I did give copper to all of the goats before I left.
Copper capsule hidden in a peanut
It was not made easier by some bratty goats like Bubbles who decided to chew it up and spit it out in pasture.
Bubbles
It didn’t turn out quite as well as I had hoped. When I had to shift to using the pill pusher instead of peanuts, the pusher came apart, and I “pushed” part of it down Ava’s throat with the copper capsule. I had to call the vet, and he did say that since it was smooth, it was probably a non-issue.
Ava
I luckily had a pill pusher I could use to finish giving it to the rest of the goats. But I’m at a loss.
I did find a replacement baller that should not be a problem.
Well today was the worst for the heat. Hopefully, it doesn’t get this bad again this summer. But we are surviving.
Aurora
The llamas are very happy they got rid of their fleece.
Maybeline
I do have one little guy who is struggling with the heat. Joy’s boy just had respiratory infection from his long birth, and his little lungs can’t take the heat. When they pant, it’s not good.
Champ (with one of LilyAnn’s girls behind him)
He went into the milk room for a long cooling period.
Dolly got to come in and eat sweet feed keep him company.
Then I finally just put him and his mom in the garage. It’s still hot in there, but the humidity is not near as bad.
Joy and Champ
I am giving the chickens frozen treats of last year’s tomatoes and zucchinis.
The goose spends most of her day in the pool, and I swear I really do get clean water for her every afternoon.
Miss Goose
My dog has decided the best way to beat the heat is to stay inside in the air conditioning.
Sky
Another thing I did to help the goats survive the heat is kicking everyone out of the greenhouse. It is just oppressive in there.
Zora looking at the panel blocking her entrance.
I added a tarp back to the pen and plunked all the babies out there. They decided it was pretty awesome.
The moms enjoy it too.
Cutie was the first to try it out.
Hopefully, today is the last of the horrible, horrible heat. But here’s a bonus video of the kids enjoying the shade.