Purrfect Additions

I'm a big fan of pretty much all creatures big and small, but there's one critter that I much prefer in cartoon form...the mouse!  

Not only are these critters a health hazard, they can also be very destructive. Mice burrow and can cause structural damage as well as gnaw on electrical wires creating a fire hazard.  Mice are pretty much inevitable when you have a barn, and Sadie Acres is no exception!  

With all the other critters in the barn D-Con is not an option, I've also read too much about the damage these poisonings are doing to our birds of prey.  We love watching the hawks and owls around our property and don't want to cause them any harm.  Instead of poisoning we opted for mousetraps, while this is effective one mouse at a time, I was constantly worried about Denali or the chickens messing with them and getting snapped.  And,  I must admit as much as I don't want mice in the barn, it was very hard for me to see their little necks snapped in the traps :(  

Our solution...

  

We added two little mousers to our barn, Tig and Chibs!  While these guys are still a bit small to do any serious mouse hunting they are already in training attacking bugs and keeping watch on anything that moves!  Luckily, they seem to be getting along fine with the chickens.  

These little guys have been a perfect addition to the barn, even though they are barn cats they are extremely friendly and affectionate.  At just 11 weeks old they come when you call them and love to snuggle up on your lap and take a nap.  

In just one week they have made themselves right at home.  They love their little "cat house", but venture out to explore every inch of the barn. 

Denali absolutely loves these two!  They like her, most of the time, but she still doesn't quite know her size and she's just a bit too much for them sometimes!

They may look harmless and cuddly, but the mice better start packing up and moving out!