Still occasional snowflakes

[altivo]

And it's been cold enough to restart the woodstove. We hadn't had a fire in a month, but I've got one going tonight.

Poor old Simon is getting really shaky on his feet. He's 15 years old now and has a number of problems but the most significant seems to be arthritis. He still wants to eat and get attention, but he's not really interested in play. He will walk on a leash, but very slowly. We've been trying to get him to walk some because he's just not getting enough exercise. The more he stays still, the stiffer he gets, but if we keep him moving at regular intervals he seems much better. Still, we're both worried about how much longer he can last.

At least there was some sun today, even though it was unpleasantly chilly. Gary had to take his car in for service this morning, so we stopped into the Tractor Supply Co. across the road from the Ford dealer to look at baby ducks and chicks. Now that we're down to just one duck, and that one male, he's thinking about getting some new ones. They did have Rouen and Pekin ducklings, and those were really cute, but we would want a good egg producing breed. Apparently they can get Khaki Campbells or Swedish for us and those are both egg producers. The minimum special order is just two ducks, and we'd probably get six or so. Ordering on our own from a supplier, the minimum order would be 15 ducklings, which is really too many for us.

Comments

[chibiabos.livejournal.com]

I hope you'll beef up your pen fencing to prevent a repeat of the last duck's fate. Speaking of which, what's the hungry vulpine been up to?

[altivo]

Yes, the pen needs new fencing. The wire is ten years old. The house needs a new roof too.

We haven't seen a sign of the fox since the snow melted. There was evidence of her presence until then, but nothing to go by now.

[schnee]

I'm sorry that Simon's health is deteriorating. 15 years is quite a ripe old age for a dog, and problems like these are inevitable sooner or later, but that doesn't mean it doesn't still suck. :/

[altivo]

Yeah, I'm not sure how much more we can do to keep him comfortable but we'll try everything we can.

[schnee]

That's what matters. It's a good thing he's got a loving and caring family like you.