Easy week at the wanch

We moved the 4 ducklings and 1 surviving guinea keet from the basement out into the yard since they are big enough and it is warm enough. K2 made this nice cage to protect them from hawks and our Dandy. Dandy was showing way too much interest in the little birds, so I put a shock collar on her for the next few weeks to help her learn that fowl are friends and not her food.

Since the 14 to 18 year old church kids left Wednesday A.M. for a 4 day pioneer handcart trek in Oklahoma, the 10 to 13 yr old scouts came to the wanch for a camp-out. I put them in paddock #6 since I just burned all the brush and there was plenty of open ground and shade.  

Unfortunately, I didn't notice all the poison ivy growing near the gate and the parking area! Hope no one shows up at church Sunday with ivy rash.

Thursday they hiked about 6 miles. K8 was the only one wearing a pack (big one) as they headed up the road, so I convinced him to leave it at the house.

S spent a half hour in her garden laying straw mulch, but had to come in and rest due to her respiratory infection. To add insult to injury, she got numerous chigger bites which increased her misery. I took pity on her and let her accompany me on a quick trip to Oklahoma for a 2-day visit with Dad and sister. We had to be back in Lebanon by 3:00 P.M. Saturday to pick-up our trek youth. 

K2 needed a new battery. He got a 3-year one to take him through 3 years of law school. He can buy a new car when he graduates.