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diary of a comedy sheep farm
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<blockquote data-quote="spin cycle" data-source="post: 6958848" data-attributes="member: 12281"><p>thats what i thought <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> but TBF this is a very 'avant-garde' thread so what cloddy does in his own time and within his own four walls is no concern of ours<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>right thats the funny bit over...today i've been grumpy......perhaps after the dopamine highs of hms sheep cycle it was inevitable <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /> </p><p></p><p>the day got off to a bad start with the discovery of 'nelson' (ear tag 111) ,one of my fave old wilts, dead in field half lambed?......never had that before<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p>agronomist phoned ...a lot of aphids in the beet<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite44" alt=":banghead:" title="Bang Head :banghead:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":banghead:" />....i've got afrisect but i don't reckon that'll do...plus having a browse on the rec i discover i'd overdosed the beet with dow shield 0.3l/ha instead of 0.15l/ha......not the worst disaster though max individual dose is 1l and beet seem ok....in fact despite the drought they're growing like stink<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite24" alt="(y)" title="Thumbs Up (y)" loading="lazy" data-shortname="(y)" /></p><p></p><p>rest of morning tending to ibcs of water and cut out coupla culls for mart on sat......just before lunch a pallet of feed arrived....out the corner of my eye i spotted a coupla snot ambling thru the yard.....lorry unloaded he left only for a flustered driver to run back into the yard...'some o your sheep are running down the lane' he exclaimed....i don't panic anymore i just amble off on the mule.....could be 2 could be 50....to hot/bothered to give a feck<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /> ....turns out is was only the snot who, faced with a lorry one way and open road the other, opted for the latter<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></p><p></p><p>after lunch i set about 'project fryer'.....the revamping of the southern electric fence run...separating it from the rest of the fences and putting a spare mains electric shepherd on it....hot though....couldn't find the sledgy to put in a strainer post so looped insulated feeder cable thru a parked baler?......fired it up...3k volts at fence start...ok but bit dissapointing<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />....worse to come though....halfway down it got worse...nil to 1k volts.....i retired defeated and order new galvanised wire<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" />....gotta do the bills but can't be fecked<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p></p><p>few likeys might cheer me up though??</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="spin cycle, post: 6958848, member: 12281"] thats what i thought :D but TBF this is a very 'avant-garde' thread so what cloddy does in his own time and within his own four walls is no concern of ours:D right thats the funny bit over...today i've been grumpy......perhaps after the dopamine highs of hms sheep cycle it was inevitable :rolleyes: the day got off to a bad start with the discovery of 'nelson' (ear tag 111) ,one of my fave old wilts, dead in field half lambed?......never had that before:( agronomist phoned ...a lot of aphids in the beet:banghead:....i've got afrisect but i don't reckon that'll do...plus having a browse on the rec i discover i'd overdosed the beet with dow shield 0.3l/ha instead of 0.15l/ha......not the worst disaster though max individual dose is 1l and beet seem ok....in fact despite the drought they're growing like stink(y) rest of morning tending to ibcs of water and cut out coupla culls for mart on sat......just before lunch a pallet of feed arrived....out the corner of my eye i spotted a coupla snot ambling thru the yard.....lorry unloaded he left only for a flustered driver to run back into the yard...'some o your sheep are running down the lane' he exclaimed....i don't panic anymore i just amble off on the mule.....could be 2 could be 50....to hot/bothered to give a feck:rolleyes: ....turns out is was only the snot who, faced with a lorry one way and open road the other, opted for the latter:rolleyes: after lunch i set about 'project fryer'.....the revamping of the southern electric fence run...separating it from the rest of the fences and putting a spare mains electric shepherd on it....hot though....couldn't find the sledgy to put in a strainer post so looped insulated feeder cable thru a parked baler?......fired it up...3k volts at fence start...ok but bit dissapointing:(....worse to come though....halfway down it got worse...nil to 1k volts.....i retired defeated and order new galvanised wire:rolleyes:....gotta do the bills but can't be fecked:( few likeys might cheer me up though?? [/QUOTE]
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