diary of a comedy sheep farm

if you've got kids 7+ old catan is an ideal family game cos you it's a collecting /trading game = less fall out potential and you can just trundle along ;)....for older players it's a good tactical game (y)......plus you have the opportunity to use the phrase ' i've got wood i need sheep'😗😁😁
Is it a Welsh game then :whistle: :scratchhead: 🐑🐑🐑🐑🌳🌳🌳🌳
Cheeky feker!!!!😉
 
if you've got kids 7+ old catan is an ideal family game cos you it's a collecting /trading game = less fall out potential and you can just trundle along ;)....for older players it's a good tactical game (y)......plus you have the opportunity to use the phrase ' i've got wood i need sheep'😗😁😁
Should that be "I've got wood but I need my sleep!" 😎
 

spin cycle

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MONDAY :rolleyes:

frost :oops:....car wouldn't so had to wait for mrs spin to get back from school run......time not wasted bitta online stuff plus order skip and 20 tonna stone....kill sheet from last week...lambs are killing heavy.....had 4 u3l at 23 +kg:oops:...beltex influence creeping in:scratchhead:......sending them in at 45kg lwt as opposed to 47kg....reckon i could drop to 42kg lwt perhaps:scratchhead:.

at farm admiral panicking we've got no tenancy for strawbs sorted so thats top priority for day....i hang around doing few odd jobs whilst admiral +K do sheep.....NOW remember last tuesday i noticed the ewes frisking ...running around like 'apaches on the warpath?':rolleyes:.....well the returning from the field my sherpherdess' report the 'apaches have indeed left the reservation' and are in with the store lambs on the rape😭😭😭😭.....best bit is 2 hours later they'd all traipsed back to the beet:banghead:

go home and mrs spin types and helps me do a shorthold tenancy.....various sources plundered😗.....pretty pleased with result(y)...takes resta morning though:rolleyes:...lunch:)

get back to farm to find strawbs and mummy strawbs painting inside of dairy:oops:....admiral ok'd em to take that over for jump storage:rolleyes::)

bitta painting.....feed.....home via local garage to get wine + choccy for mrs spin as thank you for help:).....her reaction?....'oh god what have you done?':rolleyes:😁
 
MONDAY :rolleyes:

frost :oops:....car wouldn't so had to wait for mrs spin to get back from school run......time not wasted bitta online stuff plus order skip and 20 tonna stone....kill sheet from last week...lambs are killing heavy.....had 4 u3l at 23 +kg:oops:...beltex influence creeping in:scratchhead:......sending them in at 45kg lwt as opposed to 47kg....reckon i could drop to 42kg lwt perhaps:scratchhead:.

at farm admiral panicking we've got no tenancy for strawbs sorted so thats top priority for day....i hang around doing few odd jobs whilst admiral +K do sheep.....NOW remember last tuesday i noticed the ewes frisking ...running around like 'apaches on the warpath?':rolleyes:.....well the returning from the field my sherpherdess' report the 'apaches have indeed left the reservation' and are in with the store lambs on the rape😭😭😭😭.....best bit is 2 hours later they'd all traipsed back to the beet:banghead:

go home and mrs spin types and helps me do a shorthold tenancy.....various sources plundered😗.....pretty pleased with result(y)...takes resta morning though:rolleyes:...lunch:)

get back to farm to find strawbs and mummy strawbs painting inside of dairy:oops:....admiral ok'd em to take that over for jump storage:rolleyes::)

bitta painting.....feed.....home via local garage to get wine + choccy for mrs spin as thank you for help:).....her reaction?....'oh god what have you done?':rolleyes:😁
Ahhh horse girls! Give them a inch they take a mile!! I know as I married one 😌 You'll be putting in a arena next!! Still sounds like you're setting up for a horsie future.
 

spin cycle

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If it hasn't been mentioned elsewhere......Countryfile last night, lovely lady in a fantastic wedding dress made from Lincoln Longwool, the photo looked familiar I think I have seen it on here before ? @yellowbelly was that your daughter ? If so please say well done for a fab piece on wool (y) .

excuse me :oops: ...how dare you take me off topic and mention the 'C ' program:oops:......flounce emoji....😁😁
 
excuse me :oops: ...how dare you take me off topic and mention the 'C ' program:oops:......flounce emoji....😁😁
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Erm, I may also be guilty of dragging the thread askew and off topic on occasion, so I shall make obeisance and seek absolution in contrition...

