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| Moosie mud baubles |
Today, Lizzie Loo and I had to trim off the mud baubles that had formed on Moose and Toby's tails, and which were causing the pair to walk as if they had wet their pants! I bet they felt so much lighter after that weight had been removed. We also had to snip off the 'giant' mud balls that were clinging to their feathers. This winter is a testing one for sure. For the first time in four years, Moosie, who lives out 24/7, has had to wear rugs, and I'm now feeding him 1-2 feeds a day to supplement his hay intake. The fields are being reduced to mud baths. Come on spring, we definitely need your appearance soon - only, please give Moose and Toby a while to re-grow their hair extensions so they have effective fly swats for the summer!
Try brushing coat gloss through the hairs - the mud just slides off then. Good idea to put on their undercarriages and inner thigh areas for same reason - much nicer than having to scrape the gluey stuff off tender areas ...
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