Merciful Hearts Farm

We were out in the stable when granddaughter, Jane, asked to borrow my phone. She calls this “Turkey Taxi”. The turkey who hatched a chicken egg is still doing beautifully with her little chick.

Getting used to their newly fenced pasture. Al enclosed a large area outside of the back door of the stable so the emus can go in & out as they please & we can still lock them up safely at night. So far they will come out if coaxed but they do enjoy standing at the doorway looking out. I walked them out this morning, they did a few dozen quick zooming laps & then decided they’d been adventurous enough & ran back into their favorite stall.

There are quite a few things that I adore about emus but one of them is the feather texture. I had been working in the yard & decided to walk out back to sip a little tea & sit for a visit with the emus. They were intrigued by my tea glass but were especially interested in all the weedy stuff clinging to my clothing. I finally put my arm up so the younger emu would quit pecking at my shirt. It is barely 2 months old & pretty persistent.