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Nothing will stop that Adam bloke from being quite irritating though.
 

yellowbelly

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At great risk of antagonising Spin and aware that I may get excommunicated from this hallowed thread, I shall endeavour to reply to @delilah
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If it hasn't been mentioned elsewhere......Countryfile last night, lovely lady in a fantastic wedding dress made from Lincoln Longwool, the photo looked familiar I think I have seen it on here before ? @yellowbelly was that your daughter ?
Sadly, I can't claim any responsibility for the parentage of the young lady in question - the happy couple are just good friends of ours.....................................

............BUT, I am on some of their wedding photos :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: (one of my few claims to fame :whistle:)..................
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They needed a 'sheep wrangler' to 'fetch and carry' the livestock for the photos.
The bride, who is very passionate about our breed, is the current breed society chairman. For anybody interested in her wedding dress, there's more here....

Now, I must try and get back into @spin cycle's good books - perhaps scrolling back a few pages and retrospectively 'liking' a few posts may suffice :scratchhead:
 

spin cycle

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At great risk of antagonising Spin and aware that I may get excommunicated from this hallowed thread, I shall endeavour to reply to @delilah View attachment 922737

Sadly, I can't claim any responsibility for the parentage of the young lady in question - the happy couple are just good friends of ours.....................................

............BUT, I am on some of their wedding photos :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: (one of my few claims to fame :whistle:)..................
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They needed a 'sheep wrangler' to 'fetch and carry' the livestock for the photos.
The bride, who is very passionate about our breed, is the current breed society chairman. For anybody interested in her wedding dress, there's more here....

Now, I must try and get back into @spin cycle's good books - perhaps scrolling back a few pages and retrospectively 'liking' a few posts may suffice :scratchhead:

thats a very good idea (y) .......now let me see:scratchhead:......given it's a lovely photo i think only 6 retrospective 'likeys' will suffice😁😁........BTW did you manage to hang onto your toupee or did the wind finally take it:scratchhead:
 

spin cycle

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so lets get this straight:scratchhead:....YB teases welsh about sheep abuse = 10 likeys....i tease YB about his toupee =3 likes and onna those is a :oops: from cloddy who i thought would delight in it:scratchhead:....perhaps ppl were being polite case it were true and indeed ,having flown off, said toupee took refuge in a rabbit hole and took 3 lads wi ferrets to bolt:scratchhead:

rounds with admiral then made a little case to cover dairy tap....thats it though i'm retreating from strawbs barn woodwork wise.(y)....still got some concrete and bitta painting to do:rolleyes:....aggy roles up and takes on stable door fettlin(y)......'when i give up agronomy i want to come work for you james ' he laughs....i tell him he can but the pay is sh!te😁😁

K arrives and we sort thru housed lambs...5 for butcher freezer sales tommoz....dozen for mart on sat(y).....cept couple have touch a scald:banghead:......little lean too i call 'fat shed' ....houses 25 ish....lambs always seem to do well but this year getting trouble with scald....it's more open than others = wetter straw:scratchhead:......contemplate cleaning it out:scratchhead:.....have a move round and leave it empty for now:scratchhead:

lunch....cept just sat down and skip arrives:rolleyes:...i tell him to pop it down and i'll shift later:)....sit down again and drainage pipes for 'DLP' project arrive:banghead:.....finally sit down just in time for weather forecast....it always starts with 'they'll be more rain for scotland and northern england....' and admiral always says ' OHhh..poor buggers how do they stick it?':D

apres get forklift and start clearing up in front of grainstore(y)....cept i need to clear a bit into the skip before i can move it outta the way......by the time i decide to move the skip it's a little 'heavy'😗.....only got rear wheel steer.... fortunately back tyres just touch ground and with 4wd scrabblin i get it moved😗😁...pleased with my progress today:)
 
