Peahens go sashaying about, Salamanders alive and well, Milk overflowing.

I picked up cat food for the Peahens, we opened up the coop as soon as we got home from the dentist.  Poppie said he was worried that they would leave and never come back.  I am pretty sure that the lovely manly boy peacocks will keep them near and close to home but I couldn't convince Poppie of it.  I sprinkled cat food all around the coop so they knew there was food to come back to.  They need the cat food on top of their grain for the protein and the Goats won't eat it, grain they do so sprinkling it around for the Peahens to return to is pointless.  We opened the coop and stood back to see what they would do.  They were tentative but wouldn't come out with us in eye site.  We decide to go around the build out of their sight where we could still see the Peacock who was strutting up a storm hoping to entice them out.  The other male was in his tree at Shiny and New Mamma's.  He called and called but didn't make an appearance.  The Peahens finally came out and let their suitor serenade them and dance for their enjoyment.  They didn't seem to be in a hurry to run away, much to Poppie's relief.  They eventually took up residence in the newly vacated market pig cabin,  last time we saw them they were fluffing dust and cleaning it of bugs.  I really didn't expect them to like the little cabin as theirs but the goats shouldn't be a problem there for them.  Too funny the idiosyncrasies of animals.

I read on line that the salamanders weren't all that fond of meal worms but they do like crushed dog food and since we have a lot of dog food, having 9 of the creatures, we tried it out.  They are alive and well living on crushed dog food.  Princess stopped by to asked the girls if any of them made it, she has a gecko, and was surprised to find all were alive and well to this point.  Funny how we are feeding the birds cat food, the cat shared but was leery of the giant bird eating it along side of him.  We are also feeding slimy amphibians dog food who would of thunk. 

I am now getting at least two gallons of milk, plus the two liter bottles the bum gets a day.  That is with out Lilly as her babies have escaped their pen and we can't seem to find where they get out to keep them for doing it.  She gives about 3/4 of a gallon a day herself, so we will have that to include once she either stops feeding them or we figure out how to keep them in their pen.  I am making cheddar today and probably a second blue feta.  I am hoping to get more mozzarella made for Son the last batch didn't quite stretch right, good taste but no stretch,  mozzarella is one of the easiest to make but hard to hit just right some times.  Since I am out of gallon jars and the frig is full of milk off I must go, hopefully we can get out to Belle's to pick up her old frig some time in the next few days, and Drama Queen has promised me more gallon jars..... tomorrow.