A hare, foxes, a badger, and a raven... or what happened Friday nite
What a great weekend. Let’s start with the animals and then work on to getting my hair done and White Mischief in another post. :-)
Went over to Harper Asprey on Friday and we delivered cut up towels, newspapers, some food (canned and dry), dog biscuits, and bird food. It can all be used and was all donated.
Anne was there and she brought out the hare for me to cuddle. I haven’t seen an animal that cute - ever. It is so beautiful, small and delicate and eats like a little pig! We mix up some Esbilac
http://www.petco.com/product/106997/PetAg-Esbilac-Powder-Puppy-Milk-Replacer-And-Dog-Food-Supplement.aspx
and she eats and eats from a syringe. She is still being hand fed and has to be fed throughout the night. So far, so good. We know someone who has a hare sanctuary and she will eventually go there and be released into the wild from there. The person who owns the sanctuary has land that backs up to a few fields which have hares already living there, so it’s a good option for this little one. Never having seen a hare before, I was thrilled to be able to hold her. Anne said that she only has had 4-5 baby hares in the centre in the 25 years she has been running it.
Esbilac is used by us, in addition to goat’s milk, to feed several of our young animal species. We mix other things into the Esbilac depending on what the individual needs of the animal are. Some animals we mix a raw egg into it, some animals we put powdered vitamins in it, etc. It depends on the nutrients needed. Most animals cannot digest cow’s milk and this is closest to what their mother would provide.
After Anne left I told her that before I went I was going to cuddle a fox cub. I did. LOL! It was *very* sleepy and kept on nodding off in my arms. I have photos of some of the foxes which I will share later. Foxes are very sweet little animals and are my favourites. I can’t resist them. I need to get my cuddle time in soon as they will be put outside into a run soon and we will back off contact with them. We feed them daily but we observe them by using cameras in the cages that lead to a computer screen in the rescue centre. That way we can observe them without being there around them all the time. It’s amazing how quickly they revert to the wild. We have 10 cubs in now. Then they will go offsite (some to Brian’s) to be released. This process usually lasts about 5-6 months and they will be finally free around December.
We also have a badger in. She is 8 weeks old and is named Virginia. A few minutes into my fox cuddle Anne comes from the house with a squirming bundle of black and white. She brought Virginia out to us. It was the first time I ever handled a baby badger and what a handful! She squirmed everywhere. I loved her! She was beautiful and she had to sniff every inch of my face. LOL! Badgers have very small eyes and they use their nose for most of their sensing. She was absolutely wonderful. Her fur around her face is very soft, but the fur on her body is long and bristly.
We also have another young badger that came in recently. I haven't met her yet because she is recovering from surgery. This one has had to have surgery on her jaw. She was involved in badger baiting. The skin from her upper lip was totally torn back from the jaw. I will say no more but badger baiting is a horrible, horrible crime. She will be introduced to Virginia when she is better.
Oh, and an update: the raven we had in was a pet from Raven Haven and was lost for two weeks. She has been reunited with them. Raven Haven is the local raven rescue. I thought that this bird was a bit tame. I should have looked at her feet. She was ringed. Here is the Raven Haven page:
http://www.ravenhaven.co.uk/
So, to prove I have interests other than animals, I will post more about the weekend, later. :-)
Went over to Harper Asprey on Friday and we delivered cut up towels, newspapers, some food (canned and dry), dog biscuits, and bird food. It can all be used and was all donated.
Anne was there and she brought out the hare for me to cuddle. I haven’t seen an animal that cute - ever. It is so beautiful, small and delicate and eats like a little pig! We mix up some Esbilac
http://www.petco.com/product/106997/PetAg-Esbilac-Powder-Puppy-Milk-Replacer-And-Dog-Food-Supplement.aspx
and she eats and eats from a syringe. She is still being hand fed and has to be fed throughout the night. So far, so good. We know someone who has a hare sanctuary and she will eventually go there and be released into the wild from there. The person who owns the sanctuary has land that backs up to a few fields which have hares already living there, so it’s a good option for this little one. Never having seen a hare before, I was thrilled to be able to hold her. Anne said that she only has had 4-5 baby hares in the centre in the 25 years she has been running it.
Esbilac is used by us, in addition to goat’s milk, to feed several of our young animal species. We mix other things into the Esbilac depending on what the individual needs of the animal are. Some animals we mix a raw egg into it, some animals we put powdered vitamins in it, etc. It depends on the nutrients needed. Most animals cannot digest cow’s milk and this is closest to what their mother would provide.
After Anne left I told her that before I went I was going to cuddle a fox cub. I did. LOL! It was *very* sleepy and kept on nodding off in my arms. I have photos of some of the foxes which I will share later. Foxes are very sweet little animals and are my favourites. I can’t resist them. I need to get my cuddle time in soon as they will be put outside into a run soon and we will back off contact with them. We feed them daily but we observe them by using cameras in the cages that lead to a computer screen in the rescue centre. That way we can observe them without being there around them all the time. It’s amazing how quickly they revert to the wild. We have 10 cubs in now. Then they will go offsite (some to Brian’s) to be released. This process usually lasts about 5-6 months and they will be finally free around December.
We also have a badger in. She is 8 weeks old and is named Virginia. A few minutes into my fox cuddle Anne comes from the house with a squirming bundle of black and white. She brought Virginia out to us. It was the first time I ever handled a baby badger and what a handful! She squirmed everywhere. I loved her! She was beautiful and she had to sniff every inch of my face. LOL! Badgers have very small eyes and they use their nose for most of their sensing. She was absolutely wonderful. Her fur around her face is very soft, but the fur on her body is long and bristly.
We also have another young badger that came in recently. I haven't met her yet because she is recovering from surgery. This one has had to have surgery on her jaw. She was involved in badger baiting. The skin from her upper lip was totally torn back from the jaw. I will say no more but badger baiting is a horrible, horrible crime. She will be introduced to Virginia when she is better.
Oh, and an update: the raven we had in was a pet from Raven Haven and was lost for two weeks. She has been reunited with them. Raven Haven is the local raven rescue. I thought that this bird was a bit tame. I should have looked at her feet. She was ringed. Here is the Raven Haven page:
http://www.ravenhaven.co.uk/
So, to prove I have interests other than animals, I will post more about the weekend, later. :-)