Lucky number 85- congratulations to Sinead Phillips for winning our number raffle prize! 🎉
And thankyou to every single person who bought tickets. Thanks to you we have been able to pay off a big chunk of our vet account 🙏🙏🙏
2024, what a year. Full of so many highs and lows, losses but also victories.
We couldn't have done it without our amazing supporters. Thankyou 💞
This little cutie was dropped into our local vet clinic after being found basically non-responsive. Although we couldn't find any obvious injuries, he was very lethargic and underweight. We put him in a warm bath to rehydrate him and he had the biggest drink we've ever seen! Hopefully a few days of R&R and he will be able to be released 🤞
After finishing their course of antibiotics and being satisfied that their wound had healed nicely, we got to release mama lizard today! We found a nice area close to where they were found but not too close to encounter any more doggy backyards.
Good luck miss and stay away from any doggos! 🦎
Skittles wants to remind everyone to leave water out for the wildlife!
We're having quite a heatwave at the moment and have been making sure everyone has what they need to keep cool, including making sure everyone has plenty of water to cool down in/with.
Please make sure all animals have access to fresh water and shade, ESPECIALLY in this weather 🙏
Skittles picked up and (eventually) ate his first worm! 🎉
And then there were two! We have been keen to get Skittles a maggie friend for the company and to lessen the chance of him getting attached to us.
And then along came Doughnut!
Doughnut was also found alone in a paddock, he is slightly smaller than Skittles but is already obsessed with his big brother (even if he hasn't figured out yet that Skittles can't feed him). Skittles was a bit unsure at first but is warming up to his little brother.
They are so cute together 💞
Did you know that baby birds receive almost all their hydration through their food?
When handfeeding Skittles, we dip his meat mix in water supplemented with @vetafarm Multivet and Calcivet to make sure he is getting adequate hydration as well as vitamins and minerals!
His meat mix consists of low fat mince mixed with insectivore rearing mix.
Mince alone is NOT an adequate diet and feeding unsupplemented mince can lead to nutritional deficiencies.
*please note we are licensed wildlife rehabilitators. Magpies are a protected species and should only be cared for by properly trained individuals.
When doing their health checks, we noticed that Bumble had gained several hundred grams in the last couple months. If it's just that she's got some winter weight then we're not worried (no body shaming here!), but weight gain can be a sign of fluid buildup in the abdomen (ascites).
We are extremely vigilant with the ex-laying girls as they are so prone to reproductive disorders. Unfortunately there has been a delay in their implants arriving so some of the girls have been laying. Bumble has also had some sloppy poos, and I can palpate something in her abdomen. We are hoping it is just an egg, so she is having a warm Epsom soak to help move everything along and we will be keeping a super close eye on her over the next few days.
Any change in demeanour she will be straight to our amazing avian vet. Fortunately she is still bright, happily eating and telling us stories 💞
Attie is currently staying with one of our amazing foster carers who has a disabled chicken called Millie. The girls weren't too sure about each other at first, but tonight they had a very successful dinner date. It's so important for animals to be able to socialise with their own species, so we are super grateful to have these guys just around the corner 💞
Turbo and Jazzy had their first bonding session yesterday and fair to say it went well! Turbo decided to speed up the process mid week and jump into Jazz's enclosure which startled her a tad but luckily it doesn't seem to have mucked up the bonding process too much! They're so cute together 💞
Welcoming committee 🥰
The sheep are agisted at our friends property and we try to get out there at least twice a week to check on them and give them some love and treats.
The littles poor genetics and breeding is becoming more evident as they grow. They are a lot harder to keep condition on, they're legs are bowed to varying degrees and they have issues with their hooves which mean we have to trim them every couple weeks. I suspect they may develop joint issues in the future, but we will cross that bridge when we come to it. I love seeing their big fluffy tails flapping in the breeze as they run 😍💞🐑
