Izzy is doing poorly. She was fine this morning, very eager for her first bottle at 6:30 am, and the next at 10:30. Herbie invited me to drive out with the buggy and watch the cows, but we ended up rolling wire and pulling stakes from the hayfield where we had to allow the cows to graze as the lack of rain was hampering the growth in the pastures. I hadn't taken my gloves as they aren't needed to watch cows, so I drove back to fetch them. Issy was out with us, took her on the buggy and let her out in the hayfield. When we got back, she was just standing around, quietly. I offered her milk but she refused it. I put some electrolyte mix in the syringe and offered it, but she wasn't interested in that either. I forced a little down her.
Herbie didn't have to go to work today, so was planning on making a 3-point hitch attachment for the 210 gallon water tank we have so that we could water the vegetable garden with it this year if necessary. I was going to process the 4 chickens I'd isolated on Saturday. As he drove the buggy, a strut (or something) in the front broke, so he has spent the day fixing it, and I processed the chickens. Next time I think I'll do a photo shoot and post it, from live to vacuum packed for the freezer.
When I came to the house to sharpen my knife, I saw Izzy had something white in her mouth. On closer inspection, it was foam, and she was chewing and chewing. I poked my finger in her mouth but couldn't feel anything, it looked as if she had something stuck in her throat. Inside, looking up on the internet, it could be serious and she could die. Force fed her bicarb, and a little while later the Bounce Back liquid. Hope she makes it, it's going to be a long night force feeding her every 3 hours. Thinking about it, I didn't see her pee today. Maybe she drank too much too quickly first thing this morning, or maybe she ate something in the field, I don't know.
Herbie fixed the buggy, I processed 4 chickens and caught another 4 for processing on Wednesday. Didn't get the fruit and nut trees planted, nor the asparagus or rhubarb. Manyana.
It's a beautiful evening, maybe Herbie and I will go sit in the back field now now.
Herbie didn't have to go to work today, so was planning on making a 3-point hitch attachment for the 210 gallon water tank we have so that we could water the vegetable garden with it this year if necessary. I was going to process the 4 chickens I'd isolated on Saturday. As he drove the buggy, a strut (or something) in the front broke, so he has spent the day fixing it, and I processed the chickens. Next time I think I'll do a photo shoot and post it, from live to vacuum packed for the freezer.
When I came to the house to sharpen my knife, I saw Izzy had something white in her mouth. On closer inspection, it was foam, and she was chewing and chewing. I poked my finger in her mouth but couldn't feel anything, it looked as if she had something stuck in her throat. Inside, looking up on the internet, it could be serious and she could die. Force fed her bicarb, and a little while later the Bounce Back liquid. Hope she makes it, it's going to be a long night force feeding her every 3 hours. Thinking about it, I didn't see her pee today. Maybe she drank too much too quickly first thing this morning, or maybe she ate something in the field, I don't know.
Herbie fixed the buggy, I processed 4 chickens and caught another 4 for processing on Wednesday. Didn't get the fruit and nut trees planted, nor the asparagus or rhubarb. Manyana.
It's a beautiful evening, maybe Herbie and I will go sit in the back field now now.
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