Huckleberry spent the better part of his young life keeping a cautious eye on his backside, which was often coming into contact with Edna's horns. Huck always held out hope for a friendship and it seems that now that he has grown bigger, Edna's feelings have changed.  He went from being a little boy she pushed around, to a friend to play with.  And we have even caught them gently rubbing their heads together!  She still occasionally headbutts him just to maintain appearances.  But secretly, we think she love him.  And he knows it. ❤️

Our sweet little Huckleberry is just over 18 months old now. He still looks like a big lamb to us, but he is feeling like quite the big boy.  We were so happy when our adult sheep Bonnie and Piper took him into their little flock when he was quite young and loved their baby Huckleberry (while also firmly teaching him sheep manners as a rambunctious little boy).  The three of them, along with Annie the blind dwarf cow, have the most adorable little family.  

​Lately I've been noticing Huck do something strange - he will sometimes put his head on the backs of Bonnie and Piper when they are all hanging out together.  It seems innocuous but they immediately push him off and give him a firm nudge away from them.  So I did some research to figure out what this meant in sheep language. ​

Indy lost her rooster pal Elton earlier this year, and it was hard for us to watch her grieve him.  But Indy has always been a social butterfly and so we knew she would bounce back once she was ready.  We do have two rooster bffs who live separately and though they seem very interested in having her join them, we worried about them being too much for her and also potentially causing issues in their friendship.  So she gets to visit them through the fence.

But, Indy quickly joined the turkey flock and started sleeping with them at night.  She is particularly close with Louisa the black turkey and they are often seen pecking around the yard together.  It's fun to watch them all walk a path with their little chicken friend stepping in line like it's no big deal. Indy can be a little spacey at times and gets distracted; then once she realizes she is behind everyone else, she sprints adorably to catch up.  

Indy hasn't stopped there, though - she has also been spotted hanging in the barn with the sheep and sometimes our goat Edna.  The sheep have always loved the birds, especially Piper (we suspect maybe she grew up around chickens or turkeys in her first home) so we know they welcome her company.  

Updates on turkeys Betty and Louisa, Huckleberry the lamb, Fiona the dog, and Stacy the goose

Our little boy is a year old now (how fast the time flies!) and has started losing his baby teeth.  He now has an adorable gap in his teeth and we couldn't possibly love him more.  

When Edna first arrived at Life With Pigs, she spent her first two weeks of quarantine looking at every human with absolute terror. She kept her distance as much as she could and made it clear that affection was not desired.  

And then, once she was let out of quarantine, everything changed.  ​

Life at the sanctuary is always full of surprises, and this week our sweet Huckleberry gave us quite a scare. It all began with his neuter surgery, a simple but important step in his growing-up journey. He handled the procedure bravely, and we were so proud of how calm and trusting he was throughout. But a couple of days later, we noticed something unusual: his urine had turned a shocking, bright red.