Back and mostly recovered from my whirlwind trip to Chicago, with a new hat to show for it (with another recently finished one behind)!
Esther is recovered from her flystrike incident, thankfully, and seems to be feeling better in general, but is still having runny poops and showing signs of anemia. Doing everything I can think of to support her digestion and resolve the issue: electrolyte and vitamins in drinking water, B vitamin complex injections, ProBios supplement.
Even though the fecal that the vet ran didn’t show a parasite problem, I gave her a different dewormer yesterday for good measure. Also have been giving her some dolomite lime, as suggested for diarrhea by Pat Coleby in her Natural Sheep Care book.
In garden news, I’ve finally got some tomatoes ripening! So excited to see that.
Peps are pep-ing
Purple cabbages are ready for slaw-ing
and while raspberries are taping off, blueberries are off to a strong start.
Whew! Lots to keep up with this time of year.
The flower beds are kind of going nuts- and I’m mostly just letting them do their thing. Current favorite out in there is the bee balm/dyer’s chamomile combo
and closer
Also kind of funny thinking back to early spring and how much time and effort I put into starting poppies and transplanting them to various part of our property. Turns out, poppies pretty much decide on their own where they want to grow. I think next year I’ll just leave them to it! Live and learn 🙂
The bee balm and chamomile are very striking together, and as always I love your hats. Esther’s malady is perplexing; I’d be tearing my hair out!
thanks Michelle. yeah, lots of sadness and frustration over Esther’s decline. so hard to lose good sheepy friends.
I am glad that you are recovering from your quick Chicago trip. I have learned this summer how much garden work there is if you try to leave. Live and learn is my experience of farming. I start to think that I have got this and then I am humbled again.
yep. i hear ya. even tho I’m here, i can never keep up with the garden work like i’d hope to.