[Cordillera Cowboy]

We are back home now from our holiday travels. The Taal volcano is quiet now, but still at a level 4 alert on a 5 point scale.

Got home to find a puncture wound on the off side front leg of the little horse. Our manager had discovered it the day before and had sprayed Combinex, a purple multi purpose antibiotic on it.

I’m washing it twice a day, putting wonder dust on it in the AM and combinex in the PM.

It was a bit swollen and warm to the touch the first day I saw it. After the combinex, the swelling and heat were gone by that afternoon.

There seems to be no pain or lameness. My concerns are first keeping infection at bay, and second, proud flesh. The wonder dust is supposed to be effective at combating the proud flesh.

I contacted the municipal vet. He gave me some aptiofur antibiotic to inject once a day for 3 days against secondary infection. I have to go to town today to buy a 5 ml syringe.

 

[Chevaux]

Has horse no 2 arrived yet?

 

[Cordillera Cowboy]

Has horse no 2 arrived yet?

Got transport lined up for the 30th. We’ll picket the new one out of sight of Skippy for a couple days of quarantine and handling. Then, I’ll introduce them in the corral. Will likely keep the new one picketed for a while and lead it down to the barn to integrate it into our feeding routine.

 

[Cordillera Cowboy]

The wound on Skippys leg seems to be doing ok. Been over 30 years since I’ve given any injections. I put it into her neck. She’s so narrow that I was a bit worried that the tip of the needle might stick out the other side.

Didn’t happen though. She and I both did fine.

 

[Cordillera Cowboy]

New horse is here. Kept her quarantined for a couple days, out of sight of Skippy.

Introduced them today. After the initial squealing and kicking, they settled in for some mutual grooming.

Appears that Skippy will be the boss horse.

 

[Cordillera Cowboy]

Let both horses spend the night together in the corral. No drama.

Brought them down to the barn for breakfast. Biggest problem was that my helper has zero horse experience. Both horses were a bit rambunctious and the guy just couldn’t grasp using pressure and release plus a commanding presence to control a horse.

Skippy basically drug him along with her as I led Pinatubo ahead of them. But we got them into their respective stalls and they chowed down heartily. We released them out into the big pasture and they seem to be doing ok there.

I’m letting Pinatubo drag a shortened picket rope for a day or so. Till I’m confident that I can catch her easily from the pasture.

 

[Cordillera Cowboy]

Harvested about 12 bags of corn last week. Had a corn shucking party with the neighbors.

 

[Cordillera Cowboy]

Honeymoon is over for the new horse, Pinatubo. Time to start earning her keep.

First on the list, hauling firewood.

Here, she’s not quite sure what she has signed up for.

 

[Cordillera Cowboy]

Skippy and Pinatubo hitched to trees, ready to load up.

 

[Cordillera Cowboy]

And the best shot I could get of Pinatubo working like a champ.

I can’t twist around in the saddle like I used to.

 

[Cordillera Cowboy]

I realize that I haven’t updated this thread for a while. I’ll put some more in here, probably tomorrow

But for now, here’s a shot of the two horses this afternoon. We had a sudden dry season rain shower. Instead of going into the shelter of the bamboo grove, both just turned their buts to the wind like a couple of mustangs.

 

[Cordillera Cowboy]

As promised, here’s a quick update.

The latest project ha been some “greenhouses”. Filipinos call them that because the netting over them is green.

One is to chicken proof our strawberries. The other will be a kitchen garden. A third one, still under construction, will be the goodewyfe’s orchidarium.

 

[Cordillera Cowboy]

Quarantine activities. The happy labandero.

 

[Cordillera Cowboy]

Slow days. Our cat has found a new hammock on top of the goodewyfe’s “greenhouse “.

 

[Cordillera Cowboy]

And the goodewyfe is using the rainy days to get her kitchen garden established.

She has salad greens, herbs and some vegetables already planted in the beds.

 

[walkinthewalk]

Great pictures as usual

I love the rooster on top of the greenhouse - and you even caught him crowing

Did the very regal/diva cat kick him off her hammock or do they share?

I tip my hat to your wife. That’s a LOT of hard work. I know she probably takes it for granted because that is the way of life she was raised in. But - it - is - still - hard - work

 

[Cordillera Cowboy]

@walkinthewalk. Thanks! The rooster vacates the spot fairly early. Last night I saw him sleeping there with two hens.

 

[Cordillera Cowboy]

We added a gaggle of geese to our menagerie.

 

[walkinthewalk]

Well they’re an invitation to get bit in the butt when pulling weeds, lollol

They don’t look too friendly, lol

The big one with its butt to the camera and it’s neck arched — is that the gander?

 

[Cordillera Cowboy]

@walkinthewalk
I like’em. They are some domestic breed of gray goose. I don’t care for those plump white ones.

I’ve never been attacked by geese. The ones who have postured at me have backed off when I approached them.

I’ve seen them chase other folks. A tad amusing to me. But they were terrified.

They’ve only been here a few days now. Still getting used to the place. The poultry pen is set up so that they have somewhere to go when a person goes in there. No need for them to feel cornered.

I can’t tell from the photo. But the gander has a much more pronounced schnabble than the others.

We’ve had too much success with chickens. Mixed results with ducks. And our poor Tom turkey has outlived 3 female companions.