some goats are to spend the nights in a hut instead of an enclosure, here being released in the morning.
goat tending seems to take time, between milking, preventing the young ones from suckling too much, practicing some family planning, herding and looking for the lost ones, and here giving antibiotics jabs. Children are put to work on cattle, goats, donkeys… at an early age.
I came back to the bird kid as the preparation was moving on. A wooden stick, some straw, some rags are tightened together and inserted in the empty bird body.
Then the legs and tail are cut off, wings are trimmed.
Final product. More will be needed to fill up the wooden crown to come.
and round 8am, we were rescued by the second airplane, flown by Pat Patten and Ezra Jay. They brought spare parts and tools, some food and water for us just in case, and some food our hostess, sugar, flour and tea. Best to bring food as a gift instead of flowers or junk gifts.
We swapped planes, Tara and I took off soon after the farewell and thanks. Back the airstrip we missed yesterday and pass on a message for an afternoon visit, to the hospital to get breakfast and new medicines and off again for the regular Saturday tour of clinics. We didn’t have to spend the new year’s eve in the bush after all. Flying Medical Service doesn’t change schedules for holidays anyway.
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