The weather has cooled down quite a bit with this past week’s rains and the arrival of a Canadian cold front. Our three orphaned fawns have enjoyed the respite from the blazing sun and stifling humidity of summer. During those hot days in June and all through August, the fawns took advantage of the cooler temperatures of early morning and late evening for romps and play in the deer pen. Not having had three little deer at one time in the pen other years, it has been interesting to see their personalities and skills develop. Yet as a small herd, they are very much a close-knit group, and do most everything together
Having expanded the deer pen over the years and creating a better habitat for orphaned fawns with good brush and cover plants to mimic a wild scenario, I thought we were well-prepared to take on three little deer. So far, it has been enough space for them, but I wonder about the next four months until their release. Ruthie, the youngest of the trio will be three months old on September 15th. As personalities become more marked and individual physical abilities develop, it will be interesting to see if the pen provides ample space and enough landscape diversity to keep them interested and stimulated in their surroundings. But for now, we can only observe and make adjustments as we move day-by-day through this adventure.