[Junction Farm]

Hello everyone, im a small holder from Yorkshire.
We live in west Yorkshire on a lovely little farm,  Just started to keep livestock after keeping horses for many years.
We currently have 3 young calves, 2 sows and a boar with a litter of 11 weaners, 20 sheep in lamb, 12 horses, multiple chickens, 5 dogs and 2 cats.

Plus 2 teenage daughters.
Me and my husband both work full time too. So as you can imagine life is a little stressful and busy at times but wouldn't have it any other way.

Husband is a keen Gardner and were currently looking into bee keeping.

Really looking forward to learning lots from all you guys.

[Rosemary]

Hello and welcome from Carnoustie 

[Dans]

Welcome from South Lincs

Dans

[YorkshireLass]

 


Am currently in your neck of the woods! Hello!

[Bramham Wiltshire Horns]

HELLO from leeds

[DavidandCollette]

  and from north lincs. Sounds like you have your hands full!

[Penninehillbilly]

Hello from west-West Yorkshire. 

[Lesley Silvester]

  and welcome from Shropshire. What do you do in your spare time? 

[Old Shep]

Hello from Skipton   

[Junction Farm]

and welcome from Shropshire. What do you do in your spare time? 

Spare time?? What is that??   

I don't have any spare time as its winter.


My morning routine from yesterday started like this at 06.00 rise and shine and feed up. Feed all 5 dogs, then move on to feed the 3 calf's, then over to the stable block to feed and water my fathers 2 mares who are in foal, then on to my horse poppy who requires feed and her nets and water doing, then onto the pigs, 2 sows and boar in one pen and then to 11 weaners who just scream at me every morning, then on to the yard cat. Once that has been done then i go and collect all the buckets and re fill ready for evening. Then on to the chickens and ducks although they are pretty easy, feed, water and remove any eggs. Then back to house were the real hard work starts. Trying to get a teenager out of bed without causing world war 3 is near impossible especially with an interfering 11 year old hanging around. Next as long as no arguments arose then onto feeding the children and the house cat. The 11 year old had a mental breakdown yesterday as we had run out of Coco pop rocks. The stroppy teen wanted a full English although we are already 20 mins late. We compromised with toast and a promise of a KFC for tea. Then dropped the girls off at school that a 30 min out of my trip before i get to work to start a grueling long 9 hours sat behind a desk. Then off we go back home to start the whole process again, although evening routine is slightly more stressful as i have to walk round all 80 acres looking for a Clydesdale to give her meds and her partner in crime a good feed. Its suicide walking into a field of 15 horses armed with a bucket in hand so i have to walk around the fields till i find them and bring them back up the barn and feed individually. The Clydesdale always finishes first and then pulls like mad to get to the other horse who eats super slow and savors every morsel im sure he dose this on purpose so he can laugh at me holding the end of the lead rein and been pulled all over the place by a 750kg animal. Then it was off back to the stables for mucking out. Usually i listen to my radio but poppy smashed it in four pieces the previous night so i batted on in silence until the yard cat came in and meowed at the top of her voice for pouch whilst a mouse just ran passed her.

I have just started a blog so any spare time i like to update my blog. I have passion for horses and love hatching ducks and chickens.

[Lesley Silvester]

I'll bet you don't get bored.