New Residents at the Sanctuary
Over the next couple of days, I’ll be introducing some of the new residents that have come to live here at SASHA Farm this spring and summer.
This is our newest resident, a baby turkey that was found all alone in a the backyard of a local resident when he was just a couple of days old. They brought him here, and after a day or two, he settled right in. He doesn’t have a name yet and we’re not even certain of his gender, but we’re open to suggestions on both! He will most likely be released when he fledges, but if he can’t be for whatever reason, he’ll be welcome to join our little turkey flock.
It’s been The Summer of Many Goats around here. This is the one that started that trend. Even with a broken leg, he managed to elude the Canton Police for three weeks. He was finally apprehended and brought to us. His leg had already healed badly, so it’s a bit crooked, and his head is a little misshapen, but he’s really a cute little guy. Since Monte, SASHA’s co-founder, was also recovering from a broken leg at the time, we named this little goat after him: Monte Goat.
These four, and three others I’ll introduce tomorrow, came together. The largest black one and the brown one with the white striped face are Petey and Stripes, La Mancha goats. The smallest black one is Galaxy, a little pygmy girl. The white one is Nan, the only shy one of the group. They’ve quickly made friends with the rest of the herd and nearly everyone that visits the goat barn.
All these new residents will also need sponsors, and a generous volunteer has put together some great new sponsorship materials, so if you see someone you’d like to help support, let us know!
August 6th, 2007 at 10:40 pm
Hi, We have turkeys at our farm. There are 5 toms — great pets.They are very people oriented and they love to be around you to know what you’re doing. This poult that was given to you could be a domestic turkey so be sure to find out before you release it. It may not survive in the wild after being fed and raised by humans. Does this baby ever ‘display’ like males do? I hope things go well for this baby. Do you have trouble with your male turkeys picking on each other? If you have this problem, what do you do? I’ve had to pen my older bronze tom from the others because they want to chase him and fight him. If you have any ideas let me know! Thanks, Gael Tryles
August 8th, 2007 at 7:22 pm
This post is awesome. I have been looking to sponsor a couple animals. I keep coming to the farm to find that perfect match. These stories will help