In the seven years Sugar and Spice have lived here, neither girl has had an abcess. Until now. Of course.
Apparently Spice saw all the attention Gabby got with her owwy foot so she decided to play along.
Poultice #1 went on yesterday.
Long time farrier, Koren, has a phrase to help remember which of the two is rambunctious during hoof trimming (Gabs is usually an angel). So if we remember "Spice is nice" we know who to watch out for. Except this week. I tried to pick out her hooves to see if her gingerly walking mode was a simple matter of snow packed hooves. She was feisty as could be. I had to get help. Now come on, that's donkey care 101. During the poultice operation she was a beast two or three times, but it's on.
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Of a bit lesser concern, but still on the list, was a malfunctioning bird bath heater. An "official" heater was a bit pricey so Rick opted for one that he thought would do the trick. But it ended up being too high. So we stole the heater from the donkey trough for the bird bath and gave the donks the bigger version.
Perfect!
During the winter the girls tend not to crab at each other as much. Particularly during meals.
You'd probably not see this often in the summer.
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