Author Topic: Hello from Scotland (Read 3383 times)

farmerswag · « **on:** October 03, 2008, 10:24:55 pm »

Hi everyone

Kept horses all my life and got a few sheep to pick down the grass when the horses moved fields, well......................

Now have a pedigree flock of Llyens consisting of 45 breeding ewes, 6 wedders, 10 gimmers and a tup, how it happened I really don't know

However after a good first year of breed and raising our own sheep, I must say I rather enjoy it except when they escape, mine are experts!!!

Other than the sheep I have a wonderful OH who is a real farmer

, some terriers - no use as sheep dogs no matter how hard you try, 7 horses, a small boy and a real job too. Love my lot tho and wouldn't swap it for the world

ballingall · « **Reply #1 on:** October 04, 2008, 09:31:02 am »

Hello,

Wow you must be kept be pretty busy! I hope your little boy enjoys helping out with all the animals too. Whereabouts are you? I live just outside Falkirk.

Rosemary · « **Reply #2 on:** October 04, 2008, 09:36:16 am »

Hi and welcome.

Sounds like a real handful you have there. How do you cope? I always feel like I'm neglecting someone and I've less to do than you. Any tips welcome!

pigsatlesrues · « **Reply #3 on:** October 04, 2008, 09:39:57 am »

Welcome from Normandy, and suggest you find a quiet corner and put your feet up occasionally!

Kate

farmerswag · « **Reply #4 on:** October 04, 2008, 10:33:56 am »

My lil one loves helping out with everything especially when it involves tractors or mud, his sheep chasing

is coming on a treat tho, he has perfected the art of standing in a field waving a stick and shouting his head off while the sheep run in every direction but the one you want. He isn't even 2 yet!!!

As for keeping up with everything, I don't think there is a secret to it, always lived a non stop lifestyle so I suppose its just normal. Just to add a bit more drama incase we were lacking in things to do we had a calf that was born yesterday morn when it was 4 degrees, brrrrr. Mum had hidden behind the hay rack in the calving field and we couldn't see her from the house. Only discovered that she had started calving when a lorry came in about and told us, anyway tired mum and calf with swollen head

he doesn't want to get up and suckle so he is being tubed atm, as if one baby boy wasn't enough.

We live just outside Aberdeen, close to a wee village called Stonehaven. My family have around 50 acres while the OH has about 550!!! Thankfully our land borders each others so makes it alot easier

Francis Bacon · « **Reply #5 on:** October 04, 2008, 02:21:50 pm »

Hello & Welcome,

Your little boy sounds an absolute delight, I think it's so nice to see young children with animals - give him a few more years & he'll have it down to a tee!!

Good Luck with the new calf

RegardsDonna