World Donkey Day

William and Toby enjoyed the sun before the stormy weather arrived, no time in the paddock as the electric fence tape is being blown off the poles onto the grass. Results from the poo samples were very good, low counts for roundworm so no treatment required. The poo picking twice a day and letting the sheep graze the paddock before the donkeys is paying dividends, treating the boys for lungworm and tapeworm is an option later in the year. A stormy day with high winds and low cloud, water butts nearly full.

Poo

Toby taking an interest in his sample, William has a bag of his own and both have been sent off to the Donkey Sanctuary for testing, the amount of worms in the sample will determine the quantity of medicine required. Historically, Toby has a greater worm burden than William but we’ll find out what the result is in a week or so. Bianca is running around the paddock so no more purple spray required. Stacked wood, moved woodchip, collected more rubble. Bought a salt lick for the donkeys. A lovely spring day with light winds and a hazy sunset. Beer on the terrace.