[CameronS]

I know there has been a lot of recent posts about the differing life style of a smallholder etc. I never really classed myself under any of the titles until 15 mins ago when i found myself tearing round the garden in my bedclothes and wellies waving a long Shepard's crook like some form of war weapon, yelling like mad chasing foxes away from the hens.

now I've had to shower due to falling face first into cow dung, woke half the houses in the area, set all the dogs off and won't be able to get back to sleep due to the sheer amount of adrenaline pumping round my body.

 

[Roxy]

Well done Cameron for seeing the foxes off your hens!!  Sorry, had a little giggle at the thought of you racing round chasing foxes.....they are a blooming pest aren't they?  Lots of  young rabbits around just now - can't the foxes go after those instead.

[Skirza]

Welcome to my world 

[Hilarysmum]

And if you lived in a city they would be calling for the men in white coats 

[little blue]

...been there, done that (though without the cow - dung!)
My friends loved the story ... but were horrified when I added that my neighbour had set up a fox-trap & would shoot it

[northfifeduckling]

I hope you've recovered by now , Cameron! And, welcome to the club of odd people  What time of the day did Mr Fox visit you?  BTW, we did what you did  last year and all that noise seems to have worked, he;s not been near again since (yet)

[SallyintNorth]

Many years ago, before I farmed, myself and my then hubby were having a Sunday morning lie-in.  The recently acquired kittens were playing entertainingly, the sun was shining through the bedroom curtains.  Suddenly we realised we had not heard the kitties for a few minutes and that the bedroom window was open.  XH jumped up and looked out the window, there were the kitties in the flowerbed below!  (And no we didn't live in a bungalow.)  He took the stairs four at a time I think, flung open the door and pounced on the (totally unharmed) little black fluffy bundles.  Then he realised, as he looked across the close to the houses opposite, that he was start b*!!*&< naked!

[doganjo]

 

Reminds me of my dear departed doing something similar when we thought we heard burglars - at least we lived in the country, no immediate neighbours - oh, and the burglars were deer tripping past our bedroom window on the gravel    Not sure who got the biggest fright!

[poppajohn]

Thats been normal behaviour in my family since 1240. Nowt wrong with it.

[SallyintNorth]

Thats been normal behaviour in my family since 1240. Nowt wrong with it.

Am assuming you mean chasing foxes, not running out the house stark b*!!*&< naked!   

[lucyandrew]

i think you are normal. It is all part of the wonderful life of being a farmer/ small holder which is why we chose to do it.
No day the same and different experiences that aren't the same mundain ones like those of office workers!

Good on you!!

[poppajohn]

Sally, my daughters got a photo of me in underpants and boots one morning, I have just let fly with my wifes .410 at a lil cuddly reynard. She threatens to post it on Facebook if I dont put my hand in my wallet every time she "needs" summat.

Life is indeed cruel. 

[plumseverywhere]

LOL @poppjohn!

Cameron - I've chased foxy boy up our hill in my PJ's before! the neighbours all have a full view of our land as it wraps round their back garden so they must have thought I needed sectioning that day, let alone the language I was using lol.
I think this is 'normal'!   sitting in a packed tube to go to work every day, ignorning everyone around you while you study the Financial times sounds really scary to me!
good on you 

[poppajohn]

Chasing foxes is normal, sitting in an aluminium tube with total strangers is not. We went as a family to Liberty and Livelihood, what is it four years ago? Anyhow, we parked in Watford and got the tube in. I must say it made us all feel sick, they are treated worse that cattle, they even pay for it! How on Gods Earth they stand it defies me. We have not been to London since and wont.Well thats until they start executing politicians at Tyburn, now that would be as good as chasing foxes in yer jammies.........

[plumseverywhere]

   I was born in london but hate it now with a passion. I know we'll have to take the children there to visit all the landmarks etc but I'll be wanting a few plum wines to recover.
Awww Watford, I used to follow watford home and away (sigh..those were the days...john barnes, luther blisset...x) oh you meant the train station! yep, messy place ick ick.