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This Blue tongue virus is a bit of a worry…

This Blue-tongue virus is a bit of a worry. fortunately we are a long way from the outbreak. Cold spells normally will kill midges off, although last year with the very mild Winter we had midges about for most of the year. Some Horses get a condition called Sweet itch that is caused by a midge that bits them. It causes bad itch irritations. Horses with the condition will rub their mains and tails, some times so much that they are left with very little main or tail, only bad sores caused through the rubbing in an attempt to get rid of the itch. Once a Horse has the condition it is for life and there is very little you can do for it. There are special rugs with hoods and tail guards that can be purchased, as well as insecticides that can be put on them. There is also a vaccination that they can have. Unfortunately none of the treatment really works and will only help. It is really miserable for Horses that have the condition, when I see what they are going through, I wonder if they would be better being put out of their misery. Although one of the Friesian Stallions, Sargent that we used with our Horse Drawn Hearse when we did the funeral had the condition but we never could have had him put down.

Elsie asked if the Swallows have migrated. Living with the Swallows you really don’t notice when they have migrated. It is only when you asked did I look. I have seen a few about today but it looks as if most have left. I should think those remaining are the last to have left the nest and that they are not ready to leave on such a long journey. I always wonder if they make it.

I have met a few so called Horse Whisperers, some make it by putting on a shows to prove what they can do. Most don’t and are on the road, living in their Horse Drawn vehicles. Believe me they are shows, any one who has the time, patience and is experienced with Horses can do all that they can.

Pat, I hope that there is just one Dove egg in the nest. We have to many on the farm and they don’t stop breeding all through the year.

Karen, there are twelve Sheep around the lake. ten are fenced in where I feed them. Two Rams are out of the fenced area around the lake. Every time I put them back they get through the electric fence. In the end I got fed up with putting them back and I have left them where they are. We have six lambs in one of the stables and one Ewe is running loose around the farm as we are unable to catch her.

GJ, the reason that the images of the Owl last night looked different, was caused by the capture cards that we use in our computers. The images were going through different capture cards, none a exactly the same as each other, hence the difference.

As it is getting darker of an evening, from tomorrow I will be feeding the Badgers just before 7.30 pm

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