Free screensaver. Marcel.
You all know that I do not mind at all if you nick any of my pictures from the blog. You may have my words too, since they were yours in the first place. This image of Marcel is sure to become a screensaver on my computer for a while. You can have it if you like.
He is smiling because he is no longer a constipated lambie (For your reference he had a very successful series of soapy water enemas and a drink of 1/4 cup of olive oil with a teaspoon of molasses and is all better thank you very much.) The crisis is averted for the moment. We will have to keep a close eye on him. Now can you please stop talking about my bottom, says Marcel. Go and talk about Sheila’s bottom instead. Farms and bottoms. I don’t know.
The piggie midwife and her terribly handsome man came to see Sheila yesterday but she is showing no signs of going into heat at all. I threw brocolli and cabbage (Sheila’s version of the coleslaw diet) into her dish so that she would stand still and eat allowing the handsome man who knows lots about breeding pigs to have a look at her rear end from any signs of heat.
Hmm, he said. He climbed back out of the pen. Well nothing so far. He tried to look positive. Not so good really, but watch out for any agitation, pacing, ripping up stiff, messing with her feed bowl.
At the word BOWL, Sheila picked up the now empty bowl and lifted it up high enough to shove it over the top of her gate.
Oh yes, yes, said the man. Getting excited.
Then he trailed off as I took the bowl, put a bit more broccoli into it and gave it back to Sheila. The Piggie Midwife and I smiled at each other. No, she said to him. She does that all the time. She wants a refill. I told you she was a special pig.
The consensus is that she may not breed. But we still have a few more days. All is not lost. He was also deeply impressed that Sheila will eat alfalfa hay as the major part of her feed and has reached her rather vast weight this way.
My milking parlour. Reclaimed. Swept out and now waiting for the walls to be scrubbed and lime-washed and the floors cleaned, then the gates will go back in and we will be ready for whatever comes next. Daisy’s udder is starting to fill. Not long now.
Good morning. I hope you have lovely day.
Your friend on the farmy,
celi.
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83 responses to “FREE Screen Saver”
Maybe Sheila’s enjoying the single life without complications 😉
I think so, but her life is going to get more complicated when I have to buy in a few feeder pigs who will get all the food while she is still eating lettuce and broccoli.. c
You can’t do that to Sheila!
I’ve been watching a hilarious PG Woodhouse comedy on BBC1 called Blandings – IMHO the star is a prize pig called the Empress – a very cute Middle White 😉
A wonderful book about a special pig is ‘The Good Good Pig’ by Sy Montgomery. The very special pig is Christopher Hogwood. I can already see Sheila following in his footsteps! 🙂
Oh I read that book and loved it! Talk about vast weight!
Do you have a copy Di, i can read it and return it?
I do! Email me your address and I’ll pop it in the mail! xo
Mad.. darling..come on out.. Sheila is dying to meet you!
I hope your head is better. Good luck with Sheila.
Thank you marla, my head cleared up once I started working.. They say that when you get over 40 you don’t have hangovers anymore! TRUE! I read that somewhere.. c
I think I will help myself to that photo and thank you very much! Who could resist that smile day in and day out?
Morning Siobhann, Found your head yet? c
Marcel’s photo is simply the cutest thing I’ve seen in years! I cannot stop looking at it and smiling…. those legs folded are just too much!
He has to really focus to get those legs folded right, it takes him a whole to lay down to his satisfaction.. c
Yay Marcel :-). Good to see your smiling face this morning!
Thank fully it worked out, now after that radical treatment i am waiting for it to all go the other way. But his breathing has cleared up and he is not hunched over anymore.. so we will proceed and prepare for the next crisis.. Thank you for your kindness.. c
I loved that sweet smiling face! Good Morning, Farmy! And you all Miss C!
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Done … brilliant photo thanks 🙂 Ok, I had to laugh when the handsome young man got excited when Sheila handed her bowl back over the gate 🙂 🙂 Doesn’t look like your hangover deterred you much yesterday! Meant to ask, can you not source some goats milk for Marcel? Hoping you have a calm, peaceful week. Laura
I have not seen any milking goats around here, I am waiting for my very expensive fresh lamb replacer powder to be delivered. Lets hope he does better on that. John said See you should get a goat, to feed the lamb and I am like , well it kind of defeats the purpose, I would not be having both.. c
You’d love a dairy goat and it would feed you too! 🙂
I’m with thecrazysheeplady! You need a milk goat! They are so wonderful and so precious and are not dangerous when milking. Our Lamanchas are just too wonderful for words! 🙂
maybe diane.. let me know if you have a pair for sale! x
A first for me, a smiling lamb.
Marcel sure is smiling! He must be so happy that you and Boo Nanny cared so well for him and saved his life. He is absolutely adorable.
Oh you must take a photo of your handsome pig man;)!
That has to be the cutest picture ever. Marcel is adorable. I think Sheila likes marching the beat of her own drummer. Quite the character!
How to brighten a day??? Put a smiling lamb right where everyone will see it!!! Thanks so much!!!
That picture brought a tear of joy to my eyes. What a handsome little man he is and what a lot of fans he has all over the world. Stay strong, Marcel!
Sheila is certainly one of a kind, isn’t she? One part of me admires her for taking that path less trodden, but I know that in farming terms she’s probably an unproductive liability. But gosh, she’s so darn cute that I’d forgive her anything. 🙂
Of course I think that I may have to paint Marcel – how can I resist such a gorgeous smile?
Christine
Do all lambs smile sweetly like that or is Marcel another special critter on the farmy? Morning Miss c…
Pigs are so intelligent! That is a sweet, sweet picture of Marcel. Love the light falling on his side.
Cute 🙂
Morning Rose! Lovely to see you, hope you have some Sun in Sens. c