Hannah’s Herd thread!

[Hannah_xx]

I have suffered with headaches for a while, I was put onto the pill as they suspected they were hormonal, it's helped a bit, they are certainly not as bad but not gone, I've also recently tried to loose some weight so have been eating better and drinking more which I think has helped too. I was almost at the point of getting an ear piercing done which is supposed to help, although I feel I'm too old to be getting things like that done! I was also recommended something called paramol, I only take it if things are really bad as it knocks me out!
Hope you get some answers soon x

Thanks for the suggestions! Mine are definitely worse and more frequent at that time of the month so I do suspect mine are hormonal too. But I also get them other times too, even if I just go out for the day I tend to come home with a headache
I did consider the earpiecing.. but I’m insure!
I definitely do need to eat better.. I’m not particularly healthy. And often skip meals, but in saying that I’ve been really good the past week or 2 and yet I’m still suffering!

 

[Roselina]

Ah we feel for you Hannah - headaches are awful ! Those of us who have suffered with them are in sympathy with you. Try everything ! Good luck

 

[RedLoredAmazon]

My sister also had acupuncture for her migraines. That helped her migraines decrease and she was able to relax. She hates needles too, but she said the needles they use didn't cause her any pain. She did end up getting an eye exam from a neuro ophthalmologist as her migraines made her blind when she had them; they were completely awful! She doesn't really get migraines like she use to, but that can be due to a few reasons.

edit: I forgot to say, I hope you find something that works for helping with your migraines.

 

[Betsy]

Though acupuncture does sound a little scary!

Acupuncture does sound scary but it really isn't. You don't even feel the needles go in they are so tiny.

 

[Hannah_xx]

Forgot to mention to other day that Miss Maude gave herself yet ANOTHER HAY POKE! A big grass seed in the corner of her eye, it was actually quite sore, bloodshot and cloudy but I immediately cleaned it with colloidal silver, applied antibiotic eye jel and a tear jel everyday for a few days and it cleared up like new
All the piggies are happy and well.
And the rest of the animals are all good too. I even had a little hour of horsey time the other day! (Rare the past couple of years!) and that felt really good. Bring on spring!
Also, We finally have almost finished the chicken coop which is great!

Olive made her own little secret hidey..

Newton wanting a blueberry.


Newton checking out the mezzanine..


Maude also wanting a blueberry..


Fergus in front of the fire using his new toy as a pillow..



Emily and Lion enjoying some grass..


The horses enjoying a new round of hay..



Horsey time, Binki wearing a saddle for roughly the 5th time ever..



Look closely and you’ll see a stumpy tail Lizard..

 

[Hannah_xx]

Oh and here is Roxy.. styling her rainy day hairstyle

 

[Roselina]

Ah what stunning photos Hannah I love seeing and hearing about your herd
How is your new job going ? Lovely to hear you were out riding !

 

[Hannah_xx]

Ah what stunning photos Hannah I love seeing and hearing about your herd
How is your new job going ? Lovely to hear you were out riding !

Thank you
New job is going okay.. I must admit, I’m a little disappointed. It’s absolutely fine, much the same of course and really good being much closer to home. Think it’s just made me realise that I really would like to try and get out of hospitality in the not too far future.
Thanks! I wasn’t quite riding, Binki isn’t quite ready for that yet. We was just doing some ground work with the saddle on

 

[Roselina]

Plans for the future …..including lovely Binki

 

[Hannah_xx]

More hay poke
First time one of the boys to have it though!
Found poor Lion today looking miserable and sore! It came out very easily but there was a bit of blood and slightly cloudy. Cleaned with the good ol’ colloidal silver and applied the everlasting antibiotic eye jel. Will carry on until all better, and of course will go to a vet if need be.

Ouch!..


Love this stuff!..


All clean and hopefully on the mend..

 

[LucyP]

Aw, get well soon Lion!

 

[Bradshaw Piggies]

Oh no! Hope gorgeous Lion is feeling better soon!

Looks like it’s already healing thanks to you catching it early and treating

 

[Roselina]

Hope Lion gets better asap - his eye is looking good …..your quick action and loving care are working Hannah

 

[Merab]

Poor boy.
Hope the eye heals quickly

 

[Hannah_xx]

Was a bit worried about Lions eye the day after the poke. Was pretty cloudy and still a bit bloodshot, but luckily by the next day I saw a big improvement. Started applying tear jel after the colloidal silver wash, and antibiotics and 4 days later his eye was clear as day, woohoo!

Everyone is currently happy stuffing their faces in the hay trays. Will have to start thinking about their holiday soon which isn’t far away! Will have to pack their eye emergency kit as we all know they will want to give holiday pig mum Elizabeth something extra to do!

I’m really happy at the moment as I finally managed to buy my birds a new, bigger aviary. We put it up last night and I couldn’t be more pleased with the extra space they have. It’s a little bare looking at the moment as we finished it just as it was getting dark and I had to get the birds back in asap. So will add more leafy branches and toys on my next day off.





