I have an imposter. I was meant to only have hens. But I have a roo. So Josie is now Joe. He is a very sweet light bramha.

That one friend that can sleep through anything. Poppy

Three of the girls - Rosa, Ruby and Piper.

My sunflowers are doing awesome. I love to see all the bees.

Dumbledore crossed over the rainbow bridge yesterday. He was such as awesome rat - kind, gentle, patient. All the young rattie boys loved him. You will be missed big guy.

My chickens are 5 weeks old now. Look at this little cutie. She is a light brahma.

I went grocery shopping today. Bananas - Guatemala. Red Wine Vinegar - Italy. Oilve Oil - Spain. Granola - Germany. Lentils - Canada. Ginger - China. Sunflower seeds - Bulgaria. Grapes - Chile. Vanilla - Madagascar. All this is going to cost more thanks to the felon's tariffs.

I can't find any in-network providers for gender affirming care for my adult kiddo. It's almost like insurance companies don't want them to get care. So, out-of-network it is. And I don't understand why a primary care physician can't just order labs and prescribe meds.

Chickies spent a couple of hours in their chicken run this afternoon while I worked in the garden. They loved it. I'll start taking them out there for a couple of hours each day. I've also purchased them a bigger pen for the house until they can go out full time.

The boys love their playpen. They had fun while their cage was being cleaned.

Guys, I'm a new chicken mama. Their covered run is finished and I have their automatic door to put in their coop. The little guys will be in the house for the next few weeks. We're excited to watch them grow. These will be much loved pets and live out their natural lives here.

The garden is coming along. I'm resting today because apparently I have gout. 😪 And I can't walk. My body hates me. Add that to the RA, polymyalgia rheumatica, and fibro. FML

Dee and her baby, Piper. Piper really loves her mom.

Gator and Badger. Two of our older boys. These two are very quiet boys. I have a soft spot for black rats.

Silly babies. Pigpen, Charlie, and Tater Tot.

Otter was the manny to the baby boys and they all absolutely love him. He is such a gentle soul.

I think Possum is gorgeous. He is a very sweet boy.

More drama with the intro between the adult girls and baby girls than with the boys. Ruby says she is completely innocent and isn't a drama queen. I know better.

The boys are so excited to be in a basic double after being in a prevue cage for a couple of days during introductions. All is going well and we'll add more things and open other sections if they all continue to get along.

Intro day. Boys (5 adults and 9 babies). Girls (8 adults and 5 babies). So far, so good. Taking the opportunity for a big clean and scrubbing cages. Both groups will have a quad critter nation.

Hardening off some plants. I forgot how much I enjoy growing stuff. Basil, borage, strawberries, peppers, calendula, zinnias, marigolds, lettuce, leeks, etc....

Dee. Always very photogenic.

Cookie time for the babies. The babies are 7 weeks old.

Kitty is helping to take care of the baby girls. She is such a sweet little rat.

Otter has been designated as the manny for the baby boys. The babies are now a little over 6 weeks old. Everyone is doing their morning pea fishing.

This is what you are meant to do with a chainsaw - not performative Nazi shit. My son and I cut up a fallen tree for our neighbor and we used the logs in our tall raised beds.

Look how big those little shit nuggets are getting. 5 weeks old. One more week and the baby boys and girls go in separate cages.

I can't spend the whole day doom scrolling. So, I played with rats and made those little shit nuggets new double hammocks and fixed a few others.

Pig Pen is just so cute. 4 1/2 weeks old.

More baby pics. Franklin, Charlie Brown, Chicken Nugget, and Joy.

I got my workout - I trimmed dog nails. Monty was a big fucking baby as usual and had to be muzzled while my two adult boys controlled him and I did nails.

It was a massacre, a pea massacre.

Babies. They did pea fishing today for the first time.

Frankie feeding the babies. Oh lord, I feel for her.

More baby pics.

Dee with her babies.

Babies - they will be 3 weeks old in a couple of days.

Dirt for my raised beds. Now to move it one load at a time. Good thing the kids are good helpers.

I finally finished up taxes and I owe $1600. I've never owed before and nothing much changed. I'm fucking over being broke. Life is too damn expensive. I also did my son's taxes and he owed too. The only one that didn't owe was my daughter because she didn't make enough to even pay taxes.

Nice thing about adult kids is they make everyone lunch. Kiddo made spaghetti with vegan alfredo sauce and homegrown basil. We're not vegans but just prefer this to regular alfredo sauce. It's healthier too.

One of Dee's babies. She has 8 rex and 2 regular coated babies.

Cheap eats. Homemade black bean soup and homemade whole grain bread.

Frankie's 7 babies. 2 hooded, 2 black, and 3 grey. 2 weeks old tomorrow.

Babies and Mouse the dad.

I miss this dumb little rat. He was so dumb but adorable at the same time and use to do little happy jumps.

More baby pics. I think the little grey hooded baby is going to be a keeper.

My veggie garden and chicken pen are coming along. My son ran the fencing on the right this morning. And more progress was made on the chicken run at the weekend. Yes, it's a fence within a fence because we need to keep the dogs out.

First time checking on Dee's babies since we cleaned her cage at the weekend. The babies are getting their fur. Next week their eyes should be open. Dee is taking good care of her babies and has them barricaded in her house away from prying eyes.

It's a beanie, weanie, teenie, tiny baby.

4 days old already. Dee's babies seem so much bigger already.