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clydesdaleclopper

  • Joined Aug 2009
  • Aberdeenshire
So much for spring
« on: April 26, 2015, 04:07:02 pm »
It's coming down really heavy now  - am now regretting planting my tatties last week  ::)


Our holding has Anglo Nubian and British Toggenburg goats, Gotland sheep, Franconian Geese, Blue Swedish ducks, a whole load of mongrel hens and two semi-feral children.

doganjo

  • Joined Aug 2012
  • Clackmannanshire
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Re: So much for spring
« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2015, 04:09:39 pm »
Oocha - glad we came up last week!    :relief: Just as well your boys don't have to go to school in that!  :innocent:
Always have been, always will be, a WYSIWYG - black is black, white is white - no grey in my life! But I'm mellowing in my old age

Bionic

  • Joined Dec 2010
  • Talley, Carmarthenshire
Re: So much for spring
« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2015, 04:14:09 pm »
Its a beautiful day here in Carmarthenshire. What a contrast
Life is like a bowl of cherries, mostly yummy but some dodgy bits

Rosemary

  • Joined Oct 2007
  • Barry, Angus, Scotland
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Re: So much for spring
« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2015, 04:45:10 pm »
Help ma boab! Sunny here with a few showers. It'll not lie at this time of year  :fc:

bloomer

  • Joined Aug 2010
  • leslie, fife
  • i have chickens, sheep and opinions!!!
Re: So much for spring
« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2015, 05:18:02 pm »
hail showers here, glad i cut the grass this morning as it was wild after 3 weeks away...


garden needs a lot doing but i draw the line at hail as working conditions...




Factotum

  • Joined Jun 2012
Re: So much for spring
« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2015, 05:40:03 pm »
3 inches of snow and counting.

We've put the Mums and calves indoors - it was a complete blizzard up here, driving snow and the odd clash of thunder. Such a contrast to yesterday - hot and sunny.

Temps going to drop overnight too...


Sue

Kimbo

  • Joined Feb 2015
  • Anglezarke, Lancashire
Re: So much for spring
« Reply #6 on: April 26, 2015, 05:41:51 pm »
Yikes! I hope that isn't heading this way
Is it time to retire yet?

Clarebelle

  • Joined Jan 2013
  • Orkney
Re: So much for spring
« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2015, 06:03:33 pm »
We have had snow and hail showers in between beautiful sunshine.  ::)

Marches Farmer

  • Joined Dec 2012
  • Herefordshire
Re: So much for spring
« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2015, 06:41:35 pm »
Looks beautiful here in the Marches but a really cold NE breeze.  Set to be colder, breezier and showery over the next few days.

clydesdaleclopper

  • Joined Aug 2009
  • Aberdeenshire
Re: So much for spring
« Reply #9 on: April 26, 2015, 07:16:19 pm »
It'll not lie at this time of year  :fc:


4 inches lying, temp is 0 degrees and it's  still snowing. First lambs possible from Wednesday  :cold:
Our holding has Anglo Nubian and British Toggenburg goats, Gotland sheep, Franconian Geese, Blue Swedish ducks, a whole load of mongrel hens and two semi-feral children.

fsmnutter

  • Joined Oct 2012
  • Fettercairn, Aberdeenshire
Re: So much for spring
« Reply #10 on: April 26, 2015, 07:49:14 pm »
We had about an inch but it melted, though not before our penultimate ewe lambed. A lovely black single ewe lamb who obviously is now "snowflake"!

animalcrackers

  • Joined Aug 2012
Re: So much for spring
« Reply #11 on: April 26, 2015, 08:13:37 pm »
it is supposed to melt tomorrow

doganjo

  • Joined Aug 2012
  • Clackmannanshire
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Re: So much for spring
« Reply #12 on: April 26, 2015, 08:54:50 pm »
It'll not lie at this time of year  :fc:
4 inches lying, temp is 0 degrees and it's  still snowing. First lambs possible from Wednesday  :cold:
Hope you have somewhere indoors for lambing.  Poor little things will freeze.
Always have been, always will be, a WYSIWYG - black is black, white is white - no grey in my life! But I'm mellowing in my old age

Carse Goodlifers

  • Joined Oct 2013
  • Perthshire
Re: So much for spring
« Reply #13 on: April 26, 2015, 08:55:30 pm »
We had a nice morning until lunch time when we had huge hail stones.  Ground was white and they were bouncing down the chimney.  Rest of the day - the odd shower and sunshine but the angus glens were black all afternoon as we went on a sunday avo jolly.

clydesdaleclopper

  • Joined Aug 2009
  • Aberdeenshire
Re: So much for spring
« Reply #14 on: April 26, 2015, 10:20:13 pm »
Hope you have somewhere indoors for lambing.  Poor little things will freeze.


absolutely - just finished filling it with a very deep straw bed
Our holding has Anglo Nubian and British Toggenburg goats, Gotland sheep, Franconian Geese, Blue Swedish ducks, a whole load of mongrel hens and two semi-feral children.

 

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