Here are some pictures of Pete at his new home, a 200 plus acre farm near Fife Lake. I think that he will be very happy there, as he was welcomed by Mary and Doug (his new caretakers) into deluxe accommodations in a coop almost as large as our house. The coop is a clerestory building, set up with three large rooms, each with an enclosed outdoor run. Pete shares his room with about six hens and a few doves. A second room is home to several guinea fowl and a small rooster, of what variety I am not sure. The third room is set up as a very cool aviary for doves, a pair of silkies, and a pheasant. It is complete with tree branches and several baskets for nesting. It feels very natural, almost like being outside. It is the kind of room that you could take a good book and a cup of tea, or simply sit and meditate with the soft cooing of the doves in the background. Very quiet and peaceful (except for the crowing rooster that just moved in next door).
There were two other pens a short distance away that housed peacocks, a barn for a miniature donkey and two goats, another barn for horses and then yet another area for cattle. And, oh yeah, two dogs, a Bouvier and a Pekinese. It is my understanding that most of the feathered creatures free range in the summer months. It must be very colorful around there. Mary and Doug obviously care about their animals and go to great lengths to make them comfortable. I think that Pete has found himself a good home.
Wendy
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