I should have been a vet...

This morning I found a kitten outside our chicken coop. I wanted to catch it but the dog chased it away. Poor little thing was skinny.
So I put a whole bunch of cat food under the chicken coop where the little kitten ran.

Tonight I'm hoping I can see another siting. Although if I catch the little bean I don't know what I'll do with it.....
Correction, if I catch the little bean I will want to keep it and bring it in the house, and as we all know I already have 2 cats that reside at my house. I added these cats to my list of pets because we found them, they are both rescue kitty's. And when it comes to animals, especially animals who may be suffering, I feel sad for them and almost always welcome them into my home.

Everyday I'm woken up by my older cat meowing in my ear while she rubs her forehead against my chin. She lays on my chest.... not so very patiently for me to get up and feed her.
My other cat sleeps at my feet and attacks my feet if I move them ever so slightly....
He also like to be petted in the middle of the night. He prefers my chin to pet his head the best.

Can you imagine putting another kitten into the mix, not to mention the increased times I would have to clean out the cat box....

Oh man am I in trouble.
If you can't tell, when it comes to animals I'm a softy a total push over. I even named my chickens (Doesn't everyone?)
Speaking of which, did I ever tell about the time I saw a baby fox on the side of the road, he looked lonely sad and hungry. I don't know if he had a Momma or not.
It took everything I had to not stop and pick him up. He was so cute!
I may or may not have gone back later to look for him.

Well, I did it. I let them out.

Let the chicken celebration begin.
That's right, I let the chickens out this morning, they ran out the door like they were captives.
I did feel bad keeping them locked in the coop but, it has been cold. Really cold and really windy. If they didn't freeze then they would have blown away. So by keeping them locked up it was really in their best interests.

Did you know when a chicken gets cold it will not go back inside under the heat lamp it will stay outside in one spot until it freezes to death.
So to discourage this behavior I just locked them up.
Also I had a bad dream that Ryan's dog killed another one.
So basically I fear for my chicken's lives all the time. I'm afraid this fear has also contributed to the poor dears being locked up longer.

Today however that all changed. It was nice this morning, the sun was shinning the wind was fairly calm.
I feel refreshed, like I've turned over a new leaf. I feel like I've let my chickens leave the nest.

Well until it gets cold again that is.