diary of a comedy sheep farm

[primmiemoo]

A varied day, there, spin. At least you don't have any likelihood of a donkey - well interface.

 

[spin cycle]

massive headache + feel sick....waning now but at 4pm i crawled into bed ready to call the knackerman ...i'd got bit stressed and over reacted so again i was relieved slightly that it was partly due to being under the weather

plan for day....nev coming tommoz to start DLP project...he needs trailer of shingle....i wanna use trailer later in week for feeding out parsnips SO....need to shift rather large heap of horse muck prior to all that

move coupla loads of muck then pop indoors to make some calls.....first it's to parsnip guy who's been supplying neighbour.....cept alarm bells ringing cos he no longer advertises on mart website....soon find out why....desperately short....i go on waiting list.......phone a local fodder company.....very nice....but go on waiting list.....call mart auctioneer cos i wanted to know how my stores did so as to know whether to take more in next sat......' i don't know off hand james i'm in middle of a field.. £76/hd i think'.....i was pleased with that.....quick browse on tinternet then phone goes...it's the auctioneer 'hi james i was wrong about your lambs they didn't make £76 ...they made £86'......just wondering if they got my fat lambs confused with stores though

back out side admiral + K reports coupla store lamb snot....it's a warning they're outta grub......nothing else for it but to nick a horse paddock off strawbs to buy me a few days.....quick bitta leccy fence round....then move....look a treat TBH

back on the muck.....buggers have been dumping it on grass next to pad to save a step with barrow....mustn't be to cross cos both elderly and ones had heart attack...but can't get some of it... forklift sinks and nearly get stuck trying to drag it back onto pad.... also getting squidgy around muckheap in field

back to my feeding problems .....now i've enough straw / hay/grain and charlies pea straw so nothing'll starve....thats not the problem......it's keeping the fekkers amused so they don't go 'walkies'

 

[ImLost]

massive headache + feel sick....waning now but at 4pm i crawled into bed ready to call the knackerman ...i'd got bit stressed and over reacted so again i was relieved slightly that it was partly due to being under the weather

plan for day....nev coming tommoz to start DLP project...he needs trailer of shingle....i wanna use trailer later in week for feeding out parsnips SO....need to shift rather large heap of horse muck prior to all that

move coupla loads of muck then pop indoors to make some calls.....first it's to parsnip guy who's been supplying neighbour.....cept alarm bells ringing cos he no longer advertises on mart website....soon find out why....desperately short....i go on waiting list.......phone a local fodder company.....very nice....but go on waiting list.....call mart auctioneer cos i wanted to know how my stores did so as to know whether to take more in next sat......' i don't know off hand james i'm in middle of a field.. £76/hd i think'.....i was pleased with that.....quick browse on tinternet then phone goes...it's the auctioneer 'hi james i was wrong about your lambs they didn't make £76 ...they made £86'......just wondering if they got my fat lambs confused with stores though

back out side admiral + K reports coupla store lamb snot....it's a warning they're outta grub......nothing else for it but to nick a horse paddock off strawbs to buy me a few days.....quick bitta leccy fence round....then move....look a treat TBH

back on the muck.....buggers have been dumping it on grass next to pad to save a step with barrow....mustn't be to cross cos both elderly and ones had heart attack...but can't get some of it... forklift sinks and nearly get stuck trying to drag it back onto pad.... also getting squidgy around muckheap in field

back to my feeding problems .....now i've enough straw / hay/grain and charlies pea straw so nothing'll starve....thats not the problem......it's keeping the fekkers amused so they don't go 'walkies'

Just a thought, if it's more about keeping them amused, how about putting some food in those ball things that people use for horses? The ones with holes in so the food drops out. Keeps them busy, hopefully stops them gorging too much and they are still getting fat.

 

[clod hopper]

Just a thought, if it's more about keeping them amused, how about putting some food in those ball things that people use for horses? The ones with holes in so the food drops out. Keeps them busy, hopefully stops them gorging too much and they are still getting fat.

As if poor Spin has not enough to do!!! Be aware there might be a misshaped parsnip flying your way!

 

[Chopsy Varmint]

Just a thought, if it's more about keeping them amused, how about putting some food in those ball things that people use for horses? The ones with holes in so the food drops out. Keeps them busy, hopefully stops them gorging too much and they are still getting fat.

Treat balls are fine until they roll under the fence and you end up with stroppy livestock having a toddler tantrum.

