Ostriches

[Kafrn]

Just wanted to let you  all know that I am moving the ostriches tomorrow. They are going to the farm barn. The contracts are drawn up as you all suggested, thank you so much for all your support guys!!! 

 I am still a little sad, but all in all I know they will be very happy at their new home, and will be very well looked after! A few people offered to come up and help, but I wanted to do it myself, so I can spend the morning with them before the float comes. Plus it will take me a few hours to move them and hood them for preperation. So tomorrow is the big day!

Wish us luck!

[Monkeybun]

*hugs*

They’ll be in good hands

[RabbitPam]

It’ll be fine.
Everything you said about that farm gave me a very, very positive feeling. I think they will be happy there, you’ll get to see them, and they will probably be open to any advice or help you want to provide.

They will always know you, and know you love them. They just have more new people to love them too.

[Beka27]

HUGS!!! I think you’re doing the right thing! They’ve been so fortunate to have you to look after them all this time and you are doing what is in their best interest!

[jerseygirl]

How did you get on Kafrn. I was thinking of them with that weather yesterday. Would have made for a rocky ride!

[Kafrn]

Thanks guys you make me feel so much better about this 

It sure was a rocky ride! I got there at 7am, giving myself a few hours to catch them, but they were extra playful yesterday, and I had caught them in 5 minutes! It wasnt raining at this point in Callington. The rain had completely missed the farmbut there was the most brilliant rainbow you have ever seen. I took some pictures, I will post them in the morning tomorrow when I am back at work. I called the guy from the farm barn , and he cam up with his horse float and I hooded them and started walking them to the float. The man from the farm barn said he would let me do it myself because he didnt want to ‘break’ them. he was a bit nervous. I think its kinda impossible to break an ostrich. I dodged a kick from Lilly though, this scared michael a bit, lol

I followed them to Hahndorf in the Ute. As cars passed us on the freeway they would slow down and gawk at these heads with hoods on them bobbing around in the float. It must have looked pretty strange.
When we got to Hahndorf it was POURING! I couldnt believe the weather. I unloaded them, and he wanted them to go in with the emus. The emus hissed and pecked at them, and tried to kick them but couldnt reach because they were a bit short. Elle and Lilly just stood there looking at them. then they went for a run in their new paddock, and met some goats and an alpacca that screamed at them and spat black stuff at them. By this point the emus had gotten bored of kicking them, and were harassing some ducks instead. The guy from the farm barn said I looked like a mum who had just lost her babies. I didnt know what to say to that lol. The teenage girl who works there was running around yelling ” OH MY GOD, WE HAVE OSTRICHES!”
I left them to it. on the way home the real weather kicked in. Man, what a storm! I stayed up pretty late last night thinking about them. I hope they made a nest before night so they were protected some from the rain. I hope they have some cover to shelter in for the storm.  I really really miss them. But on the other hand, Im really really happy that they have such a good home. They are in with all the other animals, which will certainly satisfy jtheir curiosity. They will be very happy once they settle in. Michael said he would ring me today to let me know how they are, and I am going to visit them next saturday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He hasn’t rung yet. Im waiting by the phone

[Kafrn]

Our Budgie flew away this morning too. So no birds now. But the cage is waiting optimistically in the back yard in his favourite spot…

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