Stinkers and a turkey!

Well the 5 little stinkers brought in by the ARL are growing like weeds! They don't particularly appreciate my presence, so most of what I get is a perfect view of the business end! (But even that end is cute at this age!)

They wouldn't sit still for anything but I was determined to get a good shot....is this cute or what!? Look at those stumpy little legs and plump belly! Like a smelly version of the Pillsbury Dough Boy! LOL! Of course I paid for that.....they may be little but they can put up quite a stink when they want! Made my eyes water for sure. They'll be moving outside as soon as I can raccoon proof the pen so the local coons don't break them out like they did with last years group!

My friend TeeGee is back this year and has made herself quite comfortable around here. She comes by first thing in the morning for breakfast and to hang out. Then back again before dusk when she pokes around, has a meal, then roosts on the fence until it's time to take to the tall trees for the evening. I can set my clock by her. I quite enjoy her company and she seems to enjoy mine, occasionally following me into the woods and watching while I deal with the pens out there. 

She has also occasionally scared the crap out of me by sneaking up on me before I realize she's around! Imagine backing out of a pen and turning to see her standing right there watching you! Jeez, you have to peel me off the highest branches of the trees when she does that!

Sweeties group

And here we have Sweetie's group! Sweetie, Killer, J'adore, the 4 Reading brothers, Bagel, Munchkin, Muffin & Lox all from the ARL, Newton, Annie and just added today, a little girl named Meeko. She was not too thrilled about me, but once confronted with a swarm of other raccoons, suddenly I wasn't looking so bad! She was my buddy all of a sudden, climbing into my arms to find a safe place. Once she settles in I'll get some pictures of her too!

In the meantime, the gang is doing great. Most of them are starting to eat some puppy chow to some extent and growing like weeds.
Killer.

Newton..... next to Sweetie, he's the biggest boy!

Munchkin here is the smallest little boy in there, but he's got the attitude of a big boy! He has no problem holding his own with everyone and eats puppy chow better than most of the bigger ones! He is also just as cute as can be of course....

The chow down after the bottles.

There's little Munchkin in the middle there sucking down his puppy chow.

J'adore going strong

Once the food is inhaled, it's playtime!

Little Annie fits right in with the pack now. She's getting huge too!

Killer being his silly self along with his brother J'adore.

Sweetie...queen of the group!

Bagel and Munchkin.

Meeko did not take long to fit in either! First she showed how good she is at eating out of a bowl instead of a bottle!

Then she went from wanting to kill me to being my best buddy when confronted with a room full of rambunctious raccoons she doesn't know. Suddenly riding up on my shoulder was not such a bad idea after all!
And even better, riding up there as she headed out to the outdoor pen to play with the gang outside for a change!

Stay tuned for the pictures of all that fun!
She has settled in well with the gang now and enjoys playing with instead of barking at them!

Romeo & Juliette's group.

It took me a while, but I finally have an update in pictures!

OK....upstairs we have Romeo and Juliette's group! They are Romeo, Juliette, Sampson, Delilah, Bonnie, Clyde, Bear, Picasso, Rikki, Tikki, Tavi, & the 6 Brockton babies. Bitty & Digger were up here, but Lisa took them to give them a little more TLC than I had time for. She can squeeze in more feedings for them as they are not eating solids yet and small enough to have to eat more frequently. No worries though! They'll be back once they are bigger!

The Brockton babies wasted no time digging into puppy chow and pretty much anything else I put down in bowls!

The smallest of the gang are Rikki, Tikki and Tavi and small as they are, they too are tasting puppy chow..... and grapes, bananas, apples and pears! They still need bottles, but at least they are starting to get the hang of solids so it shouldn't be long before they start weaning.

The water bowl, aka pool, is always quite popular!

The free for all at feeding time. Bowls before bottles.

Then those that prefer the bottle come begging! The Rowley 4 are usually the first and most insistent!

Then it's playtime!
 Hey....false advertising!!! Where's the snuggles!!

Romeo anticipates a leap onto mom!

One of the Brockton babies chilling out.

Picasso with that unique mask of his!

 The carriers were put up there to keep them off of the top. I'd say that was an epic fail!!

I know when to admit defeat so I just threw a comfy blanket up there for them instead! If ya can't beat 'em, join 'em! Bear says thanks Mom!

Then it was just a free for all up there!

Stay tuned for the other group, downstairs.......