Monday 28 March 2011

What a weekend

Hello again folks, it has been busy to say the least, Friday saw the final group of visitors and a Scotty ewe proformed to order delivering a set of twins captured below
The first Bristol University Vet student for lambing experience (Emily) arrived at 6pm just in time for the tour and properly wondered what a mad farm she had been placed with.
After the visitors had eaten all the tasty swiss roll I had made earlier in the day with 2 very large goose eggs Dave had brought to work with him, guests made comments like "we would like to come again next year please" they were then encouraged to go home.
About to collapse in a heap in a comfy chair with a glass of red wine(from Penmoor Nursery School) we thought we should take one last look around the sheep shed before an early night, but, oh no, the Scottish Blackface ewes due to start official on Saturday had decided to make an early kick off with a few sets of triplets. It was beyond midnight before I finished for bed, no time for blogging or the red wine. Arn went to bed and got out at 4am to find a few more doubles and another triplets born. By the time it was 8am there were no more spare pens to fill, mums and babies were put in the corridors(sound familiar to any hospitals you know). When Mat arrived to the farm he loaded the 'Tibby Bus' a few times and emptied the Nursery pens and transported ewes and lambs to the fields, this at least made room for every ewe and lamb to have a pen and we could get everyone feed and then finally ourselves. The weekend just flew by at a pace.
This morning with full staff on duty and Emily we could catch up with ourselves and clean out and disinfect the individual pens again. The lambing shed is now looking quite empty or will Mathew find some more mums to be to fill it again!!

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