Good grief what a difference a few days of familiarity with mud does to the donkeys attitude about the stuff. Lots of clay boots and mustaches around here right now.............LOL It finally dried out enough John used the tractor and spread it in a low spot in the driveway. Now he has to cover it with gravel out of the wash, before we get rain. Otherwise it will be really slick and slimy and it will also keep the donkeys from chewing on it.
UPDATE on the well drilling. There is a load of PVC pipe sitting on a trailer, a water truck and the rig still here over the week-end. We really thought they'd be thru the clay by now. Unfortunately because of equipment breaking or failing, they have not drilled a foot since last Tuesday. I think the guys drilling are as frustrated as we are. They said they keep telling the boss what needs to be fixed and he keeps sending them out to drill.
John says he can identify with their problem. When he does his jeep tours, they fill out a "things that need to be fixed on the jeep" report. And unless it is something really bad, it's probably not fixed the next time he drives that particular jeep.
One problem the company has that I see is they had a guy hurt last Monday on another job and last I heard he was still in the hospital, with a concussion, broken shoulder, broken sternum, 3 ribs, and a big gash on his back. A piece of metal broke on the top, which is about 50-60 feet high and it sounds like he might have deflected it away from his head with his shoulder, etc. If OSHA, gets involved, which I'm sure they will, I have a feeling the boss will be fixing a lot of things if he want to stay in business. In the meantime, we have our fingers crossed that this week will go better than last week here. We had to get another load of water Friday, it should last us about 2 weeks, but we're hoping that won't be necessary.
Tyler and his helper Dave came out yesterday morning to work with Gigi and Penny in the new stocks we had made. They need a little work some of the hoof rests are too high and Tyler wants another hoof rest added. So we'll call tomorrow to see when they can come out and fix it. But all in all it makes it so much easier on Tyler and the girls both using the stock.
While we were playing with the girls in the stocks, Doug was giving a tour. You can see them in the background of the picture above. Over the years we've had quite a few tours with a little extra, either vet or trimmer or me doctoring someone.
Still getting pictures and updates from Linda in Colorado. Their 1st burro race is next week-end I think. I'm anxious to hear how it goes, Turbo really likes to run, so hopefully he and Lynn will manage to finish the race together, Lynn is a real good runner, but in a difference of opinion, I'm pretty sure Turbo could outrun him. Thank goodness Turbo is really mellow, so hopefully it will go smoothly. Leddy shouldn't be a problem, he usually has the mentality of BlackJack, slow and easy is the way to go. Linda says she doesn't care, which is a good thing, because I have a feeling that Leddy probably isn't that interested in passing other donkeys......!!!
Boaz looking like king of his domain. Linda keeps saying she doesn't know what they are eating in this "pasture", but I don't see any ribs. She says they spend a lot of time with their heads down nibbling. That's the way they are suppose to eat, rather than having a pile of hay to eat.
She says Boaz especially has really become lovable. He's always been lovable, but he's getting a lot more attention and I'm sure is basking in all of it. There are only 4 donkeys and Lynn and Linda spend hours every day with them. Donkeys reflect the attention they get, as much as dogs do, the more positive attention they get, the more it seems they seem to be able to figure out how to work the system to their advantage. Boaz has known for a long time how to work people for extra treats. So I would imagine with all the extra attention he is expanding his repertoire which of course Lynn and Linda notice and appreciate.
Tyler and his helper Dave came out yesterday morning to work with Gigi and Penny in the new stocks we had made. They need a little work some of the hoof rests are too high and Tyler wants another hoof rest added. So we'll call tomorrow to see when they can come out and fix it. But all in all it makes it so much easier on Tyler and the girls both using the stock.
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| THIS WAS NOT WHAT GIGI HAD PLANNED TODAY, BUT SHE DID PRETTY GOOD ONCE SHE FIGURED OUT, SHE COULDN'T GO ANYWHERE |
DAVE AND GIGI "ENJOYING" THE STOCKS, WELL AT LEAST DAVE IS
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| PENNY'S TURN IN THE STOCKS......... JOHN PUT HER HALTER ON BEFORE TYLER GOT HERE..... SHE KNOWS THE SOUND OF HIS TRUCK, AND IMMEDIATELY GOES INTO "NOT JUST NO, BUT HELL NO" MODE. BEFORE HE EVEN GETS TO THE DRIVEWAY. LOL | . |
While we were playing with the girls in the stocks, Doug was giving a tour. You can see them in the background of the picture above. Over the years we've had quite a few tours with a little extra, either vet or trimmer or me doctoring someone.
Still getting pictures and updates from Linda in Colorado. Their 1st burro race is next week-end I think. I'm anxious to hear how it goes, Turbo really likes to run, so hopefully he and Lynn will manage to finish the race together, Lynn is a real good runner, but in a difference of opinion, I'm pretty sure Turbo could outrun him. Thank goodness Turbo is really mellow, so hopefully it will go smoothly. Leddy shouldn't be a problem, he usually has the mentality of BlackJack, slow and easy is the way to go. Linda says she doesn't care, which is a good thing, because I have a feeling that Leddy probably isn't that interested in passing other donkeys......!!!
Boaz looking like king of his domain. Linda keeps saying she doesn't know what they are eating in this "pasture", but I don't see any ribs. She says they spend a lot of time with their heads down nibbling. That's the way they are suppose to eat, rather than having a pile of hay to eat.
She says Boaz especially has really become lovable. He's always been lovable, but he's getting a lot more attention and I'm sure is basking in all of it. There are only 4 donkeys and Lynn and Linda spend hours every day with them. Donkeys reflect the attention they get, as much as dogs do, the more positive attention they get, the more it seems they seem to be able to figure out how to work the system to their advantage. Boaz has known for a long time how to work people for extra treats. So I would imagine with all the extra attention he is expanding his repertoire which of course Lynn and Linda notice and appreciate.
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