On the other hand they could be a good aid to developing the Norfolk Hurdlers' jumping technique so you may be onto something there

 

[Chopsy Varmint]

massive headache + feel sick....waning now but at 4pm i crawled into bed ready to call the knackerman ...i'd got bit stressed and over reacted so again i was relieved slightly that it was partly due to being under the weather

plan for day....nev coming tommoz to start DLP project...he needs trailer of shingle....i wanna use trailer later in week for feeding out parsnips SO....need to shift rather large heap of horse muck prior to all that

move coupla loads of muck then pop indoors to make some calls.....first it's to parsnip guy who's been supplying neighbour.....cept alarm bells ringing cos he no longer advertises on mart website....soon find out why....desperately short....i go on waiting list.......phone a local fodder company.....very nice....but go on waiting list.....call mart auctioneer cos i wanted to know how my stores did so as to know whether to take more in next sat......' i don't know off hand james i'm in middle of a field.. £76/hd i think'.....i was pleased with that.....quick browse on tinternet then phone goes...it's the auctioneer 'hi james i was wrong about your lambs they didn't make £76 ...they made £86'......just wondering if they got my fat lambs confused with stores though

back out side admiral + K reports coupla store lamb snot....it's a warning they're outta grub......nothing else for it but to nick a horse paddock off strawbs to buy me a few days.....quick bitta leccy fence round....then move....look a treat TBH

back on the muck.....buggers have been dumping it on grass next to pad to save a step with barrow....mustn't be to cross cos both elderly and ones had heart attack...but can't get some of it... forklift sinks and nearly get stuck trying to drag it back onto pad.... also getting squidgy around muckheap in field

back to my feeding problems .....now i've enough straw / hay/grain and charlies pea straw so nothing'll starve....thats not the problem......it's keeping the fekkers amused so they don't go 'walkies'

King of the Mart's still got it going on

Re the dumped muck on the grass if you have a spare digger bucket the liveries can dump their muck directly into the bucket which makes it easier to remove without messing up the ground underneath and means they have a designated space to dump. An equine Newmarket suite?

 

[Lodekka]

tbf i was thinking of 'dragons den' with it.....my other idea was a sorta burial at sea device that could be fitted to a wheelie bin for pet burials

Surely there is a pit somewhere on the farm that one uses for such sad occasions?
Not wanting to put too finer point on it

 

[primmiemoo]

Rotten things, hedakes. Hope yours has gone. Are you keeping up with your water intake, spin? It's easy to be busy and not have that extra cuppa, or glass of water with meals.

I'd have the liveries taking muck to the loader, too, btw. It could be tricky to tip the wheelbarrow into it, but even if there's spillage, it's easily pronged in from a hard surface.

 

[ImLost]

Treat balls are fine until they roll under the fence and you end up with stroppy livestock having a toddler tantrum.

On the other hand they could be a good aid to developing the Norfolk Hurdlers' jumping technique so you may be onto something there

All @spin cycle has to do is put them on the wrong side of the fence (where all the sheep are already) to begin with, then when the treat ball rolls under the fence they put themselves back in the field, what's not to like?

 

[spin cycle]

thank you for all the 'suggestions' ....i think

tuesday
digger arrived ...nev arrived........made a really good start on DLP soakaway

got store lambs in....dozen out and to abattoir

wednesday
another eclectic day fettlin horses + sheep....plus flittin to nev to keep him in shingle.....good job i got another lorry load cos he's used best part of ten tonne.....ground is surprisingly dry......only downside is it shows up the fencing at the bottom of the garden.....posts rotted and only been in ten years

lunchtime + post brought ...nice cheque from abbatoir.....and the bank statement which i opened in dread....normally i look at the balance and rush off to the cheque drawer to see what i've got....but not today....rosiest finances in 5 years.....mind you i have been working/scheming my arse off....but there've been times i've done that and still been in the poo.....i looked up from the statement smiling....'blimey' said the admiral 'not seen you do that in a while'.....'don't get to excited thats your christmas present' says i

still massively behind with stuff ....justa gotta keep pluggin away

 

[clod hopper]

thank you for all the 'suggestions' ....i think

tuesday
digger arrived ...nev arrived........made a really good start on DLP soakaway

got store lambs in....dozen out and to abattoir

wednesday
another eclectic day fettlin horses + sheep....plus flittin to nev to keep him in shingle.....good job i got another lorry load cos he's used best part of ten tonne.....ground is surprisingly dry......only downside is it shows up the fencing at the bottom of the garden.....posts rotted and only been in ten years

lunchtime + post brought ...nice cheque from abbatoir.....and the bank statement which i opened in dread....normally i look at the balance and rush off to the cheque drawer to see what i've got....but not today....rosiest finances in 5 years.....mind you i have been working/scheming my arse off....but there've been times i've done that and still been in the poo.....i looked up from the statement smiling....'blimey' said the admiral 'not seen you do that in a while'.....'don't get to excited thats your christmas present' says i

still massively behind with stuff ....justa gotta keep pluggin away

Well done see sheep do pay!!! How many horses/points do you have on Spin Towers? they pay well BUT the crap you have to put up with takes the gloss of it for me. Still if you can make it work all the best to you

