Mah new buds.
 

Flying squirrels! In my chicken coop.

They *are* pretty dang cute.

What do they eat? Are they .... compatible with the chickens in the coop?

They seem to be thriving on corn and oats. The chickens don't seem to mind since they're nocturnal. I don't know where they're nesting though. I'd hate to get bit by something so cute while gathering eggs and die of something awful.

I had one of those on my face in the middle of the night. They are as soft as they look. Except for the claws.

Yikes!

Warch had a squirrel story.

Are those the same things as sugar gliders?

Nope, Sugar Gliders are possums.

Where are their wings? And did possums start flying at the same time as the pigs did? :eyebrow:

Loose skin that stretches from their front to hind legs spreads out flat when they launch themselves into the air and gives them lift. They're gliding squirrels really. They glide from tree to tree but can't climb in altitude.

Flying squirrels? What's next? Rights for gays?

We have 3 in the big tree out back. Nocturnal. FAST!

FAST? I've heard those guys fly!

FAST? What kind of tree do you have anyhow?

White Oak. HUGE.

fast like they teleport from one spot to another. they race around the one big branch, spiraling up the tree so fast they are literally a blur.

are they white because they're nocturnal? like cave dwelling animals that lose their pigment from spending their whole lives in darkness?

HUGE I tell you.