Post date: Apr 20, 2011 1:41:19 AM
I was just looking back at my previous posts and every one talked about how it was still winter and it was snowing. Well, it's April 19 and it's winter again and still snowing. Grrrrrr! Hard to think about planting season when there is snow on the ground. We've been very busy with litters of new puppies. There is always more than enough to do -- vaccinations, wormings, litters registered. cleaning, disinfecting, cleaning some more.
Yesterday I gave a presentation on honeybees, pollination, and the health benefits of honey to a group of retired teachers. I don't mind public speaking when the subject is something I am passionate about. The group had many excellent questions so I think they found it interesting. Only 1 of my 4 hives survived the winter so have replacement hives ordered. They should be arriving about the first or second week of May.
Bug keeps asking me if it's time to get the baby chicks yet. Not yet, I tell him, not yet. The orders have been coming in steadily so today I ordered 275 for Thursday May 19 and another 275 for two weeks later. That will be here before we know it.
Some time back one of our huskies Passuk cut her foot (I think on some ice) and her continual licking made it worse. The vet treated it, wrapped it with some "no chew" bandage and added an e-collar for good measure. The "no chew" wrapping has something impregnated into it to make it distasteful. Do NOT, I repeat DONOT, hold a strip of it in your teeth while changing a bandage! I found out the hard way why it is called "No Chew". I will only make that mistake once. I used duct tape to make a boot to cover the bandages to keep the them dry. Works pretty good but doesn't allow the bandage to breathe. So then I ordered a pair of booties like the sled dogs wear. Used that to cover the wrappings and it worked beautifully and they are washable and reusable. Passuk is pretty much healed up now but we will give her a little extra time to make sure she doesn't lick it after the wrappings come off. She is not going to know how to act without that e-collar.