 

[Chopsy Varmint]

thank you for all the 'suggestions' ....i think

tuesday
digger arrived ...nev arrived........made a really good start on DLP soakaway

got store lambs in....dozen out and to abattoir

wednesday
another eclectic day fettlin horses + sheep....plus flittin to nev to keep him in shingle.....good job i got another lorry load cos he's used best part of ten tonne.....ground is surprisingly dry......only downside is it shows up the fencing at the bottom of the garden.....posts rotted and only been in ten years

lunchtime + post brought ...nice cheque from abbatoir.....and the bank statement which i opened in dread....normally i look at the balance and rush off to the cheque drawer to see what i've got....but not today....rosiest finances in 5 years.....mind you i have been working/scheming my arse off....but there've been times i've done that and still been in the poo.....i looked up from the statement smiling....'blimey' said the admiral 'not seen you do that in a while'.....'don't get to excited thats your christmas present' says i

still massively behind with stuff ....justa gotta keep pluggin away

That's a thing to make your readership smile too, the Hurdlers are more than paying their way.

Be sure to treat yourself to something nice. Even though you're your own boss you should still get a performance bonus.

Are you having a staff Christmas party?

 

[spin cycle]

Well done see sheep do pay!!! How many horses/points do you have on Spin Towers? they pay well BUT the crap you have to put up with takes the gloss of it for me. Still if you can make it work all the best to you

personal philosophy...being small i have to do the things others don't want to do

talking of horses...poor strawbs had a disaster...she'd taken her own horse back home for a bit....it fell ill last sat....up all night...3 vet visits then newmarket at a grand a day....still don't know the outcome.....honestly horses make sheep look good

BTW where's me fekkin likey

 

[spin cycle]

That's a thing to make your readership smile too, the Hurdlers are more than paying their way.

Be sure to treat yourself to something nice. Even though you're your own boss you should still get a performance bonus.

Are you having a staff Christmas party?

don't mention christmas.....my heads to full to think about it......then i get wrong for not being 'christmassy'.....HH already complained she's done a lot of the christmas stuff i shoulda

every christmas all i ever want is the work done and the bills paid ......i have however seen a nash 955 on ebay that'd i'd like for work/road runs but they all reckon it's to expensive

thinking about treating myself to a tag reader though

 

[Lodekka]

Ooh a staff Christmas party - do your loyal followers get an invite or in these weird time should we just settle for s nice Christmas hamper from you ( I like port and Stilton in mine please)...

Retires and waits for flack...

 

[yellowbelly]

Ooh a staff Christmas party - do your loyal followers get an invite

Have you never been invited before? .............


..................it's a cracking good do. I've got some pics somewhere.......




......sorry, I can only find the one of the morning after.........

 

[sjt01]

Ooh a staff Christmas party - do your loyal followers get an invite or in these weird time should we just settle for s nice Christmas hamper from you ( I like port and Stilton in mine please)...

Retires and waits for flack...

If you are supporting North Norfolk please ask for Binham Blue. Stilton is a swear word around here.

 

[spin cycle]

If you are supporting North Norfolk please ask for Binham Blue. Stilton is a swear word around here.

on sale at arkwrights emporium

edit...cept on wednesday afternoons..went down for chocky+baccy today and fekker closed

 

[clod hopper]

A tag reader???? So . . . Is this a small Polish dude or a big magnifying glass?

 

[yellowbelly]

i look at the balance - rosiest finances in 5 years

don't mention christmas....my heads to full to think about it

Now listen up Spinny old chap, I may just have the answer you're looking for

A 955 is a wonderous thing but it'll just be another tractor. If all that cash is burning a hole in yer pocket I can let you have these 3 for a fraction of the price of the Into.

It'll solve the Christmas present problem for Mrs Spin and both the girls at a single stroke with the added bonus of injecting new blood into the Narfuk Hurdlers. It's a win/win situation......

The old bitch is getting fed up with taking them back to the field that they should be in so they're currently in D Wing (our maximum security facility)

Go on Spin, you know you want to, especially after all the negatives about Shetlands on that other thread