Thursday, October 17, 2013

Uh Oh things are a bit hectic...

Ms Luna Pie came up severely lame Sunday late afternoon with muscle spasms in her left shoulder leaving her unable to put weight on her leg so we medicated and gave her a message. Unfortunately Monday she wasn't any better so I called our vet who came out and found two abscess tracks.
An abscess in a horses hoof would be similar to us having something jammed under our finger nail, super painful.  Once it burst though the pressure is released and they feel better.   She is feeling better but still not sure abscess came to surface yet. I am meeting the farrier (horse hoof guy) this morning.
Don't let this sweet face fool you, he's been a total pain in the butt since we moved. He is not listening and keeps getting into trouble... I swear all he cares about is food. I've had to start locking him in the deck area when I leave to avoid a super upset belly of his at all hours of the night.

He's been sneaking into chicken coop when the girls are free ranging to eat their food and poo, yuck!  He and Chance have something going on too. When I feed Chancie his goodies (fiber, fat and omegas) Jack runs into his turnout to grab some for himself. Amazingly Chance steps back and lets him eat his food. Not sure but I will have to lock him in the deck at feeding time too. Sheesh...

This week has been productive and we are close to being able to relax a little bit again this weekend, fingers crossed.  There is always work to do here and we don't mind at all I am just hoping the music man can enjoy some down time. He has been working non stop for a few months now.

In other news, not animal related :) my seedling are sprouting. I was able to get the greenhouse up and compost in the raised beds. I'm hoping to get fencing around the garden this weekend
I love this pic as it shows all three of my guys having fun.
How about some chicken TV to start your day? Okay.

Have a great day!
Jen

Linking to
Rurality Blog Hop #36

17 comments:

  1. Oh no - poor Luna! I hope she's getting better.Spencer is walking well now after his burst and the farrier came out. They keep us busy, don't they? It's all worth it.
    Love the chicken TV!
    Have a great day.

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    1. Thanks Sheila, happy to hear Spencer is feeling better too. They sure do and you are so right :)

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  2. Hope Luna Pie feels better soon and that all bursts and heals up nicely.
    Chancie sounds like a hungry fella lately, chicken poop ICK no doggie kisses from you Chancie.
    I love chicken gazing ~ we have 26 free rangers on the farm right now (they go in at night) and I still enjoyed watching yours lol

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    1. Thanks Willow, Jack is crazy with the food these days, not sure whats up with that but agree NO doggie smooches for a while haha. What breeds do you have, layers?

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  3. sorry about luna. hope it passes soon.

    my dogs eat horse poo for dessert. major source of vitamin b, says my vet... one of my pups found an open jar of creamy peanut butter somewhere at one of the neighbors' places this morning. sure hope it wasn't poisoned... *sigh*

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    1. OH NO T I hope your doggies are okay, perhaps they just left it out accidentally.... The whole poo thing is crazy I know dogs love to eat and roll in horse poo but chicken poo is just funky... :)

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    2. thankfully, a-okay!!! yay! thanks for asking!

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  4. You've got your hands full for sure Jen. I hope your weekend is relaxing. I'm still a few weekend off from that luxury. Soon I will be done with projects. Soon.

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    1. Thanks Kar
      Hope you find some time to enjoy those pretty chairs of yours this weekend :)

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  5. Lots going on! Poor Luna, I hope she feels better soon. That sounds so painful. It's funny because my Duchess likes to eat the chicken food too! I haven't seen her eating their poo though so that's a good thing :)

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    1. I agree the poo thing is funky... Happy your girl isn't interested in it :)

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  6. When it rains, it pours! Deep cleansing breaths, my friend! This too shall pass. Sending healing thoughts to sweet Luna - that sounds really painful. I guess dogs will be dogs. Something must have gotten into the yard last night. Keela came in from her morning romp with a stinky layer of poo covering her collar. Ugh! (I vote that dogs eating poo is better than rolling in it!)

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    1. Oh boy they sure keep us on our toes, don't they. Luna is feeling better, thanks buddy. She even had her pedicure today :)

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  7. Hopefully Luna is better now... your inquisitive pup with the not so iron stomach made me chuckle! I'm your newest GFC follower and RSS subscriber... I'm so glad you came by to share on Rurality Blog Hop #36!

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  8. Hi Madge, welcome! Thank you for visiting, I love your blog and am happy I found it as it well.

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  9. awe dont be picking on that brown dog LOL .. he is just getting used to his new surroundings.. I pray that you all and the music man are blessed in all your endeavors.. HUGS and blessings this fall season..

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