The summer has been very wet thus far. We've had rain and fog nearly every day for two weeks now. This is great for the pastures; they are growing well and provide lush feed for the animals. But there is a down side to it all. The mosquitoes are everywhere and there's nothing I can do about it. The sheep and goats want to stay in the shelter a lot to keep away from those pests. But after a while, the temptation for all that green grass is too much and out they go to fill themselves up while shooing away the bugs with their funny little leg kicks. Daryl the Donkey seems to have it the worst. The flies like to bite his feet all the time. I have remedied the problem with a really good fly repellent that I apply to this legs every morning. Daryl seems to know that the repellent is the thing that keeps the bugs away. When I let him out of his pen, he just stands there, patiently waiting for his "treatment" before he goes out to pasture. The other problem with the wet weather is wet sheep. And wet sheep like to lay in the mud. And when they lay in the mud, they get dirty and brown. The mamas seem to know how to keep themselves relatively clean, but not the lambs. We now have brown lambs. They don't seem to care for some reason.
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