Cast of characters

  • Cats
    • Hermes, b. 2014-08
    • Hestia, b. 2014-08
    • Shorty cat (Shawty), feral barn cat I’m trying to tame as of 2025-12
  • Nigerian dwarf goats
    • Gimlet
    • Toddy
    • Emerson
    • Alexander
  • Guinea fowl
    • Chestnut (Hatched by hen in Siler City, NC, 2018-06-14)
    • Lazarus (Hatched at hatchery supplying Piedmont Feed & Garden Center, 2018-07-19)
    • Boris (Hatched at The Guinea Park Inn, 2019-07-28)
    • Grimace (Hatched at The Guinea Park Inn, 2019-07-14)
    • Kernel (Hatched at The Guinea Park Inn, 2019-08-02)
    • Weddy (Hatched at The Guinea Park Inn, 2019-07-14)
    • Zipper (Hatched at The Guinea Park Inn, 2019-07-28)
    • Divebomber (Hatched in the back bedroom, 2020-06-16))
    • Earhart (Hatched in the back bedroom, 2020-06-15)
    • Niblet (Hatched in the back bedroom, 2020-06-15)
    • Napo (The Emperor, who has his own Facebook page; Hatched in the back bedroom, 2021-10-28 (watch!))
    • Citron (Hatched at The Guinea Park Inn, 2022-07-23)
    • Clover (Full name: Little Clover, Hatched at The Guinea Park Inn, 2022-07-23)
    • El (Full name: Galadriel Higgins, Hatched at The Guinea Park Inn, 2022-07-23)
    • Hops (Hatched at The Guinea Park Inn, 2022-07-23)
    • Josephine (Hatched at The Guinea Park Inn, 2022-07-23)
    • Mosscap (Full name: Splendid Speckled Mosscap, Hatched at The Guinea Park Inn, 2022-07-23)
    • Munstead (Hatched at The Guinea Park Inn, 2022-07-23)
    • Sidney (Hatched at The Guinea Park Inn, 2022-07-23)
    • Thistlefoot (Hatched at The Guinea Park Inn, 2022-07-23)
    • Vern (Hatched at The Guinea Park Inn, 2022-07-23)
    • Fabio (Hatched at The Guinea Park Inn, 2024-05-07)
    • Heidi (Hatched at The Guinea Park Inn, 2024-05-07)
    • Kenamon (Hatched at The Guinea Park Inn, 2024-05-07)
    • Maxwell (Hatched at The Guinea Park Inn, 2024-05-07)
    • Priene (Hatched at The Guinea Park Inn, 2024-05-07)
    • Robin (Hatched at The Guinea Park Inn, 2024-05-07)
    • Teodora (Hatched at The Guinea Park Inn, 2024-05-07)
    • Htop (Hatched under mom Bizzy in Rougemont, NC, 2024-06-07)
    • Packet (Hatched under mom Bizzy in Rougemont, NC, 2024-06-07)
    • Ping (Hatched under mom Bizzy in Rougemont, NC, 2024-06-07)
    • Socket (Hatched under mom Bizzy in Rougemont, NC, 2024-06-07)

Gone, but never forgotten

  • Cats
    • Cuchulain (who never lived on this land, but whose remains came home here)
    • Beli
  • Chickens
    • Cinnamon Chicken, at Snailshell Thicket from 2019-07 to 2020-08-18
    • Cocoa Chicken, at Snailshell Thicket from 2019-07 to 2025-06-06
  • Goats
    • Delilah
  • Guinea fowl
    • 2 unnamed keets (Hatched by hen in Siler City, NC, 2018-06-14 to 2018-06-25)
    • Unnamed keet (Hatched by hen in Siler City, NC, 2018-06-14 to 2018-07-01)
    • Unnamed keet (Hatched by hen in Siler City, NC, 2018-06-27 to 2018-07-02)
    • Unnamed keet (Hatched by hen in Siler City, NC, 2018-06-27 to 2018-07-18)
    • Little One (Hatched by hen in Siler City, NC, 2018-06-27 to 2018-12-22)
    • Briseis (Hatched at hatchery supplying Piedmont Feed & Garden Center, 2018-07-19 to 2019-08-20)
    • Cheeks (the best birb) (Hatched by hen in Siler City, NC, 2018-06-14 to 2019-08-23)
    • Icarus (Hatched at hatchery supplying Piedmont Feed & Garden Center, 2018-07-19 to 2019-11-18)
    • Edgar (the smiling guinea) (Hatched at The Guinea Park Inn, 2019-07-21 to 2020-02-26)
    • Icepick (Hatched at The Guinea Park Inn, 2019-08-02 to 2020-04-03)
    • Piper (Hatched at hatchery supplying Piedmont Feed & Garden Center, 2018-07-19 to 2021-05-23)
    • Clementine (Hatched at hatchery supplying Piedmont Feed & Garden Center, 2018-07-19 to 2021-07-27)
    • 2 unnamed keets (Hatched by Kernel, 2021-10-28 to 2021-10-28)
    • Inkpot (Hatched at The Guinea Park Inn, 2019-07-21 to 2022-09-01)
    • Iris (Hatched by hen in Siler City, NC, 2018-06-14 to 2023-08-02)
    • Tiresias (the great) (~2019 (rescued in 2020) to 2024-03-04)
    • Chickweed (Hatched at hatchery supplying Piedmont Feed & Garden Center, 2018-07-19 to 2024-03-23)
    • Unnamed keet (Hatched at The Guinea Park Inn, 2024-05-07 to 2024-05-21)
    • Earlybird (Hatched in the back bedroom, 2020-06-14 to 2024-06-05)
    • Hunter (Hatched in the back bedroom, 2020-06-15 to 2024-08-07)
    • Bucket (Hatched by hen in Siler City, NC, 2018-06-14)
  • Lurkey the wild turkey, Spring 2018-May 2024