Did someone mention the ‘S’ word?

24 April 2015

Chocolate Bunny is ecstatic that another trip to the specialist bunny vet has resulted in a prescription for more tablets to be delivered by..drumroll…sultanas! He loves this rabbity doctor and thinks the prescription could only be improved by changing the delivery medium to bananas. In light of the increased delivery of sultanas, he has almost forgiven his rabbit-focussed doctor for his predilection for tipping bunnies onto their backs and taking close up looks at areas that rarely see the light of day.

Motivation

23 April 2015

I may have the only horse in the world who works better in cyclonic conditions. With gale force winds howling and the rain sheeting down, Willo was uncharacteristically energetic in the dressage arena…today not so much.

Princess Sparkles

14 April 2015

Princess Sparkles’ bright and all-too-briefly shining lights have forever been extinguished. 

In sickness and in health

10 April 2015

As I looked out my window yesterday, there was one less chicken scratching around in the sun. Princess Sparkles was in the chicken hospital, fighting to hang on to life. She had a severe tracheal obstruction which left her gasping for air and her comb turning blue. After x-rays, a tube was inserted into an air sac to help her breathe, along with other treatment, but her Chicken Vet did not hold out much hope for her surviving.

Today, miracle of miracles, she is bright and eating and home (albeit with a wheeze and the breathing tube still in place). The Chicken Vet warned that she may lose her Top Chook position while she convalesces, but Princess Sparkles is made of sterner stuff. She has been happily pecking her chicken mates when they eat too much of her special treats designed to aid her recovery. We at Joyfallee are very happy (the happiness level of some residents being somewhat influenced by their access to chicken treats).