Jenny has decided that Quilla might be the one. Actually she welcomes all the new boys when they get here. He is so smitten with her he won't leave her side. This morning it was just easier to put them both in her pen, rather than try to separate them. I have to doctor his legs when they get thru eating, which means he'll have to pay attention to me rather than her for a little while. I'm going to try using the honey, at least on the front legs, they are so scarred there isn't any hair to get in the way. Tonight is race night, so we'll be feeding early. They always think it's great to get fed early, but it makes a long time until breakfast.
He's still walking like on eggshells, but his feet don't bother him enough to keep him from roaming around with the gang. I noticed a chunk out of his back this morning, so I guess he got in someone's space. Everyone is so accepting of new ones, I don't know who did it. Max use to get them if they dared get too close to him, maybe Rusty has taken over that duty, who knows.
A new family has moved into our area & their daughter age 14 wants to be a Vet. She has been coming over to help with the evening feed & is really good help. She's been around horses, so she already knows how to work around them. She even manages to control Nicky the dog to a certain extent. John calls him a "dog-dog", I'm not sure what that means except he is the biggest attention sponge I've ever seen. He demands attention & we have never been able to break him of at least putting his big paw on you. She's good at making him quit, at least for the moment, so maybe she can teach him some manners, we sure haven't........!!! (G)
The cows are spending quite a bit of time over in Burroland so hopefully it won't be too long before the outside gates can be closed & Burroland opened up to the gang. Some of them still go over to the gate at night when John lets them out just in case, "tonight's the night".
He's still walking like on eggshells, but his feet don't bother him enough to keep him from roaming around with the gang. I noticed a chunk out of his back this morning, so I guess he got in someone's space. Everyone is so accepting of new ones, I don't know who did it. Max use to get them if they dared get too close to him, maybe Rusty has taken over that duty, who knows.
A new family has moved into our area & their daughter age 14 wants to be a Vet. She has been coming over to help with the evening feed & is really good help. She's been around horses, so she already knows how to work around them. She even manages to control Nicky the dog to a certain extent. John calls him a "dog-dog", I'm not sure what that means except he is the biggest attention sponge I've ever seen. He demands attention & we have never been able to break him of at least putting his big paw on you. She's good at making him quit, at least for the moment, so maybe she can teach him some manners, we sure haven't........!!! (G)
The cows are spending quite a bit of time over in Burroland so hopefully it won't be too long before the outside gates can be closed & Burroland opened up to the gang. Some of them still go over to the gate at night when John lets them out just in case, "tonight's the night".
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When you put honey on his legs will the other donkeys want to lick it, they do like sweets?
Actually he would probably beat the others to the "treat".....but I covered them with non stick gauze pads, gauze wrap & tape the whole mess on. Just did it this morning so we'll see how it goes. Out here is so dirty dusty & windy, that if I left it uncovered it would have been filthy before noon. I was wrapping with cotton & vet wrap, but it's so hot I'm trying to cut down on the amount of wrap on his legs. Thankfully he's getting use to the operation & isn't quite as protective of his rear legs.
Actually he would probably beat the others to the "treat".....but I covered them with non stick gauze pads, gauze wrap & tape the whole mess on. Just did it this morning so we'll see how it goes. Out here is so dirty dusty & windy, that if I left it uncovered it would have been filthy before noon. I was wrapping with cotton & vet wrap, but it's so hot I'm trying to cut down on the amount of wrap on his legs. Thankfully he's getting use to the operation & isn't quite as protective of his rear legs.
Looks like I stuttered..sorry.
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