You're running along quite smoothly for a few days & then BAM. They have the knack of bringing you back down to earth don't they.
It's probably my own fault, I did too much yesterday. I'm recovering from some hospital treatment I had last week, but was feeling really good & wanted to take advantage of the lovely sunshine. I had a good clear out & tidy up of the yard, gave the stables a spring clean & took the dog for a lovely walk. Feeling a bit tired I went to start doing the afternoon animal chores, just feeding & checking them over really, only to find that the 2 new weaners have burnt in the sun, one of last year's ewe lambs is off her feed & looking sorry for herself, the ewes still aren't showing any signs that they are ever going to drop their lambs, one of the chickens is scouring yellow poop & is very cross with all the other chickens & one of the horses has had a nasty reaction to a tick that burrowed in during the day, badly swollen & bleeding so much at first I thought he had a puncture wound.
So this morning I have tried putting sun tan lotion on the piglets, only to have one wriggle away so much that I got more on myself that I did him & the other tried to bite me. I have bathed both horses in horrible smelling lotion to stop the ticks, only for them both to roll straight away trying to rub off as much as possible. I can't catch the ewe lamb, so I guess she isn't too poorly, still no new lambs & now the dog's jealous because I'm spending too much time with the other animals.
Why did I start this small holding lark?