Hannah’s Herd thread!

[Hannah_xx]

Hello everyone!
Piggies are all happy and well. They have had to put up with me being a bit slack latley. I’m quite up and down with my moods and health. Had to have 2 days off work last week with a terrible migraine. And just generally very tired in the afternoon/evenings. Had blood tests again yesterday to see if I’m still anaemic and if I am I’ll have an Iron infusion. Was awfully embarrassed at the blood tests as I passed out afterwards! No idea why, Was horrible feeling. They bought a doctor in when I was starting to comeback around who checked my blood pressure which was very low.. understandably! Had to rush off to work after, white as a sheet lol!
Had 1st covid jab today, thankfully didn’t pass out haha.
We are very close to buying a house.. hopefully know more by tomorrow.
Spring is here at last, but weather very up and down.
Anyway.. most importantly photos!

 

[Spaghetti & Noodles]

Gorgeous pics, hope you are feeling better soon

 

[Betsy]

Hope you soon feel better. Exciting news about the house!

 

[LMPigs]

@Hannah_xx I really feel your pain on the fainting when getting blood taken situation. Been there, done that, multiple times! Hopefully you didn't have an overly cheery nurse trying to encourage you into feeling better after.

Thank for the cute pictures. I love the amazing Mohawk!

Hope you feel better soon

 

[Bill & Ted]

beautiful photos of all your gorgeous bubs
Hoping you feel better soon. Can’t wait to hear about your house buying, that’s exciting but can be very stressful too, care good care, get plenty of rest but it’s exciting times ahead!

 

[alpacasqueak]

Beautiful beasties!
Good luck with the house! And hope you’re feeling better soon x

 

[Merab]

Beautiful pics as always.
Hope you feel better soon and there’s good news about the house

 

[VickiA]

Gorgeous photos. Hope you are feeling a little better. I have everything crossed for you with regard to the house.

 

[Hannah_xx]

 

[Deleted member 147316]

You've given them an amazing second chance in life! Wishing you all happy days and your piggles lots of yumy treats!

 

[Hannah_xx]

Hello!
I should be packing up the house as we are moving on Wednesday! And today is my last day off work before then. But it’s 6.30pm now, the pigs have been distracting me all day. They are too cute and I love watching them too much!

I may have to book Opal in to the vets this coming week. We’ve noticed the past few days that she’s squealing when she goes to the toilet. She’s acting okay, eating drinking and begging for food etc. Although she often gets an upset belly it’s not like her to do ouchy poops for this long. Though it could be her bladder not her pooping. Haven’t worked it out yet.
She’s had a bald patch from when she had mites quite a while back, it hasn’t grown back fully which is strange. Hoping she doesn’t have ovary issues.
I’ll try and get her booked in for a check up asap. Though it’s SO hard to get an appointment with Aaron these days. The vets are SO booked. I had to take Peter, one of my budgies to the vet the other day, had to see another vet but would rather she didn’t see to my pigs.. I’ll give Opal some metacam until we can see Aaron.
Anyway other than that, everyone’s good! Hope they are excited that they are going to get a whole room to themselves soon!

 

[Viennese Furbabies]

Good luck for the move and Opal!

 

[Betsy]

I'm so excited for you! Good luck with the move.

 

[Merab]

Hope the move goes well and you are very happy in your new home

Hope Opal is ok too.

 

[VickiA]

Oh my word, you are moving house this week. I could wheek like the piggies with excitement for you

 

[Hannah_xx]

I’m not sure what to do about Opal. There aren’t any appointments with Aaron (the only exotic vet in the area + vet I trust) until the 23rd. There was an appointment with one of the other vets, tomorrow but I can’t have tomorrow off.
I’ll phone back tomorrow and see if there is anything with any other vet from Wednesday onwards I guess.

 

[Merab]

Hope you do find a good vet for Opal.