so lets get this straight:scratchhead:....YB teases welsh about sheep abuse = 10 likeys....i tease YB about his toupee =3 likes and onna those is a :oops: from cloddy who i thought would delight in it:scratchhead:....perhaps ppl were being polite case it were true and indeed ,having flown off, said toupee took refuge in a rabbit hole and took 3 lads wi ferrets to bolt:scratchhead:

rounds with admiral then made a little case to cover dairy tap....thats it though i'm retreating from strawbs barn woodwork wise.(y)....still got some concrete and bitta painting to do:rolleyes:....aggy roles up and takes on stable door fettlin(y)......'when i give up agronomy i want to come work for you james ' he laughs....i tell him he can but the pay is sh!te😁😁

K arrives and we sort thru housed lambs...5 for butcher freezer sales tommoz....dozen for mart on sat(y).....cept couple have touch a scald:banghead:......little lean too i call 'fat shed' ....houses 25 ish....lambs always seem to do well but this year getting trouble with scald....it's more open than others = wetter straw:scratchhead:......contemplate cleaning it out:scratchhead:.....have a move round and leave it empty for now:scratchhead:

lunch....cept just sat down and skip arrives:rolleyes:...i tell him to pop it down and i'll shift later:)....sit down again and drainage pipes for 'DLP' project arrive:banghead:.....finally sit down just in time for weather forecast....it always starts with 'they'll be more rain for scotland and northern england....' and admiral always says ' OHhh..poor buggers how do they stick it?':D

apres get forklift and start clearing up in front of grainstore(y)....cept i need to clear a bit into the skip before i can move it outta the way......by the time i decide to move the skip it's a little 'heavy'😗.....only got rear wheel steer.... fortunately back tyres just touch ground and with 4wd scrabblin i get it moved😗😁...pleased with my progress today:)
Thought I would try and be helpful rather than take the pee today so.........I would have a clean out, squirt a bit of disinfectant about and let it air off for a week or two before you restock it. Just my opinion, I dare say the professionals might give you a more educated answer!
 
so lets get this straight:scratchhead:....YB teases welsh about sheep abuse = 10 likeys....i tease YB about his toupee =3 likes and onna those is a :oops: from cloddy who i thought would delight in it:scratchhead:....perhaps ppl were being polite case it were true and indeed ,having flown off, said toupee took refuge in a rabbit hole and took 3 lads wi ferrets to bolt:scratchhead:

rounds with admiral then made a little case to cover dairy tap....thats it though i'm retreating from strawbs barn woodwork wise.(y)....still got some concrete and bitta painting to do:rolleyes:....aggy roles up and takes on stable door fettlin(y)......'when i give up agronomy i want to come work for you james ' he laughs....i tell him he can but the pay is sh!te😁😁

K arrives and we sort thru housed lambs...5 for butcher freezer sales tommoz....dozen for mart on sat(y).....cept couple have touch a scald:banghead:......little lean too i call 'fat shed' ....houses 25 ish....lambs always seem to do well but this year getting trouble with scald....it's more open than others = wetter straw:scratchhead:......contemplate cleaning it out:scratchhead:.....have a move round and leave it empty for now:scratchhead:

lunch....cept just sat down and skip arrives:rolleyes:...i tell him to pop it down and i'll shift later:)....sit down again and drainage pipes for 'DLP' project arrive:banghead:.....finally sit down just in time for weather forecast....it always starts with 'they'll be more rain for scotland and northern england....' and admiral always says ' OHhh..poor buggers how do they stick it?':D

apres get forklift and start clearing up in front of grainstore(y)....cept i need to clear a bit into the skip before i can move it outta the way......by the time i decide to move the skip it's a little 'heavy'😗.....only got rear wheel steer.... fortunately back tyres just touch ground and with 4wd scrabblin i get it moved😗😁...pleased with my progress today:)
Top post again Spin 👍 love the Y/B ferrets bit! 😂
You'd be getting through your lambs by now, not many left by new year me thinks!
 

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