Hello friends and family We got off to another dismal week weatherwise but by Tuesday it was fine enough to do the rounds. We did the blood screening of the chicks here – one tested positive for Malaria and is now receiving treatment. The chicks are getting bigger and more elusive as they grow up. They have developed an opinion so resent us handling them – all this is good and healthy. Because we got rained off last Thursday, we weighed, microchipped and screened the chicks at Okahau and the Bluffs. We brought in the last chick at Okahau and the one left at the Bluffs as both had lost weight in the last week and were under the 5Kg cut off for their age. We were joined for the morning by Max from the ORC. He had come to check that we had made good use of the grant we got to help pay off the microscope. He was very empathetic. The day was made more pleasant by having lunch at the new cottage at the Bluffs – it is off the grid, but has solar power, water, gas and a very flash toilet! It is built to withstand high winds and will make working bees at the Bluffs more pleasant. On Friday, Dan and I tackled the challenging hedge behind the plant nursery. All the tiny trees were weeded, moved out, then returned when the hedge cuttiing was finished. I finished the job by watering them! Dan returned the surfboard yesterday and today he flies home. Our app and data are all up to date – thanks Dan!
Have a great week! Rosalie |
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