diary of a comedy sheep farm

carbonfibre farmer · Nov 25, 2020

Flat 10 said:
you see charlie one minute it's 'i'm only a poor arable farmer i live off bargains'......the next your in my yard in a shiny amarok truck

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Not quite brand new....it's 6yrs old.

Flat 10 · Nov 25, 2020

Not what you pick up farm sale bargains in though is it?

yellowbelly · Nov 25, 2020

spin cycle said:
BTW did you manage to hang onto your toupee or did the wind finally take it

spin cycle said:
.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

spin cycle said:
just after lunch my 20mm stone arrives....blimey that driver doesn't need a toupee....fine barnet...perhaps i've missed my vocation 'toupee assessor'

I hope that's not yet another thinly veiled insinuation about my coiffeur

spin cycle · Nov 25, 2020

yellowbelly said:
I hope that's not yet another thinly veiled insinuation about my coiffeur

MOI???

actually you're quite safe now i've charlie to torment over pet lambs

spin cycle · Nov 26, 2020

thursday

tired ...fed up....stressed this morning

.....no reason to be but don't we all get days like that?

couldn't face catching all ewes/rams/lambs up to separate but mrs spin ,for some reason :scratchhead:

, is keen to avoid preggy ewe lambs :scratchhead:

.....we catch up a 'bargain' including the rams and get them + 30 odd lambs out....bloke came and got exec boardroom...started and drove to gate....then onto trailer

lunch + nap then feel better

.....coupla hours on forklift shifting rubble/aggregate and tidying.....stop cos liveries start to turn up....peacock hails me 'alright james?'....'ok i suppose ...bloomin plenty of work' i roll my eyes.....'ah thats wimmin fer yer' replies peacock....i give him puzzled look :scratchhead:

......'well' he says 'its wimmin bringin' the 'orses'

feed then back home......BIG NEWS......quick tinternet peruse ......phone yomb and make A PURCHASE

......don't get to exited it's just a rear end loader ....i've been on the look out quite a while for a stand by as i worry if the forklift breaks down i'd be in a muddle

....£250 i reckon it's bargain

two photos tonight....my lambs been selling well

but we all have 'characters' as admiral calls them

...'screws' to you/me

.....so let me introduce 'rabbit'....though in truth she looks like a chihuahua

....rescued struck off the field sept....all her wool fell out last week

mrs spin cooked a lovely casserole for tea

....i decide to supplement with dumplings but forget about them

.....there were 4 originally

delilah · Nov 26, 2020

spin cycle said:
thursday

tired ...fed up....stressed this morning.....no reason to be but don't we all get days like that?

couldn't face catching all ewes/rams/lambs up to separate but mrs spin ,for some reason, is keen to avoid preggy ewe lambs.....we catch up a 'bargain' including the rams and get them + 30 odd lambs out....bloke came and got exec boardroom...started and drove to gate....then onto trailer

lunch + nap then feel better .....coupla hours on forklift shifting rubble/aggregate and tidying.....stop cos liveries start to turn up....peacock hails me 'alright james?'....'ok i suppose ...bloomin plenty of work' i roll my eyes.....'ah thats wimmin fer yer' replies peacock....i give him puzzled look......'well' he says 'its wimmin bringin' the 'orses'

feed then back home......BIG NEWS......quick tinternet peruse ......phone yomb and make A PURCHASE......don't get to exited it's just a rear end loader ....i've been on the look out quite a while for a stand by as i worry if the forklift breaks down i'd be in a muddle....£250 i reckon it's bargain

two photos tonight....my lambs been selling well but we all have 'characters' as admiral calls them...'screws' to you/me.....so let me introduce 'rabbit'....though in truth she looks like a chihuahua....rescued struck off the field sept....all her wool fell out last week

mrs spin cooked a lovely casserole for tea....i decide to supplement with dumplings but forget about them.....there were 4 originally

Nice bit of Emma Bridgewater there Spin Maester

. See, you love to support The Potteries really

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sjt01 · Nov 26, 2020

delilah said:
Nice bit of Emma Bridgewater there Spin Maester . See, you love to support The Potteries really .

Not so much the potteries as the cousin of one of our neighbouring farmers, who is more famous for his eyebrows.

Chopsy Varmint · Nov 26, 2020

spin cycle said:
thursday

tired ...fed up....stressed this morning.....no reason to be but don't we all get days like that?

couldn't face catching all ewes/rams/lambs up to separate but mrs spin ,for some reason, is keen to avoid preggy ewe lambs.....we catch up a 'bargain' including the rams and get them + 30 odd lambs out....bloke came and got exec boardroom...started and drove to gate....then onto trailer

lunch + nap then feel better .....coupla hours on forklift shifting rubble/aggregate and tidying.....stop cos liveries start to turn up....peacock hails me 'alright james?'....'ok i suppose ...bloomin plenty of work' i roll my eyes.....'ah thats wimmin fer yer' replies peacock....i give him puzzled look......'well' he says 'its wimmin bringin' the 'orses'

feed then back home......BIG NEWS......quick tinternet peruse ......phone yomb and make A PURCHASE......don't get to exited it's just a rear end loader ....i've been on the look out quite a while for a stand by as i worry if the forklift breaks down i'd be in a muddle....£250 i reckon it's bargain

two photos tonight....my lambs been selling well but we all have 'characters' as admiral calls them...'screws' to you/me.....so let me introduce 'rabbit'....though in truth she looks like a chihuahua....rescued struck off the field sept....all her wool fell out last week

mrs spin cooked a lovely casserole for tea....i decide to supplement with dumplings but forget about them.....there were 4 originally

