Confessions of the Sheep/Beef Cattle/Pig Addicts

[Estate fencing.]

70mm of rain in 24 hours, single pens flooded and outside handning off pens have an inch of standing water in them.

 

[livestock 1]

That’s him night lambing
Still getting twisted at though by the look of things

 

[livestock 1]

70mm of rain in 24 hours, single pens flooded and outside handning off pens have an inch of standing water in them.

Serious it’s been some water lately up here

 

[Estate fencing.]

Serious it’s been some water lately up here

and here, making for a challenging first lambing but we will get through it.

 

[livestock 1]

and here, making for a challenging first lambing but we will get through it.

We aren’t due yet you will get through it will all be forgotten about when the sun comes out

 

[Top Tip.]

70mm of rain in 24 hours, single pens flooded and outside handning off pens have an inch of standing water in them.

Forecast is for better . Hard work these conditions though.

 

[Hill Ground]

Yesterday was rough, all waterproofs completely soaked through by lunch, went out at 10pm,water running through the pens in the polytunnel, wouldn't want many days like that in a row!!

 

[JockCroft]

f**k This.

 

[Highland Mule]

Forecast is for better . Hard work these conditions though.

You’re not bad where you are, are you? I’m keeping quiet as lambing not yet underway but we had a belter of a day yesterday. Thinking I’ll spread some fert today if I get a chance.

 

[Highland Mule]

f**k This.

Gone by 12, I expect?

 

[JockCroft]

Gone by 12, I expect?

Always funning things this time of year.

 

[Nithsdale]

The Ten Commandments farming looked much simpler then just sitting under a rock with a stick eating Nan bread with his sex doll

That's just my lambing

 

[Wbarker96]

WANTED
In lamb ducks or sheep sized arm bands

 

[Top Tip.]

You’re not bad where you are, are you? I’m keeping quiet as lambing not yet underway but we had a belter of a day yesterday. Thinking I’ll spread some fert today if I get a chance.

We’re fine but I didn’t really want to rub it in. Empathy I think it’s called

 

[spark_28]

You’re not bad where you are, are you? I’m keeping quiet as lambing not yet underway but we had a belter of a day yesterday. Thinking I’ll spread some fert today if I get a chance.

We had a stunner yesterday too.


Today however

 

[JockCroft]

Had to pass this one on.

 

[Anymulewilldo]

I wouldn’t say it’s sunny, but it’s not raining!! Get some bloody ewes and lambs out!!!

 

[JockCroft]

I wouldn’t say it’s sunny, but it’s not raining!! Get some bloody ewes and lambs out!!!

Nice bright sunshine here and first pair lambs appear. (Earlier photo was from 4 years ago, but thought wind someone up. Couldn't get a facebook pic to copy of Iceberg in the Pentland Firth).

Still go t stuck twice with quad and trailer going to fetch them down. Blocked drain at top has made two field swamp.
Worst bit is do I take digger and try to clear and make a hell of a mess or be patient for it to dry out a bit and make less mess. Or will it dry out, are we in for a wet wet summer?
Funny had forgotten, get lots of blocked drains after a very long dry spell like last summer.

 

[Estate fencing.]

I wouldn’t say it’s sunny, but it’s not raining!! Get some bloody ewes and lambs out!!!

And here, managed to get 200 ewes out this morning. I think we will get some joint Ill from flooded pens this year.

 

[livestock 1]

And here, managed to get 200 ewes out this morning. I think we will get some joint Ill from flooded pens this year.

Pen strep?