Making himself at home...

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Kickers (a recent addition to the farm) has been making himself at home. Which is great... however unfortunately he's been a bit adverse to staying in the barn and catching mice as we had hoped.... he prefers to hang out in the garage and has claimed a high shelf previously reserved by our other barn cat. 

I've captured his typical pose here in this picture. #oneeyeopen #pretendingtosleep #myfooddishisempty 

Second chances...

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This affectionate little guy is called Kickers! He's new to the farm and seems to be fitting in real well.

A few months ago we heard about the Winnipeg Humane Society's Barn Buddies program. This program matches kitties that are otherwise unadoptable and may be destroyed with farms that have some heated spaces where they may do well (i.e. barns and farm shops). 

It just so happened that our other (15 year old) barn cat was having trouble keeping up on the mice hunting and we thought we may form a mutually beneficial relationship! 

Earlier this week we got a call from the Humane Society that Kickers needed a home. The rest is as they say, is history! 

Welcome home Kickers!

You are never lonely in the garden...

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You are rarely lonely when you are in the garden.... Caleb the cat always comes and joins you. 

How you might ask did we end up with a female barn cat named after our son.... because of course that is what he insisted on calling her when he was two years old! 

Fourteen years later, Caleb (the cat) has used up most of her nine lives and is one of the oldest barn cats I know. 

...And she's the perfect companion as you seed and weed.

A shadow of a cat...

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No farm is complete without a barn cat or two.... 

Meet Shadow! An unusually friendly barn cat that you always found underfoot waiting to be snuggled. 

Named for his colouring he was good at blending in to his surroundings... only appearing when he decided it was safe. 

Friend or foe?

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The other day when we were moving the chicken, one flew up on the roof of the coop. 

She seemed to be laughing at us from up there until the barn cat wandered over.... Spoiler alert: All ended well!

Caleb the cat

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This is Caleb the cat. She's a 14 year old barn cat that has more than 9 lives. 

When we first moved to the property the barn was overrun with mice and we needed a barn cat. A relative gave us one of her 'tom cats' and we named him Bob. 

That was until he gave birth to three cute kittens! After quickly fixing Bob, we named the three cats after our three children (regardless of gender). 

Caleb the cat is the only own that is still around 14 years later. She nabs a drink of water any time she sees you with a pail!