The Poultry Keeper

manic nonie

OK I'll start,OK I'm at school so I'll tell you about Saturday.
>mucked out 5 pens of cow muck from the shed. 4 calf and 1 cow
>helped milk 8 new cows that came [1 of which was a first time calver, another was measured in heigth and stand at her shortest point at 5 foot 3 she is also over 7 foot 6 in lengh } now that's always fun
>cleared the channel to the cow poo pit X 3
>washed the cattle crate down
>washed the palour down fully + filled the dairy cake feed shots
>bottle feed lambs
> put the cattle to bed
> cleaned the barn out
> walked the new cattle up the road when they escaped and were making their way into the cottage at the end of the road
> washed the tractor windows on all the tractors and washed gates
and it had to rain

fairislefaerie · Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Posts: 542

fed hens (pen 1, pen 2, growers pen 1 & growers pen 2)
fed the 4 cade lambs & had them all jumping on me who'd ran out without putting coveralls on, so now muddy as heck !

Fed & scratched all 7 pigs (no scratching = sulky pigs)

cleaned out & washed the brooder cage, shuffled chicks about & put some into growers pens to make room for currently hatching ducks.

Scrubbed out the water vat in the cows field ready for the arrival of our first 3 tomorrow.

now going nuts as we have extra guests coming & ive not done the ironing yet !

Angela

Spana · Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 2051 Location: North Cornwall

Well, come on then you two, what did you do with the rest of the day Wink

manic nonie · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 1:00 pm Post subject:

I was knackered so a nice night in with the folks and sisters.
jan.............................. Wink

tell us

Loudmouth Schnook · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 1:30 pm Post subject:

Fed and turned horses out... (it's gorgeous today!) then fed chooks and duckies... put hay out in the field for horses (no grass!)

Now have to get house sorted for my parents coming tomorrow from USA!!!! eeeek!

fairislefaerie · Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Posts: 542

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6807 Location: isle of lewis

today
bottle feed four lambs
fed hens 4 pens
fed ducks ,cleaned out water and shed,collected eggs
refilled hay nets ,milked and washed out buckets and refilled water buckets and fed
watered polytunnel

phoned seard ,got told i've been reclassifid Shocked

as a domestic holding Question

,nobody told me ,and i'd been worried the fact i hadn't had the forms for the june censess

went to work,only 4 hours Wink

got home now quick cup of coffee ,i've got to get goats out to graze
feed them water, hay again ,they are going though 3 bales a week
feed 4 pens again ,let ducks into garden
and bottle feed lambs again
also got to green mesh along the bottom of the fence to stop the hens going back next door

mcleod-girls · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 8:04 pm Post subject:

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fairislefaerie · Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Posts: 542

climate change & how it affects crofters. i dont care, im just her address for the 4 days she is here !

Angela

fairislefaerie · Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Posts: 542

Anna, your not Danish are you ?? I know an Anna from banff/gardenstown but she is danish.

Angela

debcat · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 11:17 pm Post subject:

AM
fed and watered 4 pens of chicks, 1 of ducklings and the quail
fed and watered the hens and ducks
fed sheep and lambs
fed and watered the goats
collected eggs

fetched fred and carly back off the road
" " " Coco back off the road

Started digging a hole next to a down pipe looking for the main drain

PM
Fetched fred and Carly back again
Let the goats out for a graze and run
Fetched coco and tiny fred back

Carried on digging hole
Fed everything again
Cleaned out the ducks 2 baths and refilled them
Collected eggs

fetched Fred , carly and coco back
carried on digging hole
fed chicks and ducklings again

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6807 Location: isle of lewis

am
fed watered milked goats
fed lambs ,with bottle and they are now having weaners as well 1/2 a scoop between 4
fed,watered ducks and chickens
climbed fence into next door and chased the 2 rescue ducks back onto our garden Rolling Eyes

put archie back in field 4 escapes this morning he knows where the back door is now,some idot put the stock fencing up the wrong way round big holes at the bottom and small at the top (it's alright it was me )
spoke to next door they are quite elderly and are finding the garden quite hard going so they asked me if i wanted to cut the long grass weeds and willow to feed the goats ,they are still planting potatoes Wink

they are really lovely and both from crofting families ,so like and enjoy animals

jan and jill what's going on on your places Very Happy

nonie said it would be nice to know about the work loads that go with livestock ,and it might remind her that things need doing at a certian time Wink

now i'd better go to work Rolling Eyes

mojo · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 11:52 am Post subject:

how do you lovely ladies find time to eat ,drink and do normal things like read a book.................bet if you do its ....................smallholding for experts

fairislefaerie · Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Posts: 542

1hr till the cow & calves arrive on the ferry !!! The atmosphere is electric, the kids are as high as kites & ive even ironed my clean coveralls !!

Angela

debcat · Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 3:33 pm Post subject: