.....also surveyed fence that needs repair on the grazing marsh ....12 acres of wood the other side....i 'file the repair as non urgent' 
.....DOH .....we've about 5 over fat....55-60kg......we've been feeding 400g/hd of barley mix + adlib straw which i thought was maint TBH so not worried...plus when i go in there....being the eternal pessimist, my eyes are always drawn to the runts....not really sure what to do.....to fat for abbattoir.....turn them out somewhere to slim down?.....or take them to mart and accept the 'medicine'? ......got some others fit.....admiral said 'better that way than not gaining'......then trekked off to naam for a 'turkish makeover' ....he remembers me for some reason
......anyway his wife is in there today and i getta glass of turkish tea
... especially after the 'scandal' of the now defunct (thank goodness) ritual slaughter house at attleborough... is farm slaughter for a 3rd party individual personal use even legal......but afterwards i was thinking that there'd be less stress perhaps on animal done on farm?.......i suppose you could even insist on using a captive bolt to stun first?....difficult one......he also talks about his rent and how ,to him, it's the most important thing to pay...he pays £800/month for 2 bed flat...they'd like to buy and could afford a mortgage but are are unable to save a deposit a chap comes in for a simple haircut....i had the facemask on by now but wasn't dry enough to peal so i suggested he 'do' the other chap....barber is grateful....wife makes me a coffee....then she starts peeling off the mask then there's an alcohol face wash to take off remnant...cologne......once finished i sit down on couch to finish my coffee and partake of some complimentary 'quality street'.......all in all i was rather a long time and when i got back to the car.....PARKING TICKET....feck it though i wasn't gonna let it spoil my 'afternoon off'.....but turns out i had.......second stop...vets to order toxovax to enact @Boydvalley 's plan
Tea? it looks like a pint of flat bitter straight out the barrel.wednesday
still knackered so decided to have little time r&r after chores
pitched my 'no lambing idea' to admiral whilst checking round ewes.....first up she was agin it but,fair play, later she said i should 'go with with my 'gut' and have the courage of convictions'
K was in yard feeding round when we got back .....we got organised to go thru and weigh ram lambs
11:30....went home.....shower + nap til 2pm
barber was quiet...he greeted me happily
so i get the haircut....then the 'painfull wax'......wax pot behind tea BTW.....feck it hurt today....barber apologises and blames dodgy wax...it's not his usual.....anyhoo we get talking....being a muslim he said he'd love to buy a sheep from me....kill it himself.....he'd mentioned it previous visits...he reckons big demand amongst muslim community.....i recoiled at idea at first...it'd be ritual kill
anyway whilst being 'pampered'?
two more stops before home....first was engineers who'd sent me email saying i'd not paid bill
.....besides it had stopped raining by time K arrived so i sent her ......i went to the bank to pay in then onto the post office and posted 3 fridge magnets....@i'mlost.....should be straight forward[email protected] i don't have to say the address...20 letters in first two lines but only 2 vowels....gotta be 'made up'.......then me old mate @robbie .....found the address....was so pleased i wrote it on the envelope and sealed without putting magnet in.....had to re open envelope and the 'improvise' a sticker to re seal....i'm sure he'll love it....plus a little extra prezzie he might find 'handy'.....12 for abattoir ....admiral rang abattoir and left message but no reply as yet which got me thinking ...'shall i take the lot into mart?'.....rang auctioneer but it was 5:20 so probably knocked off .....not best pics as getting dark
Great, good ole boy. Now I've got to Intercept the post so dad ( who has same name and often ends up undoing my post) gets to it first and gets a suprise!!!!you forgot the high heels
bloomin rough start weather wise today.....personally i'dve given checking round a miss but it's a big part of admirals day
back at the farm K was already sorting the ram lambs again.....we reweighed and put into two pens.....7 over weights for mart
some pics over my dilemmas
View attachment 992690
dozen decent ram lambs 40-45kg
View attachment 992691
the overweights 50-60kg
View attachment 992693
most of my ewes are 20-30% exlana......but puppydogs 'dirty weekend' last autumn has left me one or two 'extreme' examples....can't see much enthusiasm selling live?....or am i being pessimistic?
The thought of Spinny Boi in a Mankini has put me right off my cereal!
The thought of Spinny Boi in a Mankini has put me right off my cereal!
I suppose he could get his parts shaved when he does the sheep - assuming the dear lass who does them has a strong stomach!
They'd have to charge more than there usual shearing rate for a contract like that!!!!!!The thought of Spinny Boi in a Mankini has put me right off my cereal!
I suppose he could get his parts shaved when he does the sheep - assuming the dear lass who does them has a strong stomach!
Oh gawd, he'd gone all foreign on us now
WOT DI'YA SAY??????