 

[Hannah_xx]

Hello everyone!
As most of you probably know, We all moved into our first house. The piggies took the move very well, it was a looong day in their carry cages for the car journey and wait while I took down and set up their C&c cages but they were little troopers and behaved very well.

A week in, and they are now nicely settled.
Last night they had their first floor time (at new house). They were all very brave and all explored.
The best part is I can watch them from the sofa! Big glass sliding doors straight into the pig room, woohoo!


I cleaned them out today and made Lottie/Emily/ Lions cages bigger now that I had time.



And a couple of extra photos, Fergus relaxing while we were setting up the bird aviary.


And a soppy first home photo..

 

[piggieminder]

Congratulations! I'm so pleased your move went well and you are all settling in. I'm very envious - a piggie room!

 

[Merab]

So lovely
I hope all humans and animals will be very happy there.

 

[Hannah_xx]

Hello everyone!
Life’s been quite hectic the past month, new house and working full time. Trying to get things organised but not enough hours in the day!
We have 3 new additions to the family. Melody, Heidi and Dottie. Not guinea pigs, but chickens ! They are utterly adorable and so funny, love them already.
Had a bit of a bad patch with a few of my budgies becoming Ill one after the other. But they are all happy and well again thankfully.
The horses haven’t moved here yet as we haven’t finished doing the fencing.. that’s bloody expensive and time consuming. So still driving back to visit them a few times a week. Can’t wait to have them home.
Piglets have been great, Though poor Mary had a bad haypoke last night! Noticed she was quite quiet yesterday but still eating etc. Then saw that her bad eye (entropion) was watery. After investigation and Mary squeaking in pain while trying to look I found a long grass seed. Took quite a while and many hands..tweezers in the end(!) to pull it out. Poor Mary squealed and pull her head away as I grabbed it causing it to come out quite fast! Little bit of blood, eye quite cloudy..but it was before due to her (closely monitored) entropion. Hard to tell if there is more damage, but I’m quite confident it was jabbed in her eye lid and was just grazing her eyeball. Cleaned it up and applied eye Jel. She immediately felt relieved I think!
Today she looks great, eye is open and bright (well.. as bright as a cloudy eye can be). Will continue with eye jel for a few days.
Fergus the dog is happy and well too.. though he ate my left over cake the other day!
Mary tonight..


Binki (5yr) getting huge!



Billie my 3yr old giving me kisses


Chickens!




Oh yes AND.. we no longer live somewhere with a mouse problem.. but we have cockroaches! Ugh!

 

[Flutterby]

 

[weepweeps]

Lovely animal family.

I hate cockroaches. I was holiday once and we heard a noise coming from an empty can of cider. Looked inside and there was a massive cockroach inside. . We let it go outside because I don’t like to kill anything but in the morning there was one dead in the pool. . We joked that it must of been tipsy and fell in.

 

[Hannah_xx]

Can’t ever fit enough photos in with the 10 photo limit. So here’s some more!
Lucy look fabulous


Gizmo singing in Peters ear..


Lion looking grumpy..


Messy Pig room


Lorries crew now have the cupboards as part of their cage!..


Cappa looking handsome..


Binki adding to his figure..

 

[Spaghetti & Noodles]

Lovely to hear as is going well, you must be so relieved to have your own home.

 

[VickiA]

Aww, everyone looks well settled. Hope that the horses will soon be joining you .

 

[Posyrose]

The first one of the chickens looks like synchronised dancing, very clever

 

[Siikibam]

You’re all looking well. Hope Mary’s eye feels better soon

 

[Bill & Ted]

Aw it’s always lovely to see all your lovely pets, hope your horses get settled in soon. Love your hens, hens have a special place in my heart. Merry Christmas to you and your hubby in your lovely new home x

 

[alpacasqueak]

Beautiful pics of your gorgeous gang! The chickens are lovely! I love chucks, my ex’s parents had them and such fun to watch doing their thing!
Sending massive healing vibes to Mary and her poorly eye And hope you get that fence up soon so you can get your horses moved too! x