Let’s take a few minutes to introduce you to our furry and feathery babies!
PIPER:
Piper is our 13 year old shih-zhu/maltese cross. She was the first pet we got together. Anyone who knows Piper will tell you she is 100% motivated by food and can be just a little crazy. Our little lady has been taken all over with us including all over British Columbia from Powell River to McBride, through Alberta from Jasper to Edmonton, and across Washington, Oregon, Northern California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas! She's always up for a good rv trip and her favourite place to go is Nana’s house.
GINGER:
Our Ginger is the goofiest of goofs. She is 3.5 years old and apparently a yorkie/pug cross but doesn't really resemble either. Anyone who knows Ginger will tell you she is motivated by emotion and will give you more kisses than you could ever handle. Like Piper, Ginger is one well traveled dog. We took her on our road trip to Texas at 5 months old and she did great! Her favourite thing is to have her ears cleaned by her big sister, Piper.
NEVADA:
Nevada is our baby and I think no matter how old she is she will always be the baby. She is a 2 year old pure breed Lhasa Apso that we brought home as an unexpected souvenir on a road trip from Nevada. This little one is super cuddly to the point she will do her best to get as close to your face as possible. Like Piper, Nevada is motivated by food and her favourite activity is going to bed…seriously…she gets so excited to go to bed that she spins around.
FRANKIE:
Frankie is our 6 year old Fire Belly Toad. She is a vivacious cricket hunter and lives in our family room where we can talk to her daily and she even reacts to our voices.
CATFISH:
Well, well…there is a LONG story associated with this guy. Catfish is our 26 year old rafael catfish. If I had ever thought he would live that long, I certainly would have given him a better name than Catfish. He is shy and spends most of his days in his black pvc pipe but don’t underestimate him; there is a reason why Catfish doesn't have any roommates!
SYLVESTER (AKA: SLY)
Sylvester or Sly as we call him is our rooster. He is approximately 8 months old and is a big boy reaching over 20 inches tall. We got him from a local farmer who hatched too many roosters and he was the youngster and getting picked on. He joined our coop and now has lots of hens of his own. He crows in the morning and every time he hears us and makes all sorts of noises when he needs to warn his ladies of possible danger. He is friendly and a little spoiled; someone (not naming names) taught him to eat of his hands and now he thinks that should happen everyday.
THE LADIES:
The Hagon Farms pet coop is made up of a variety of awesome hens! Our four buff orpington came to us from another farm where they had too many roosters. They are feisty and love to scavenge and dig around all day long. We have a group of 9 barn yard mixes that are all less than a year old. Reba is obsessed with food and although she isn't the biggest hen she certainly eats the most. Then there is Vanna White who is the loudest hen we have. She is a big lady and makes sure everyone knows about her but likes us to pet her too. Penny and Dolly are wyandottes and they are our kindest hens; they are quiet and like to have dust baths. Wynonna and Meredith are lavender wyandottes and can be a little knotty. Betty is our smaller white bym but has surprised us with her super mouse hunting skills. Oprah and Apple are black wyandottes and originally were very spicy but have settled nicely into great nighttime cuddles for the smaller hens.
THE LITTLEST LADIES:
These ladies have stolen our hearts. Ren, Stimpy, Blue and Queen are game or jungle fowl. They might be tiny but they have so much energy and are so kind. It took some time for the big hens to accept them but now they forage together daily and when dark hits all 4 sneak in right underneath a big hens for extra heat and cuddles and we can barely see them accept the tips of their tails.
