f**k Up Fortnight

[Chris123]

3000 ewes plus 96 cows. Just hubby and me.

You win

 

[MickyMook]

Just discovered this thread, but would have found it entertaining when my own f*$k up fortnight was punctuated by several badger attacks, one suicide by drowning, 3 cases of twin lamb due to mis-scanning, and a series of dopy calves taking up my time when I should have been looking at my ewes. That said, once it got started, lambing went pretty well, except for a hurt back halfway through (probably courtesy of all those dopy calves that I was bent double trying to get to feed!). I will concede that I'm only a small-time sheep farmer compared to most on here, so what I consider to be a good or bad run is wee buns to some, but I only started keeping them 4 years ago and I've a long way to go yet!

 

[abitdaft]

You win

Not a competition. When they are all doing their thing it's great, when problems happen ..........................

 

[Bury the Trash]

You win

You jest i know ,
but there's a serious point there somewhere as well, "its not a competition "

 

[Bury the Trash]

Not a competition. When they are all doing their thing it's great, when problems happen ..........................

beat me too it, could've looked a bit like willy waving or fanny waving if one were a women .
reasonable mental / physical health Survival long term is the main thing, heroes don't have such longevity, do they?.

 

[abitdaft]

You jest i know ,
but there's a serious point there somewhere as well, "its not a competition "

Hence one of the reasons I am knackered.

 

[Chris123]

You jest i know ,
but there's a serious point there somewhere as well, "its not a competition "

Agree that’s why I was asking what staff others have. To be honest it’s been a relatively easy lambing because of the weather makes everything easier when it’s good. But still a hell of a lot of work to get round as well as putting in 40 acres of spring barley I’m absolutely knackered.
makes you question why we do it at times can’t beat the job when it’s going well but just imagine the staff the council would have on the job if they run a farm

 

[abitdaft]

beat me too it, could've looked a bit like willy waving or fanny waving if one were a women .
reasonable mental / physical health Survival long term is the main thing, heroes don't have such longevity, do they?.

I certainly was not trying to wave anything, just being honest ( I am a wummin ) .

 

[abitdaft]

Agree that’s why I was asking what staff others have. To be honest it’s been a relatively easy lambing because of the weather makes everything easier when it’s good. But still a hell of a lot of work to get round as well as putting in 40 acres of spring barley I’m absolutely knackered.
makes you question why we do it at times can’t beat the job when it’s going well but just imagine the staff the council would have on the job if they run a farm

Never mind, just think of Italy!

 

[unlacedgecko]

Some of you have sooo much more patience than me!! Anything not drinking after 3 days and I’ve not got a ewe or a home for it is knocked.

How terrible and brutal. I am shocked and appalled.

 

[unlacedgecko]

Just our of interest how many ewes and cows are people calving and how many people do you have on the job this time of year, lambing 1600 ewes and calving 40. just myself and my father who doesn’t/can’t do as much as he used to, had vet lambing students for first time last year nice people but not a lot of help so didn’t have any this year.

550 ewes and approx 150 ewe lambs. Just the Mrs and 3 of her dogs. I'll go down to help mark lambs first week of June.

 

[unlacedgecko]

3000 ewes plus 96 cows. Just hubby and me.

Didn't know you were a chick.

 

[MickyMook]

Just our of interest how many ewes and cows are people calving and how many people do you have on the job this time of year, lambing 1600 ewes and calving 40. just myself and my father who doesn’t/can’t do as much as he used to, had vet lambing students for first time last year nice people but not a lot of help so didn’t have any this year.

90 cows and 20 (give or take) heifers
140 ewes - hoping to build this to around 300 over the next 3 years.
It's a bollox lambing and calving at the same time, but at least when you're getting up for one, you're getting up for the other.

Me and my dad who's intending to retire after this year - but I can't imagine he'll "retire" in the traditional sense of the word.

 

[bobajob]

3000 ewes plus 96 cows. Just hubby and me.

Gees that's serious grafting, I hope it works OK, and you have a good setup / system . Do you get time to eat and sleep

 

[unlacedgecko]

Bit of a shuffle required with these. Was 1 head and 1 leg from one lamb and both legs from the other. But she got there in the end.

Ewe has been cull marked.

 

[abitdaft]

Didn't know you were a chick.

a chick??????
??????????????????
I am a women, a female or in Scots I am a wummin!

 

[abitdaft]

Gees that's serious grafting, I hope it works OK, and you have a good setup / system . Do you get time to eat and sleep

We manage. This time of year is brutal as we are calving as well as lambing. Hence being knackered!

 

[yellowbelly]

Didn't know you were a chick.

Careful - she's had a sh!t day (might be on a short fuse)
Edit....
a chick??????
??????????????????
I am a women, a female or in Scots I am a wummin!

.....you got away lightly there

 

[unlacedgecko]

a chick??????
??????????????????
I am a women, a female or in Scots I am a wummin!

If you can lamb a ewe, calve a cow, ride a quad and work a dog you're a chick to me

Apparently it's very misogynistic to call women females

 

[Bury the Trash]

I certainly was not trying to wave anything, just being honest ( I am a wummin ) .

........and once upon a time you were a dancer you've said before. .
....some difference to chasing sheep .