunnies (Toby, Porter and Coconut) and quite a few hens...some have names and some don't..my favorite is named Molly..she is 6 years old and won a blue ribbon at the fair last week! Our one rooster is named Richard. Thats it...today.
Your soap sounds wonderful!
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
Edited by - Aunt Jenny on Aug 25 2008 8:01:41 PM |
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eskimobirdlady
True Blue Farmgirl
700 Posts
connie
fairbanks
ak
USA
700 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2008 : 8:10:41 PM
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| i have 7 parrots: montigo / blue front amazon, pepper / congo african gray, skeeter / timneh african gray, j.c. birdie the terd / normal gray cockatiel, nudderbird / normal gray cockatiel, sophie / lacewing cocktiel and miss-nomer / english budgie. we just lost our handicapped cockatiel who was a beautiful pale lemon yellow. he had badly splayed legs and obviously some other kinds of problems. such a plucky little guy but much better off on the other side of the rainbow bridge. peace connie in alaska |
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electricdunce
True Blue Farmgirl
2544 Posts
Karin
Belmont
ME
USA
2544 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2008 : 8:11:52 PM
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Well I had four cats, Mab the looniest little meezer ever, Hector, he really belongs to my daughter, he's the sweetest Persian kitty in the universe, he delivers presents (usually catnip mice and a tiny Cat in the Hat that goes on the Christmas tree, and the meezer sisters, 'Blanche and Rutabega. Mab was fixed, but all my "friends" said Oh let Hector and the meezers have babies and we'll all take some. Ha ha. So now I have eight cats, The babies(well they're two now and believe me, every one's reproductive systems have been nuetralized, are Dimsdale, Tubby, Mabel and Buttercup. Entertainment at its finest...and occasionally the best heating pads ever....
I should probably save up the cat hair for insulation. Couldn't hurt.
Karin
Farmgirl Sister #153
"Give me shelter from the storm" - Bob Dylan
http://moodranch.blogspot.com
http://domesticnonsense.etsy.com |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
13055 Posts |
Posted - Aug 25 2008 : 8:16:42 PM
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Hi Connie:
I have one dog; Luck-Dog, and seven cats; Zoe, Gracie, Pegs, Pepper, Nadia, Moon, and Audrey.
Marly |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
4427 Posts
4427 Posts |
Posted - Aug 26 2008 : 01:44:21 AM
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I only have my sweet kitten Elvis. My first pet ever :D He is almost 3 and a half months old now and cute as a button. Growing and being naughty but in the eve mostly very cuddly. He LOVES to sleep in my lap, or just doze!
Just like his human momma, LOL
(Only Elvis is a black kitten :) )
http://princess-of-pink-creations.blogspot.com/
my new BLOG
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - Aug 26 2008 : 03:09:05 AM
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Of course we have the ubiquitous chickens
as for inside pets, there's Jasmine our nearly 2 year old Belgian shepherd and 2 cats Sam and Katie
Would lke to get another dog but have been busy enough |
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naturemaiden
True Blue Farmgirl
2569 Posts
Connie - Farmgirl #673
Hoosick Falls
NY
USA
2569 Posts |
Posted - Aug 26 2008 : 04:01:16 AM
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Originally posted by Beverley
Well.
We have 3 goats, stinky, carmella and taffy. We have 4 bunnies. rocket, bambi .charlie brown and black beauty, We have a newfoundland dog named katie and a golden retriever/lab mix named D.D. (daves dog) Then we have my dachshunds, here we go. frankie and angus and beau and blues and winston jr, and ruby, QT,Penny, bessie, princess, cali, molly, maggie, and oh yea harry. Do you think I am obessive/ compulsive. Oh I almost forgot grace. I just absolutely LOVE my dogs.... Beverley
Folks will know how large your soul is by the way you treat a dog....Charles F. Doran
beverley baggett
http://bevsdoggies.googlepages.com/
WOW, I thought I had a lot of pets, the pics on your blog are adorable!
Connie
http://flowerchild-lifeinthegarden.blogspot.com/
Also visit my online store @ www.NatureMaiden.com -Handcrafted Bath & Body Products, including soaps, salves, salts, lip balms, lotion bars, and much more! |
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naturemaiden
True Blue Farmgirl
2569 Posts
Connie - Farmgirl #673
Hoosick Falls
NY
USA
2569 Posts |
Posted - Aug 26 2008 : 04:05:06 AM
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Originally posted by Annab
Of course we have the ubiquitous chickens
as for inside pets, there's Jasmine our nearly 2 year old Belgian shepherd and 2 cats Sam and Katie
Would lke to get another dog but have been busy enough
I thought about getting chickens, but decided on ducks. The ducks are awesome!
http://flowerchild-lifeinthegarden.blogspot.com/
Also visit my online store @ www.NatureMaiden.com -Handcrafted Bath & Body Products, including soaps, salves, salts, lip balms, lotion bars, and much more! |
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naturemaiden
True Blue Farmgirl
2569 Posts
Connie - Farmgirl #673
Hoosick Falls
NY
USA
2569 Posts |
Posted - Aug 26 2008 : 04:07:15 AM
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Originally posted by willowtreecreek
We have 3 English mastiffs nAmed Hagrid, Lily and Thunder. We have four cats Eggnog, B.B., Houdini and Obama. We have four kittens that are yet to be named. We have 3 horses name Buckshot, Thunder and Kohl's Black Ash(we call him Baby). 4 buff Orpingtons named Claudia, Francine, Olivia and Hazel. We also have 3 painted neon tropical fish named Pink, Green and Yellow. There is also a gray colored frog that has lived by my pool all summer. I call him Froggy. I don't think I left anyone out.
