Peace disrupted

Well, my peaceful little journey to self sufficiency and an organized life has been terribly disrupted in the form of animal attacks. Somebody around here lets their big dogs run loose and they had twice now attached my chickens. The first time they also tore open a rabbit cage and killed one of my rabbits. I had 20 chickens, 5 laying hens and 15 young chicks. I now have one of each left. Though one chick was killed by a skunk. I have shot two skunks this past week. And I’m lying in wait for the dogs to come back. So don’t let your dogs loose; they might not come home again.  I am tired, sad, mad, disgusted and depressed. I didn’t even do my dishes last night.

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