diary of a comedy sheep farm

spin cycle

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Location
north norfolk
friday

phoned mart auctioneer first thing...he was 'positive without being enthusiastic' which i suppose is fair enough as he hadn't seen them......by the time the admiral and i had been round the ewes the abattoir had phoned back wanting the ram lambs so the lighter ones will go there on tuesday and the heavies to mart tommoz (y)

main job of day was to go see @carbonfibre farmer and get some pea straw:)......the bales are so handy to have around:).... but there were other jobs to do first and i didn't get away til noon:banghead:

was a bit frazzed by the time i got there but i think charlie was relieved i was in 'traditional farming apparel'😁......i was totally useless loading/strapping....i did one section of bales then got in muddle with strap whilst charlie loaded rest....in the end i gave up and he strapped the whole load on whilst i retreated to van to write cheque and have a rollie😗😁....the straps were brand new 20m ratchets....to say the load was well fastened was an understatement 😁....charlie was 'amused' by my number plate for some reason😗

spotted a 3pt linkage set a pallet forks that looked under used:unsure:......charlie reckons the top link wants re positioning but they will be for sale........his yard is becoming a 'breckland yomb' to me😁

got home just before 4pm for chores and to learn more kittens have been spotted:rolleyes:.....mystery is that these are in a ditch bank near a horse paddock quite a long way from hms sheep cycle where 'roxy' was found .......who ,BTW, is settling in 'nicely':unsure:

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carbonfibre farmer

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Arable Farmer
Was nice, I think 🤔, to see my old trailer....!

The number plate was impressive 😂😂

And you went home with a "R" clip gratis 😱 I must be getting soft in my old age!

Best bit, was when you rolled your eyes and said "suppose you'll be getting a picture of the number plate as I pull away"
I replied I'd already got one 🤣🤣

(I'll take the breckland yomb too 😍😍😍 that's high praise!)
 

spin cycle

Member
Location
north norfolk
That load has got "pull me" written all over it and I bet the jammy git got all the way back without somuch as a passing glance from the local old bill...........they'd have had me before I'd got the back wheels out of the gate!!!!🤦🤦🤦99

There is no shake your head ,emoji ,
bloody hell spin ,

whats wrong with it?
 

spin cycle

Member
Location
north norfolk
saturday

market run was straightforward (y)...the vegans looked depleted, unorganised and miserable :love:....cheerful market chap wasn't there....but things running smoothly(y)......i watched mine going over the weigher :bag:....then into a pen next some tiny things that...well i know you shouldn't 'dis' others stock....but didn't look anywhere near finished and were a bit grubby:oops:....at least mine are always clean....anyhoo time will tell:)

back home K had nothing unusual to report and i pottered about....a chew strip on a stable amongst others......taking the afternoon off....hiding from footie score and talking on here about rams

K's been keeping tabs on rams off site.....last week she reported the beltex looked poor so i went had a look.....she was right......while the others are in nice nick he's poor.....disappointing for a £350 ram who's only done 3 seasons.....a couple have also managed to loose tags:banghead:

the 'good...bad....and ugly'



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puppy dog 7 yrs young

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bluey....finished at 5


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mcnabs (homebred...at back..3yrs)....puffa....beltex/texel 5yrs
 

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quote: “Red Tractor has confirmed it is dropping plans to launch its green farming assurance standard in April“

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