February 10, 2021 Wednesday at Rikki’s Refuge

all in a day’s work …. photos by those caring for the animals
(you can help support those animals at www.RikkisRefuge.org/Donate )

Dreary over cast day with a forecast of snow starting in the afternoon and going on and on for days.

Freckles says we’ll make the best of, a wet winter means great grass coming in the spring !

Oh Gross !! Let me out here !! I’m not about to eat THAT !

These are heritage breed turkeys. They’re much more like wild turkeys than factory turkeys.

These are factory turkeys, breed to be all white, grow faster, and have larger parts in the areas people find more tasty. These things all affect their healthy in bad ways.

Interestingly, the two groups of turkeys have nothing to do with each other, acting like they aren’t even the same species.

They will share a meal. Never any conflict. Just totally ignoring each other.

Uh Oh, look who was naughty !!!!

Most of our repair jobs are created by our residents. We just smile, get them safe, and fix it !!

Boys will be boys and compete for the girls !! The peacock and turkey boys compare their spreads. None of the girls pay attention at all !!

Donations are light today.


We’ll pray for a miracle that tomorrow will somehow bring enough for everyone. That’s about a 1/3 of the grain we’ll need for the day. And only 120 cans of cat food. It takes 240 just to feed the houses in Feline Fields. The kitties in all the other buildings like to eat too. As a matter of fact, they demand it !!

Smacks strolls along full of confidence that YOU will see he has all the nums he wants to eat !!

As the snow clouds rolled in the Peacocks took to the high places to sounds the alarm of bad weather coming.

Have you noticed how hardly a picture is ever missing geese? They make rounds of the grounds all day long.

Circling the May Pole hoping spring will hurry up

Without fail, the muddiest corner !!

The sleet started about 2:30 in the afternoon

It wasn’t long before the ground was getting covered

Then the sleet stopped

Before dark the rain started

Will it freeze up overnight, or not ……. The crew that stays on duty all night will keep checking to see if the animals need anything.

Every one of the 1200+ animals at Rikki’s Refuge

is grateful for YOUR kindness and generosity !
They have a home all because of YOU !!
www.RikkisRefuge.org/Donate
Rikki’s Refuge, 10910 Barr Ln, Rapidan VA 22733 (shipping address for food, etc)
Rikki’s Refuge, PO Box 1357, Orange VA 22960 (secure box for checks, etc)

THANK YOU !!