Lucy is out and about, eating and drinking and grooming Lucy by licking her all over (fussy mother as per usual).

The vet called with the blood test results. A magnesium and calcium deficiency probably due to the quality of grazing being poor at the end of the summer. So it’s hay, hay and more hay in addition to the grass. The vet had given Lucy two bottles of calcium subcutaneously and a shot of magnesium on Tuesday – well done that vet. A lovely, young Portuguese woman. Will she stay after Brexit? So many people working here are EU nationals as I discovered when I was having my hip replacement 18 months ago. Out of all the hospital nurses only one was English. Talking of joint replacements, Chris popped in this morning. His new knee is working well and he is taking long walks every day. He came over to see all the animals and couldn’t believe how fast the quails have grown. They are as big, if not bigger, than the four adults.