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Pickup Disaster
My pickup is one of the most useful things I own. I go everywhere in it and do everything with it. But not for a wee while. On Wednesday, I was pulling a trailer and my clutch went, completely. I was...
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Ticks
Ticks are not something I have to routinely deal with on my livestock. Yes, the cats seem to pick them up, but I’ve only once seen a tick on a sheep. That was until last week, when I saw two in 5...
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Handy Quad
I’ve only had a quad for a few months, and I honestly don’t know how I survived without it before! It’s been invaluable, particularly at this time of year when the hen house has to be kicked out...
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Weird weather
Yesterday was a very strange day. At 9am, it started snowing and we had total whiteout conditions So I prepared for a long weekend of feeding animals, only for the snow to disappear and be replaced by...
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An Duile
I did my rounds today and noticed one sheep acting a little funny. Usually they all come running as soon as they hear or see me. Today, most of them were at the fence before I called them, apart from...
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First in the queue
How to make sure you get your fill Tired yet satisfied after getting everything done today. The ground is so much wetter than it has been at any point this winter. Everywhere is waterlogged – and...
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A hell of a day
I’m sitting on my bed at 8pm, just having had a shower and feeling exhausted. Today was an unplanned day off work and I expected to take it reasonably easy, but that wasn’t to be the case. We had a...
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Lambing Update
it’s Sunday afternoon and I am taking a much needed break from lambing. This is the most sheep I have lambed in a single year, and it has been tough. I’m going to write several blog posts today, about...
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Disastrous start
The week before lambing was due to start was a tough one. Two dead ewes, 8 dead lambs, and a dead turkey. From my first 5 sets of twins, I have only 2 lambs to show for it. But the day before the...
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