Loading hay and sheep drench for the Duke of Kupa

As we did not have enough hay from the fields this season I had to buy in 150 bales of alfalfa and alfalfa/grass bales.  It is from neighbouring fields, so should have the same mineral make up as our own and best of all it arrived while The Tall Teenager was here, on leave, to help stack it.

For some unknown reason, the moment we bring in new hay the cats are all over it.

The clatter box clattered away, and 150 bales (600 dollars worth) were lifted and stacked in the old barn loft, lickety split watched closely by Daisy who is developing that soft roundness of early pregnancy.

Air freshener for the barn, I love the smell of hay in the barn and that good old feeling of having feed in its proper place for the winter.

While the boys were working on the hay, I dragged out my dog crate then snuck up on Kupa and caught him. The fact that I caught him so easily was a worry in itself. Though I had to get someone to haul me and the bird up as once I had him crept along and grabbed him, my tail bone hurt so much I could not stand up without using my hands that were full of peacock .But I could not leave this job any longer. A little pain had to be dealt with.

Now that all the hay is in the back of the Peacock Penthouse I can lock him up in there for his medicines.

I really do agree that he has a gape worm infestation.  I had to order the medicine to be delivered as it is hard to buy and I cannot drive at the moment. Kupa and I have been waiting days for the good stuff. Which is called Rooster Booster® Triple Action Multi-Wormer and when I looked up the order there had been some kind of hold up and it is not going to be here until Monday.  This worries me deeply as Kupa is not well.  (I am not recommending the Boooster Triple Action yet. But I am advised that it will treat the capillary worms such as Gape Worm.)

So, at a loss, with no change  in the peacock after using all my organic remedies, (that are not really remedies but preventatives)  I was casting about my animal box for anything that could help –  I spied an old bottle of sheep drench from Mama’s last bout with worms (ages ago) which led me to  googling treating peacocks with sheep drench. And this is not an uncommon idea. I found a multitude of hits about adding sheep drench to their water.   Who knew. So now that he is in his Peacock Penthouse and the door is shut, with Tui, who hangs out in there anyway, (I will get Pania in there tomorrow, my injury has had quite enough herding peahens  for the moment). I have  doctored his water with Ivomectrin.    Worms hunt in packs so hopefully  the Ivomectrin will hold the fort until the tripe action arrives. Though (if you are into wormers)  Panacure would have been better.

The Tall Teenager  is off into the world again today.  Now things will really begin the slow slide into deep winter.

I hope you all have a lovely day,

your friend on the couch with a book, (I am really grateful for my Kindle today as I am still unable to sit and drive to a book store!),

celi