A quiet day.... hahaha!

[steveR]

Up at 6am to go around the ewes, and found a pair of twins up and sucking with Mum, and happily no dead ones . So a good start.

Checked the Maternity area, all 3 ewes and their lambs up and looking well after an unaccustomed night under cover (Easycare don't like the good things in life!

Chucked them back out in the flock, and nice to see the lambs toddling after them, and great that the ewes did not pee off to the furthest reach of the field WITHOUT the lamb! Still good...

Same with a cow and calf turned out. Still good.

11am Coffee time and the Sun shining, and just a bit of feeding to go.

Great, I can have an afternoon and watch the European Rugby on telly from 12.30..... Still good.

Hahahaha..... Herself, "don't you forget to put those early potatoes in the garden today...!"

 

[AftonShepherd]

Up at 6am to go around the ewes, and found a pair of twins up and sucking with Mum, and happily no dead ones . So a good start.

Checked the Maternity area, all 3 ewes and their lambs up and looking well after an unaccustomed night under cover (Easycare don'y like the good thinhgs in life!

Chucked them back in the flock, and nice to see the lambs toddling after them, and great that the ewes did not pee off to the furthest reach of the field WITHOUT the lamb! Still good...

Same with a cow and calf turned out. Still good.

11am Coffee time and the Sun shining, and just a bit of feeding to go.

Great, I can have an afternoon and watch the European Rugby on telly from 12.30..... Still good.

Hahahaha..... Herself, "don't you forget to put those early potatoes in the garden today...!"

You'd break your spade if you tried to dig the ground here today. Another very hard frost this morning.

 

[PuG]

Put them on top of the soil and throw 6" of straw over them. Job done in 10 minutes and no backache.

 

[steveR]

You'd break your spade if you tried to dig the ground here today. Another very hard frost this morning.

Just a touch of frost this am, but sunny now. But soooo dry.

Happily, the early application of N has paid dividends, like with last year, with the dry Spring. I think on balance, the risk of losing some N down the drain is outweighed by the chance of some early bite!

 

[steveR]

Put them on top of the soil and throw 6" of straw over them. Job done in 10 minutes and no backache.

All right for you in the balmy South...

Wish I was there on a bike again, touring the back roads and hills. Great riding country, sod the spuds I say...

 

[PSQ]

Hahahaha..... Herself, "don't you forget to put those early potatoes in the garden today...!"

As they say: if you want to get your wifes attention, just sit on the sofa and look comfy...

 

[steveR]

I am pleased to report that Herself went Shopping, so I snuck in and watched the Bordeaux game... 75mins of dreariness, followed by 7mins of excitement!

 

[Gong Farmer]

Up at 6am to go around the ewes, and found a pair of twins up and sucking with Mum, and happily no dead ones . So a good start.

Checked the Maternity area, all 3 ewes and their lambs up and looking well after an unaccustomed night under cover (Easycare don't like the good things in life!

Chucked them back out in the flock, and nice to see the lambs toddling after them, and great that the ewes did not pee off to the furthest reach of the field WITHOUT the lamb! Still good...

Same with a cow and calf turned out. Still good.

11am Coffee time and the Sun shining, and just a bit of feeding to go.

Great, I can have an afternoon and watch the European Rugby on telly from 12.30..... Still good.

Hahahaha..... Herself, "don't you forget to put those early potatoes in the garden today...!"

And on the eighth day he rested.