My book is officially in the mail but isn't expected to arrive until June 21st. That seems excessively long considering I get books through Amazon in two days sometimes. I'm sure it will be here before I know it. The longer I wait, the more I'll want to read it, right?
In the meantime, I'm certainly not waiting around. We had a busy last few days and today will be no exception.
My school is getting squared away. I'm postponing my master's by a year and the program is fine with it. Well, "fine" is pretty vague. I had to meet with the dean of public health, the chair of the epidemiology department, and the associate director of the program, and get everyone to sign off. Apparently the dean spoke with all my professors and asked their opinion of me before I met with her. Big sigh of relief because I guess I left a good impression despite all my topics on factory farming! I'm glad to be tying up the loose ends to this part of my life.
The Farm:
Darsy, the blind Holstein heifer that I saved from having her head blown open at a dairy farm, is doing amazingly well in her paddock. She's grazing and finding her way around just fine. She doesn't appear to be bonded yet to Max, the mini Zebu steer, but he's with her 24/7 and he's the only other body that moos. My guess is they will warm up to each other soon. She's growing up so fast!
Karma, the mammoth jenny we took in last August, is very pregnant. The vet has a good an answer as any as to when she'll foal. At this point, with the little information we know, it's anyone's best guess. I'm checking her bag daily when I groom her. She and Kurly, the mammoth gelding donk we got to keep Karma company, both have not fully shed their winter coats. I have been shedding them daily since March! I'm assuming they shed at a slower rate than horses because they tolerate the heat so much better. Their hints of spring coats looks glossy, so I don't imagine they're lacking any nutrition. Karma is on ground flax, herbal supplements, minerals, and a joint supplement. This seems to have done the job as her under coat looks amazing.
The piggies, who all came through Rooterville Sanctuary one way or another, have crummy coats right now. Their winter coats were lush. Now they're losing hair. I'll be deworming everyone with Ivermectin today. I got them a 10x20' enclosure that we have yet to assemble. I'm excited to move them up from little dogloos to this massive mansion filled with hay!
I'm going to experiment with fly control. We have quadrillians of black flies as well as biting horse flies. They're everywhere, on everything, all the time. I'm going to buy all sorts of fly tapes and try hanging one in every stall and around the barn. We'll see in a month or two which ones seem to work best.
I'm also going to invest in high-quality fans. It is HOT. The little plastic box fans just aren't doing the job. Time to upgrade!
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