Is anybody else really struggling with 2019 so far!?

Princess Pooper · Jan 12, 2019

jendan said:
Anthrax?

I know anthrax causes sudden death but not that sudden. She was perfectly healthy and eating concentrate with all the others 2 hours previously. If she was feeling crook she wouldn't have laid down in the sh!t by the silage feeder she'd have gone elsewhere on the clean straw, suspect heart attack or possibly got knocked over and trampled (one was also bulling).

Princess Pooper · Jan 12, 2019

slackjawedyokel said:
But surely those cattle have just lost their tags and you have nearly a month to replace them?

depends if the tags are already on the farm.....

FE35 · Jan 12, 2019

Yes 2019 is pretty crap so far! Slashed tractor tyre doing a favour for land lord, pick up engine has blown (warranty seems like it may be worthless at moment) & gimmer lambs been hammered by fluke despite being dosed[emoji849]

Deutzdx3 · Jan 12, 2019

I have very little motivation, I need to get on and complete 2 prototype machines but barely get out before lunch then have chores, work for about an hour or two per day if I’m Lucky. It’s no fun right now.

Boomerang · Jan 12, 2019

Doing it for the kids said:
Is it just me!?

No one or anything seems to be going to plan. People aren’t dong what was agreed,

Courier’s get lost and just can’t do as promised

Tricky tenants, kit breaking down, now a water leak meaning a new pipe through 100 m of hard dig.

Not a great start to the year. I’m normally upbeat but i have lost my mojo so far this year.

Can I blame Brexit!?

End of 2018 start of 2019 so far,
Mum died week before Xmas , cousin died week before that, then auntie died week after, father then wrote his car off 2 days before mums funeral, he's got a cracked sternum , house heating has now packed up, so not great .

Farmer Roy · Jan 12, 2019

sh!t . . .
no - not great at all
2019 isn't even 3 weeks old & its already a pansy

wellingtonfarmer · Jan 12, 2019

Princess Pooper said:
depends if the tags are already on the farm.....

Obviously they aren’t on farm

B R C · Jan 12, 2019

I’m reading this sitting in pickup with one front wheel pointing in a different direction to the other, and had a trailer on. Luckily only a mile from home and neighbour and good friend already picked trailer up and coming back for me! Apart from that trying to chill out about all the jobs that need doing and work way through them without getting stressed.

Derrick Hughes · Jan 12, 2019

Who's coming to London for Independence Day . drinks on me

onthehoof · Jan 12, 2019

Farmer Roy said:
sh!t . . .
no - not great at all
2019 isn't even 3 weeks old & its already a pansy

In the northern hemisphere it’s not even 2 weeks old

2018 was the worst year of my 35 years in farming so things can only get better

......hopefully

Sharpy · Jan 12, 2019

Deutzdx3 said:
I have very little motivation, I need to get on and complete 2 prototype machines but barely get out before lunch then have chores, work for about an hour or two per day if I’m Lucky. It’s no fun right now.

Its a bugger. The short daylight hours do not help, makes me want to hibernate. Sometimes you just have to make a deadline to start work and stick to it.

onthehoof · Jan 12, 2019

Forage Trader said:
Who's coming to London for Independence Day . drinks on me

We all are now!

Red Fred · Jan 12, 2019

It does feel as if bad luck comes in bunches. I find things potter along quietly for years, then major upheavals come along all at once to shatter your complacency. Also if you are feeling smug about your good fortune, something bad always happens to restore the balance.

Princess Pooper · Jan 12, 2019

wellingtonfarmer said:
Obviously they aren’t on farm

Bearing in mind that inspectors can check when you ordered tags.

Princess Pooper · Jan 12, 2019

SIABOD50 said:
End of 2018 start of 2019 so far,
Mum died week before Xmas , cousin died week before that, then auntie died week after, father then wrote his car off 2 days before mums funeral, he's got a cracked sternum , house heating has now packed up, so not great .

Really sorry to hear that, try and make some time for yourself when things have settled down a bit, that lot is sure to have an impact on you. Hope your Dad on the mend.

czechmate · Jan 12, 2019

Forage Trader said:
Who's coming to London for Independence Day . drinks on me

Tbh, thinking of the natural situation for the likes of @Farmer Roy, a bit of political nonsense dreamt up by ~~the~~ NF seems an irrelevance

Bruce Almighty · Jan 12, 2019

I'm waiting for the results of my wife's brain scan

powerfarmer · Jan 12, 2019

Deutzdx3 said:
I have very little motivation, I need to get on and complete 2 prototype machines but barely get out before lunch then have chores, work for about an hour or two per day if I’m Lucky. It’s no fun right now.

In the same boat here, I m just tipping away with work but I just can't get motivated to sort out the hundred other things that need doing .

nelly55 · Jan 12, 2019

I’ve thrown away my list as it keeps getting longer,my wife’s illness has shown me how much she helped and still does only at a slower rate,hoping to get things more organised .Plus 2 old ponies been pts in the space of 4 weeks ,I miss them always moaned about them but they always Came to the fence in a morning to say hello.

Hfd Cattle · Jan 12, 2019

wellingtonfarmer said:
Obviously they aren’t on farm

Run them through the crush today... 24 tags missing out of 243 cattle . They allow you 20% and I will have 28 days to get them tagged. I already had some which has reduced it to 11 with tags missing so it's not too bad!
Looking forward to a few Thatchers Haze tonight !

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