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Starting from number six there are five new photographs on…

Starting from number six there are five new photographs on the Photo Page.

Getting short of photographs.

I think I forgot to approve last night Diary, so it is on tonight.

Injured Swan.

New arrivals at Denbury.

Tryfan not yet fully grown. BETTY CANADA

The Eden Project, Cornwall
Janice of Leeds

Eden Project – easiest cows to keep – never need milking! Janice of Leeds

As you will see on the Photo Page we got a child’s paddling pool for the Swan to swim in. I have never seen a Swan that was very mobile or over happy on dry land. Every time we went to make sure that the Swan was alright he was in a corner of the stable looking very rejected and unhappy, so I went out this morning and purchased the pool in the hope that it may make a difference. And did it work, as soon as I lifted him in he made a low whistle. For sure it was a whistle in pleasure. I put some of his feed that he had not touched all day into the pool and he ate it immediately, so the pool looks to be a success.

Today the Swan is looking no different that it did yesterday. I do believe for as well as he looks it is very likely that he will not make it. On my way to collect the pool I went to the Veterinaries to get injectable Baytril antibiotic. There is a lot less stress giving an injection than to give the medication orally by forcing the Swan beak open. The swelling lump where the hook was in his gullet has got a little smaller, although most of his neck seems to have thickened, that could well be secondary swelling after having the endoscope down the oesophagus. I asked the Veterinary for an anti inflammatory injection in the hope that will bring the swelling down. We still need to give the oral suspension three times a day for the healing of the damage that the hook did. That finishes tomorrow. The antibiotic needs to be given for another four days so the Swan has to be confined in the stable until Tuesday. We need to hope for a happy outcome.

The other photograph that I put on tonight is of Silkies that are new additions at the Farm.

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