I'm also quite proud of myself lately..I’ve been super productive! Motivated and just got on with things that need doing around the house etc, I’ve been buying and even painting furniture to improve our house! Trying to keep things tidier (mostly because we had our house sitter come to meet us yesterday..but still!) I’ve also been working a lot, and settling into my job well.
Last week, on my way home from Pottery class I found a lamb in a paddock, on its own and not in a good way. I cared for it for the afternoon until I could organise with my LambCare group to get him to a carer. Unfortunately he couldn’t use his back legs at all. Ended driving late night to Edgar’s Mission, which is a well know sanctuary for farm animal who’ve been rescued.
We left him in the best possible hands. On the way home we saw a Wombat! I was so excited as I’ve ALWAYS wanted to see a wombat In the wild! And yes he was just like a giant G’pig !
Sadly, X-rays showed Little Lamb had a broken back and was peacefully put to sleep the next day. Very gutted, but I’m just so glad I found him and he didn’t slowly suffer on his own in the paddock. Sleep tight cutie pie!


The wombat!.. I did encourage him off the road..

 

[Roselina]

Wow that avairy looks wonderful ….lucky birds
I’m so pleased things are good for you Hannah … your new job , getting things done at home and your holiday to look forward to. You deserve a lovely trip.
Thank you for always thinking of animals and always helping. It was sad to read about the lamb but as you said he wasn’t left alone and was helped.
I love the wombat !
I hope your headaches have resolved. Take care

 

[Merab]

Brilliant photos and updates.
So sad about the lamb, but at least he was well cared for at the end

 

[Bill & Ted]

Aw poor littl lamb, at least he didn’t die alone out in that paddock. Wombats do look like guinea pigs hope he was alright crossing the road. Your aviary is amazing, lucky little birds. Hope you enjoy your trip x

 

[Hannah_xx]

Wow that avairy looks wonderful ….lucky birds
I’m so pleased things are good for you Hannah … your new job , getting things done at home and your holiday to look forward to. You deserve a lovely trip.
Thank you for always thinking of animals and always helping. It was sad to read about the lamb but as you said he wasn’t left alone and was helped.
I love the wombat !
I hope your headaches have resolved. Take care

Thanks Roselina, your kind words always mean a lot!
My headaches..touch wood..haven’t been bad the past few weeks! Yay!

 

[Roselina]

I’m so pleased for you Hannah

 

[Hannah_xx]

Piggie clean out day,
Wolfies big day..he went outside into the aviary! The other two cockatiels bossed him around but they seem to have settled down well. Just worried he might be cold tonight.
Took Fergus, the dog. to my work for a coffee after going for a walk with our house sitter.
And also had a friend over for coffee the afternoon!
Busy day!

 

[Hannah_xx]

Pigs are happy and well. I’ve already switched back to fleece after trying shavings for a week or so. I liked it.. but wasn’t very practical or affordable for me with 3 large cages.
I gave everyone a weigh, nail trim and hair cut to those who needed it during clean out this week. I couldn’t believe how long Newton and Henry’s bum hair had got over the past few weeks. And lions needed a tidy up, which he ABSOLUTELY hates. The girls are all short haired so no trims needed for them
The rest of the animals are all good too, The aviary birds had new branches this week which made them very happy.
The horses (and us) are being driven crazy by the billions of mosquitoes that are around because of the floods. But I got them
Some pour in fly repellent which has worked wonders!
There was a beautiful rainbow after a storm the other day that I got some nice photos of.

 

[Roselina]

Lovely pictures Hannah - It’s lovely to see your animals - the rainbows are stunning

 

[alpacasqueak]

Beautiful pics

 

[Ruth1]

Lovely!

 

[Merab]

 

[Hannah_xx]

Hello everyone!
Everything and everyone is happy and well at the mad house!
I was quite pleased to find the ‘grain free science selective’ at a petshop, first time I’ve seen it in Aus. The pigs aren’t too impressed though..tastes healthier I guess lol.
The pigs are happier back on fleece bedding, they enjoy the comfort. I bought them cute new water bowls in England and I finally remembered to use them.
The horses are enjoying the grass at the moment while it lasts. We’ve had terribly wet weather.
Cappa, one of my horses is a bit lame. Looks like his hip perhaps. He has the chiropractor on Sunday.

Here is Lion, always squeezing into beds too small for him:


Maudes butt and Henry looking caught out:


Olive being adorable:


Newton ‘food empty?’..


Another pig (Mary) I’m working on at pottery:


Emily decided the top of her strawberry house is much better than the inside:


Binki looking handsome:


Chickens looking seriously serious:


Fergus looking cute:

 

[Roselina]

Oh I love seeing the inhabitants of Hannah’s ark
Lovely to see them all
I hope Cappa gets on well with the chiropractor on Sunday !

 

[Hannah_xx]

Oh I love seeing the inhabitants of Hannah’s ark
Lovely to see them all
I hope Cappa gets on well with the chiropractor on Sunday !

Thanks Roselina! They are all gorgeous, but I am bias
Thank you! I took Cappa (and Binki) for a little walk down the road tonight, he didn’t look overly sore so fingers crossed it’s just a little thing the chiro can sort out!

 

[Merab]

Gorgeous zoo Hannah