Baymule’s Farm

[flowerbug]

wow @baymule so sorry for the back problem, but very glad your son is able to help out.

assuming Max is new doggie, no, Max is a horse.

 

[SPedigrees]

As one with a history of back problems, I can feel your pain, Baymule. I hope you feel better soon. So sorry for all the bad luck with your livestock. :-(

 

[digitS']

A difficult several weeks for you, Bay. It pleases me that you are feeling a little better. Do the best you can for Yourself, please.

probably pinched a nerve, my thigh is numb.

This is a common problem for me now, with the long-term sciatic damage.

I'm not up to dragging a water hose or tote buckets of feed

I can't imagine dragging anything with any weight and resistance. Unless you are in harness, you would be off balance. You can't take the pressure, offset. Even balanced, it will take some time.

My pain reliever was narrowed down to acetaminophen. The NSAIDs were hard on my stomach. You might already be taking acetaminophen with the others since they are often in combination. I have, at times, been surprised that it is of help but live with discomfort with no intention of frequent use,

I hope that you are well soon .

Steve

 

[baymule]

Max got his hooves trimmed today. He was a good boy, stood well and didn't fidget or fuss.

 

[Marie2020]

It's been nuts here. Ewes having lambs, final count is 41 lambs with 2 ewes still to lamb. Lost 3 lambs, wound up with 5 bottle babies. Worms hit hard, even with administering worm medicine, I lost 3 ewes to internal parasites. Granny died too, to bloat. She was one of my favorites. She was fine the night before, she must have bloated during the night and was dead the next morning. I grabbed her lamb Avon and had to force feed her the bottle for about a week before she caught on.

January 23 we got a ice storm. I did all my preparations, pine shavings in the sheep shelters for them to bed down in. I filled a 300 gallon galvanized stock tank for dipping water out of. I turned off water at the meter to avoid busted pipes. Did everything I could, then just had to hunker down, go out in the mess to feed and haul water to the animals. Bust ice in the water buckets and the big tank. I was glad when it was over and the sun came out to melt it away. East Texas is not set up for winter storms, snow and ice sent shock waves and panic sends people to the grocery stores to strip the shelves of bread and milk. It's a shark feeding frenzy. Crazy.

February 3, I pulled a muscle in my back and took a trip to ER on a Monday. My son took me, I was crying in pain. Hospital gave me hydrocodone that made me so sick that I couldn't take it. I went to a PA on Thursday, got a xray on Friday, he wouldn't give me something different fpr pain, Saturday I just laid in bed in tears. The preacher is a PA, so I called him, he took my information and entered me in as a patient, gave me a prescription for Tramadol. Finally I got some relief. As the back has gotten a little better, it's obvious that I pulled something in my groin and probably pinched a nerve, my thigh is numb. I have an appointment with a better doctor, but not until March 31, guess I'll have to go back to the PA I don't like, probably for a MRI.

My son has come twice a day to take care of my sheep, dogs, horse and feed the 5 bottle babies. I am so grateful. He finished out the horse pen I was working on and put Max in it. At my son's suggestion, we used the open front shed that I was going to tear down, for a shed for Max. Max is right out the back door, he's happy, I'm happy and I can go outside and pet him. Not much else right now but at least I can pet him.

In the last couple of days I've been able to feed the dogs and the horse but I'm not up to dragging a water hose or tote buckets of feed.

I'm keeping 17 ewe lambs from this bunch. I've made a list of older ewes to sell, so far it's 13. The 3 ewes that died were on the sell list. A friend told me that I didn't want their genetics in the flock anyway, which is true, but I didn't want them to die. I tried everything, but worms build up a resistance to the medications used on them. Nothing worked. I will take ram lambs to auction when they are weaned. Maybe. I might have to have somebody else take them. Nearest decent sheep and goat auction is 3 hours away. I have some of the ewes already spoken for, they will be picked up after their lambs are weaned.

I have a lot going on and I can't do any of it. Bummer.

You have certainly been through the mill. AGAIN!

Weather pain and the loss of your animals.
I am so sorry you're going through so much.
You are one of the strongest and most determined of ladies in our world. I have faith that you will be up and running again soon

Sending you my very best wishes and hoping that you make a speedy recovery