Capt Peacock is a wise chap and I wholeheartedly agree with his sentiments as I could spend all day in the peaceful companionship of my equine clients but their human owners sometimes make a few decades as a solitary hermit on an island with a sniper tower and a big eff-off drawbridge seem like a very good plan for the future.

Is little demonic Rabbit a Norfolk Hurdler or does she have other talents (apart from all her woollies falling off)? Pets at Home do a rather snazzy Joules quilted jacket which would keep her dry and toasty and is label-appropriate for a North Norfolk horsy establishment:

https://www.petsathome.com/shop/en/pets/joules-quilted-dog-coat-navy

Or alternatively a festive Christmas outfit:

https://www.petsathome.com/shop/en/pets/pets-at-home-christmas-reindeer-dog-hoodie-tan

delilah · Nov 27, 2020

sjt01 said:
Not so much the potteries as the cousin of one of our neighbouring farmers, who is more famous for his eyebrows.

What, the plate is a knock off ? I will have a word with Mrs B tell her to send the boys round.

spin cycle · Nov 27, 2020

delilah said:
What, the plate is a knock off ? I will have a word with Mrs B tell her to send the boys round.

they used to have 'seconds' sales at his farm....cue great female exitement locally

uneventful but very productive morning doing odds/ends

.....strawbs' container arrived,,,,,i found a 28mm socket in the shingle

....but splashed some black bitumen on the freshly painted dairy wall whilst doing a gatepost

after lunch got sheep ready for mart tommoz....bitta farce but got there eventually,,,,got trampled as i tried to put a fearing tag in with a shearing gun,,,,don't ask

.....it can be done but i couldn't recommend it

finally... had another go at making dumplings

Flat 10 · Nov 27, 2020

spin cycle said:
they used to have 'seconds' sales at his farm....cue great female exitement locally

uneventful but very productive morning doing odds/ends.....strawbs' container arrived,,,,,i found a 28mm socket in the shingle....but splashed some black bitumen on the freshly painted dairy wall whilst doing a gatepost

after lunch got sheep ready for mart tommoz....bitta farce but got there eventually,,,,got trampled as i tried to put a fearing tag in with a shearing gun,,,,don't ask.....it can be done but i couldn't recommend it

finally... had another go at making dumplings

I know where you are going wrong...
You should put it in the oven

spin cycle · Nov 27, 2020

Flat 10 said:
I know where you are going wrong...
You should put it in the oven

'ang about whats wrong wi me dumplins??? :scratchhead:

...i fought these were good uns :scratchhead:

clod hopper · Nov 27, 2020

spin cycle said:
they used to have 'seconds' sales at his farm....cue great female exitement locally

uneventful but very productive morning doing odds/ends.....strawbs' container arrived,,,,,i found a 28mm socket in the shingle....but splashed some black bitumen on the freshly painted dairy wall whilst doing a gatepost

after lunch got sheep ready for mart tommoz....bitta farce but got there eventually,,,,got trampled as i tried to put a fearing tag in with a shearing gun,,,,don't ask.....it can be done but i couldn't recommend it

finally... had another go at making dumplings

Good to know that I'm not the only one used by sheep as a spring bord !

primmiemoo · Nov 27, 2020

Flat 10 said:
I know where you are going wrong...
You should put it in the oven

When I bake dumplings, they tend to come out cobblers, though. Spin's do looked steamed and fluffy.

spin cycle · Nov 27, 2020

so i searched perfect dumpling pics and found pic 2....i'm not far off i reckon

delilah · Nov 27, 2020

spin cycle said:
.i'm not far off i reckon

5, by my reckoning

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spin cycle · Nov 27, 2020

delilah said:
5, by my reckoning .

no there's 3.....best things come in threes....like goals in a footie match

.....mind you if one side scores 3 goals and the other side only scores 2.....THAT'S 5

Flat 10 · Nov 27, 2020

I like mine crispy on the top

delilah · Nov 27, 2020

spin cycle said:
no there's 3.....best things come in threes....like goals in a footie match .....mind you if one side scores 3 goals and the other side only scores 2.....THAT'S 5

You have made 3. There are 8 in Delia's photo. Which means you are 5 off. No wonder you have trouble counting the correct number of sheep

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spin cycle · Nov 27, 2020

Flat 10 said:
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I like mine crispy on the top

bit big for a dumpling :scratchhead:

.....more toupee size :scratchhead:

....feckin ell

you ain't cooked yb's barnet ave you???

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