diary of a comedy sheep farm

carbonfibre farmer

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Arable Farmer

robbie

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BASIS
wow :oops: ..look at that lovely trailer:love:.....am i paying to much i ask myself:scratchhead:,,,how the other 'arf live😁

anyhoo.....round here it's 'poverty spec farmin' and i needed a 'another bale trailer'....so monday twas 'scrapheap challenge'......old mf drill trailer and timber left over from house re roof

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in field loading with this.....that i bought last winter to use as a stand by for emergencies

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test run this afternoon,,,,,,needs new tyres before i risk second layer

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WTF are they?????? Have you been making candy floss to sell in the ice cream cart??????????

No fear of over loading the trailer with them!!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
 

spin cycle

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Location
north norfolk
resta monday/tuesday

granville popped up monday....wanted to borrow livestock trailer....in all honesty i didn't want to....disease et all but it was churlish to refuse :rolleyes:

pressure washing all morning....redid part of grain store..other bits/bobs and livestock trailer ready for granville.....he turned up and gave me pouch of baccy and promised to washout before return:love: ....felt a bit guilty for my thoughts yesterday TBH:rolleyes:

lunchtime mrs spin had emergency in her holiday let....dishwasher broke down and internet went down:rolleyes:.....in the end it was dishwasher tripping the power:rolleyes:

quick lunch ...chores....test my 'bale raft':)

edit....think @sjt01 combine and trailers went past the house about 8:30 this morning just after it'd rained :rolleyes: .....wonder if they did any?....had another shower about 5pm:rolleyes:
 
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robbie

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horses everywhere your missus + girls would love....snot 'topping your beet' 😁

anyhoo better stop the 'bromance'...@robbie is getting jealous😁😁
I've still got the hump for not getting a present through the post🤬🤬🤬🤬

I've come to the conclusion that with all the goings on, you thought you'd make a few quid and flog it to the afghans!!!!!!💥
 

sjt01

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Mixed Farmer
Location
North Norfolk
resta monday/tuesday

granville popped up monday....wanted to borrow livestock trailer....in all honesty i didn't want to....disease et all but it was churlish to refuse :rolleyes:

pressure washing all morning....redid part of grain store..other bits/bobs and livestock trailer ready for granville.....he turned up and gave me pouch of baccy and promised to washout before return:love: ....felt a bit guilty for my thoughts yesterday TBH:rolleyes:

lunchtime mrs spin had emergency in her holiday let....dishwasher broke down and internet went down:rolleyes:.....in the end it was dishwasher tripping the power:rolleyes:

quick lunch ...chores....test my 'bale raft':)

edit....think @sjt01 combine and trailers went past the house about 8:30 this morning just after it'd rained :rolleyes: .....wonder if they did any?....had another shower about 5pm:rolleyes:
It was dry at home, and when we got to the field but wet between Arkwright's and yours. Did a couple of trailer loads of winter beans (cow food).
 

spin cycle

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Location
north norfolk
wednesday

grey day with patches of drizzle :rolleyes: ....sun broke thru for about 30 mins in middle of day.....reminded me of what august should be:rolleyes:

having a quick sweep up of admirals quarters first thing and ms from yomb...the new mower was on the way....i apologised i'd not done the paperwork....'thats alright i don't worry about you jim':)

unloaded hay and made few 'adjustments' to trailer whilst waiting for delivery and carried on carting to a finish(y)...really pleased with system TBH,,,,cheap + cheerful...like me😁


horsey news:rolleyes:......mrs peacocks gelding jumped outta the paddock in with the scotties elderly mare t'other day....at first mrs peacock denied it possible...' someone opened my gate'(tape gateway)..'can i borrow a hurdle so i can lock it up?'....to tired to argue i acquiesced.....only for the gelding to jump out again as they were fitting the hurdle😁....a second leccy fence seems to have cured it....cept they nicked all the horse leccy posts we'd just bought:banghead::banghead:......i've also encountered another horsey owner 'phenomenom'......i get asked 'can i bring a horse?...it lives out all winter'.....which roughly translates as 'ha ha i'll get it here then pester you for a stable':rolleyes:

oh and talking of 'pestering' and we've metal dectorists staying in holiday let:rolleyes:😭
 

Tomr10

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Finally @spin cycle maybe a test and development opertunity for you

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spin cycle

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Location
north norfolk
Finally @spin cycle maybe a test and development opertunity for you

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even that might not work with my fekkers....i swear they've a tunnel :banghead: ....last two days my neighbour's reported odd snot but by time i've arrived...no trace:scratchhead:....thursday we moved worst offenders to stalag......resta day routine chores:)

friday
big birthdays coming up....well big one for mrs spin and my 57th (our birthdays on same day)....mrs spin 7 years younger than me....so 'biggy'.....HH and cakes have been organising a party at in laws for which i'm grateful....i had been put in charge of strawberry procurement.....which i delegated to strawbs cos her dad grows them....i ordered a tray...which i thought was going be about a dozen punnets but was actually eight:scratchhead:.....after rounds i did bills and prepped to go to bank ....phone rang..neighbour snot:banghead:....no trace...i call in....ply him with 2 punnets of strawberries and we have a chat about harvest...stewardship and the like.....he offers me some straw:love:....bitta predicament cos things 'patchy' with last years supplier:scratchhead:

off on my travels...first stop strawberry stall....bought another 10 punnets and took them over to harassed mil....the gathering of the clan and sleeping arrangements😁....mrs spin's family is akin to the 'waltons'😁.....then off to naam...pay bills...buy booze for party....to the bank

So joined que in barclays...it was long.....in came an elderly couple...the man in high dudgeon:oops:.....'hour and arf i waited last week and they sent me wrong card...i ain't queing no more'.....the 'front of house chap' gainfully sympathising and mollifying .....we in the que started to giggle and hide :bag:...gotta bitta banter going😁......anyhow having calmed the couple down 'front of house' moved up que seeing if he could help any of us using the new banking machine:scratchhead:....he gets to me 'i've paying in ..cash and cheques and transfers'.....'we can do that on machine' he said.....'ha ha bye bye losers' i taunt my que colleagues😁😁...we get paying in done but without some 'card' the transfers are impossible....SO😭 back to the que....much to my 'colleagues' amusement:bag:

last stop is drop in bill to horse feed supplier....coincidently my other straw provider is there....list long as your arm:)......he gives me nice smile 'hello james how are you?'.....'i'll wait for a word' says i....'i wouldn't' he laughs waving the list 'call me'(y)

back to farm at 2;30pm....eaten lunch on the hoof.....need to fit somat else in:scratchhead:......so went to bearing supplies nr norwich......coupla little bearings for an idler pulley on combine ....new belt for tieing mechanism for 'oh deere'.... #never know yer luck:rolleyes:....and joiner for roller door chain(y)...bit thirsty coming outta store....remembered i had some sweet low alcohol 'mixed fruit cider' on board....opened can ...had swig...set off with can on dash that promptly fell in passenger footwell and emptied itself :bag:......par for course:rolleyes:
 

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