I still love the snow. But I am always grateful when I see the snow-plough rushing down our little gravel road clearing a path for me.
Sunday yesterday. A quiet day.
Look at this naughty big fat pig following me around bossing everybody about. Her wound from the boar bite is not looking too good, so I shall call the vet today. You will remember that one of the things I learned last year was not to leave the vet as a last resort – to treat him as part of our team. Albeit a very expensive part of the team.
The only colour on the property now is in the sky and on Sheila’s nose.
You might be able to make out the depth of our garden path. It is now a garden canyon. Single file only.
Good morning. It will be cold this week with more snow forecast for Tuesday but maybe it will not be much.
Oh and the first litter of Kunekune piglets are on the ground. All well, they are so tiny and so colourful. We will know soon whether there is one for me in this group. There is a picture of them on my Farmy FaceBook page courtesy of the Bob the Breeder.
I hope you all have a lovely day.
Your friend on the farmy
celi
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59 responses to “Ploughed out – again”
Looks pretty much the same here Celi! But the animals do settle in and a hush seems to fall over the farm. Probably everyone is conserving energy and staying warm grouped up together. 🙂 Next week is supposed to be warmer, thank goodness. xo
I’m thinking of getting a horse and sleigh on our farm. That way, I won’t have to wait for the snow plough 🙂
Good call getting the vet involved. We want Sheila in tip top shape.
Great close up of Sheila 🙂
The photo of Sheila and the cow reminded me of the Superbowl commercial of the puppy and the horse; did you see it? No idea what they were selling, but the animals were appealing.
Sheila looks so happy to be home. Hope her wound gets better soon. The piglets are incredibly cute.
Very cold looking snow, but pretty. The farmy looks like a postcard. The shot of the kunekunes on Facebook is adorable. I do hope you get one.
I have sent the man a deposit, now I just need to work out the timing as Daisy is due in 6 weeks. which is just about the time these are weaned and then it is a fair drive across to his farm from mine, we will see what happens next.. c
sheila sure looks happy to be back home. i hope the wound heals soon. have you put hydrogen peroxide on it to clean it?
The vet will come out today to help me clean it again, the area was covered in drying skin up untiil yesterday.. c
Sheila is a sexy, robust diva and she knows it. She throws her weight around and gets what she needs. Some folks simply own who they are and are quite content just as they are. Shelia’s message to me is, “Be an inspiration as you are. There are no flaws.” She’s a beautiful soul…
I love the “pink snout in snow” shot. Now there is a happy girl glad to be home!
Sheila is oozing confidence, strutting around like a real prima donna. She’s a real personality, isn’t she? And I do hope her wound heals – it’s harder in the cold weather as you know. Maybe she’d like to come inside and be tucked in under the quilt with you? Hee, hee…
I don’t have Facebook, but I did look at those adorable little piglets and melted. I want them all!
Your farm looks really stunning in the snow – really peaceful, serene and remote. I hope that it doesn’t get too cold for the animals. I see that your cows are outside during the day, which is lovely to see. We are used to all of the cows being kept in winter barns from November to early May. The weather here is too cold and the snow too deep to keep them outside all year round. We have a big “spring release” that people travel far and wide to see. The farmer told us that by May the cows can smell that the grass growing in the meadows, they can feel the warm winds and they start looking out of the barn windows hopefully every day. All he has to do is walk through the barn saying “What good girls are going out today?” and the older cows all start to bellow and trumpet. They know what’s coming. It’s incredible to see them all carrying on like puppies when they are let out. We have short snippets from the couple we’ve seen here and here.
Keep your spirits up. This winter has been long. And it’s been tough. Just like the cows, I’m waiting for that day when the pasture is green, the night is warm and pure happiness is upon me. Soon enough the barn doors will be flung open, the pasture will be calling, and we’ll all be running and kicking our heels up toward the sky. 🙂
Oh what a sight that must be. Mine do have a big door into the barn and they sleep in there, but they have a reasonable sized concrete yard to walk about in when the sun is out, I am always sad when the animals cannot have the option to get out. I shut the doors in bad storms. And like your farmers we cannot let them on the fields until the grass is long enough to crop.. now I will go and look at your utubes.. thank you marie.. c
I have been off here for a few days, and am happy to see Sheila is home again. I pray she begins to heal up soon. I worry for her. Let us know what the vet says please and stay warm c!
The vet will be here in a couple of hours, I am grateful.. c
I just love that picture of Sheila. I giggled out loud, but I have always just loved pigs!I Thanks for directing me to the FB page…the piglets are a delight. I am surprised at all the colors and hope one will be coming your way soon. If I had room, I’d be campaigning to bring one home! 🙂
Sheila has a permasmile on her face !!
Sorry I cannot view the piglets, do not have a FB page. Snowing since this morning and does not appear to be stopping soon, original prediction was 1-3 inches but in the end it will be a whole lot more.
I had a question. It may not be applicable to your farmy. You talked of giving Charlotte shots then ai. Similar to what our cows are given I’m sure, to induce heat and present a good flush of ripe eggs. Why not use them in conjunction with a boar?
Oh….just look at those adorable tiny KuneKunes! Just love the one on the far right with allover freckles. And Miss Sheila…..what a gal. What a face! Smooch smooch.
When we had a horse with a deep wound from running thru a barbed wire fence, we had to keep the scab soft and then keep it off until it healed from the inside out. We applied wound powder to keep it dry. Every day for weeks. Hopefully Sheila’s wound is not that deep. Animals seem to know when we are trying to help them, too.