Farmgirl Sister #17
Blog
www.willowtreecreek.wordpress.com
Felt and Fabric Crafts
www.willowartist.etsy.com
www.willowtreecreek.com
We use to have fish, but I was never good at keeping them.
http://flowerchild-lifeinthegarden.blogspot.com/
Also visit my online store @ www.NatureMaiden.com -Handcrafted Bath & Body Products, including soaps, salves, salts, lip balms, lotion bars, and much more! |
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naturemaiden
True Blue Farmgirl
2569 Posts
Connie - Farmgirl #673
Hoosick Falls
NY
USA
2569 Posts |
Posted - Aug 26 2008 : 04:08:45 AM
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Originally posted by Marybeth
Hi Connie, I guess Farm Kitchen would be a good area for pets, since they are always in the kitchen,. My two dogs and 1 cat are. But we do have a topic called Barnyard Buddies which include all animals in our collective barnysrds---whether apartment or ranch or all in between. MB
www.strawberryhillsfarm.blogspot.com
www.day4plus.blogspot.com www.holyhouses-day4plus.blogspot.com
"Life may not be the party we hoped for...but while we are here we might as well dance!"
Thanks MaryBeth, I will check it out, I am still new here, trying to navigate my way around.
http://flowerchild-lifeinthegarden.blogspot.com/
Also visit my online store @ www.NatureMaiden.com -Handcrafted Bath & Body Products, including soaps, salves, salts, lip balms, lotion bars, and much more! |
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Marcy
True Blue Farmgirl
2701 Posts
Marcy
Tiverton
Rhode Island
USA
2701 Posts |
Posted - Aug 26 2008 : 04:19:35 AM
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I have three pets. My spoiled black and white pomeranian doggie named Oreo and my two fluff ball cats named, Selena and Sam (I call Sam- Sammie Man) Of course, my dream would be to have a small farm and have all of the little critters that I could possibly have. I would love some chickens, a few goats, a llama or two...
Oh boy, I could go on and on, lol. Of course, I would just have to have a few horses and maybe even a donkey or two. Ah, to dream. Maybe one day!! We sure do love our pet's, don't we?
Farmgirl #170
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
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Ms.Lilly
True Blue Farmgirl
826 Posts
Lillian
Scotts Mills
OR
USA
826 Posts |
Posted - Aug 26 2008 : 07:40:28 AM
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We have 2 Jack Russels, 1 cat who just turned 14 and knows she is the Queen, and 16 chickens. We would like to add some livestock and a large dog but, not until we fence this place or move.
Lillian |
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whiteraven
True Blue Farmgirl
134 Posts
Christa
Kansas City
MO
USA
134 Posts |
Posted - Aug 26 2008 : 07:42:24 AM
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Originally posted by Tina Michelle
We have the following pets
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A crested Peking duck..that was "supposed" to be a girl..named "Marigold"..but..within the last month has proven to turn out to be a drake...so..she..that wound up being a "he" needs a male name..and we haven't changed the name yet.
Tina,
You could rename your duck Merriweather. Its at least sounds close. I don't know if that matters for ducks!
whiteraven
farmgirl Sister #320
Life is what you make it! |
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4853 Posts |
Posted - Aug 26 2008 : 08:10:51 AM
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[quote]Originally posted by naturemaiden
......"I have 2 WONDERFUL beagles, Oliver & Daisy, (from our local shelter).....,"
Hi Connie! Great question. I love my animals and couldn't imagine my life without them. We also have a beagle named Daisy (Bad Seed), who came to us from a shelter---actually, all our dogs with the exception of Finnigan, a pit bull mix, came to us from the rural shelter I worked at for 2 years. Finn just "found" us and I'm so thankful he did! We also have 3 cats, so that makes 7 fur kids, and one human kid on the way in February.
We don't have a farm (yet) but we do feed all the local critters to keep them happy--birds, butterflies, squirrels, raccoons, etc...
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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debaccuardi
Farmgirl in Training
28 Posts
Debby
Welches
Oregon
USA
28 Posts |
Posted - Aug 26 2008 : 09:57:15 AM
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Hi there! This Summer I have really been collecting lots of barnyard freinds. We have 3 English Spot rabbits (Bianca, Bernard and Eloise), 2 French Angora rabbits (Izzy and Clara), 4 Pygora goats (Axle, Roxie, Yeira and Yolie)and 44 chickens (7 Rhode Island reds, 6 New Hampshire reds, 10 Black Austrolorps, 7 Auracanas, 7 Buff Orpingtons, 6 Barred Rock Plymouth and a Golden Polish rooster) and a new kitten (Julliette). These are all considered the pets as we spend a ton of time with them. We will be adding a few German Angora rabbits to the menagerie next month and are waiting to hear about some sheep in Southern Oregon that have fleece as soft as cashmere. Also, trying to decide on the right dog for these guys. Probably a Great Pyreness. I am in the process of starting a small fiber company (Mt Hood Fibers). The funny thing is we didn't have one pet on June 1!
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peacemama5
Farmgirl in Training
13 Posts
mary
rochester
ny
USA
13 Posts |
Posted - Aug 26 2008 : 1:02:07 PM
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| Hi i am Mary from NY. We have two dogs. Keena who is 10 year old rott/ shepherd mix. I got her from a lady who was going to drop off the puppies at the shelter when she was 4 weeks old. She is very smart and I just love her so. Our other dog is a pomeranian/ poodle who is 9. we inherited her from my mother-in-law when she passed away. She is a sweatheart but boy can she bark. we have to geese that come to our yard every year to have their babies, a tree frog that lives in one of by birdhouses.New this year is a family of cardinals. They are so beautiful.It's nice to hear about all of your animals. Mary |
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Farmgirls' Pets -What kind do you have?
