I didn't catch them in the act! The goose is bonded to the tortoise and sleeps with him.Well... did you find the culprit?!
I love the outside sleeping. Is it a screen in lanai or you able to be under the stars?! Either way sounds terrific. ♡♡♡
Good morning folks! It is 5am and 63° here! We have a bit of a breeze too so feeling a little cooler.
I checked the chicks who are on the deck with a light blanket over the brooder for breeze blockage and warmth capture and they are fine. Bebopping around but still quiet.
Everyone in awhile a little moth will find its way in and they run around like sillies trying to get it. They are surprisingly good at it already!
Still dark as night now, no moon, but I had better get up. Forest demands it.
@ChicksnMore I can not say I have had a snoring chicken that I know of but I can tell you my old lady cat Marley is talking and snoring up a storm the last few days. She loves it up here and there have been extra purrs and rubs so must be good dreams
Crazy right? So a little side trip to tell about that!
We were given 2 adult geese by a neighbor...both girls. For some reason, this goose took an immediate shine to the tortoise. She ignored the other goose and became very protective of Spud. She follows Spud around and hovers over him, snaking her neck out and making warning calls if anything comes too close to him. She kisses him all over his shell too...lol. Luckily she also likes us...we're the nice ones that'll hold plastic buckets for her to put her head in and honk...for some reason that's about her favorite thing to do. So we rehomed the lonely other goose and kept Goosebumps for all the laughter she gives us.
I went out and got a picture of them doing their thing. Spuds just thinking about starting his day and Goosebumps is already on duty keeping him safe.
So anyways...they both sleep inside the 4x4 tortoise house. The floor is sunken down to make the tortoise happy and theres a big berm at the entrance that keeps it dry inside during rain...so it's very hard to see in there!
When I came out with the flashlight and tried to peak in, Goosebumps immediately woke up and all snoring stopped before I could see anything. Spud didn't stir at all though...so I'm thinking Goosebumps is the culprit, but I can't swear on that.
I'm hoping it is Goosebumps because I did some reading and apparently geese can snore! Tortoises on the other hand don't normally and if they are it means sickness. Spud looks and acts very healthy...no discharge from his nose or other symptoms that go with snoring. So I'll keep a close eye on them both for a bit and keep trying to spy who the snorer is. Goosebumps has been with us for about 5 years and I've never noticed it before, so a little concerned either way...but what I read sounds like geese snores are normal and ok.
We have canopy beds on the porch covered in mosquito netting . Before monsoon season starts, we'll often set up cots in the court yard to enjoy the stars while we sleep...the kids really love that. But once the rains come, so do the mosquitoes and our canopy beds are our safe havens.
I really love sleeping outside. I think it helps me deal with the summer heat here better and I definitely sleep better out there then inside. Our porch is on the east side of our house and runs along our garden. So I get to wake with the sun and an earful of birdsong....and chicken crows!
I love watching the young chickies with heat lamps outside chasing moths! A light at night is definitely the best chicken enrichment toy I've ever seen!
Give your old lady Marley a pet for all of us here. Kitty purrs are sweet music.