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Pouring by Sound
Every morning and evening I make milk for the calves. It is powdered milk. So once it is mixed I pour an equal amount into the bottles then top it up with warm water. I find myself pouring the mixture into the bottles by sound. Pouring by sound. You can tell when each bottle is…
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Tomorrow
I will be back tomorrow. Yesterday was wild and crazy and we got through it all with bad Poppy breaking out of everything. Everyone having to be moved about so she could be relocated to a more secure space. She is deeply unimpressed. Pat is here. She is a delight and Hugo is being amazing and loves…
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She’s BACK!
Hop and Pop Poppy! Back to her usual self already. And was found in with the cows when I did my rounds last night. She merrily followed me and my bucket back to the field where Sheila patiently waited. Though I cannot guarantee she will be there this morning. Hugo, my new guest worker,…
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Hanging out
Last night – late – after a very long trip, Hugo arrived. All the way from Avignon in France. Just to hang out at the farmy for a few months. He is still sleeping. So today will be a bewildering day for him. The first day always is. And tomorrow Pat arrives. Things are busying up…
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Harlequin
Yesterday morning I went across to the West Wing to feed the four calves there and found that the little-ist one, who last week scoured so badly she was coating the walls in a bloody mess, was laid down shivering. The nights have been cooler but not that cold. She got up for her bottle then went…
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Four Peachicks!
Mrs Flowers brought her peachicks out for a walk today and there are four wee chicks. FOUR! Good girl Mrs Flowers. Working fast all I got was this blurry image but they are all walking and talking and looking lovely. All multi coloured. Pania decided to stay on her nest the whole day yesterday, but still…
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