The Poultry Keeper The Independent Forum for Poultry Keepers    FAQ   Search     Register   Log in  just had a visit          The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Smallholder animals Author Message milkmaid Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7313 Location: isle of lewis Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 12:29 pm    Post subject: just had a visit i just had a phone call would it be alright for 15 disabled children to come and visit the animals of course the answer was yes right we'll be up in 15 minutes , i had to sort out ,which of the animals ,chicks and chickens were the least flighty , well they all trooped out and met shawna, pax and north the dogs ,the cats were nowhere to be seen, the chicks were held and cuddled and the goat kids played around the feet of all while holi stood to get stroked it was a shame it was such a rotten day ,but they went away happy ,next year hopefully there will be a couple of sheep to stroke or bottle feed ,and it'll be a better day . suz Back to top summayah Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 4289 Location: luton Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 12:32 pm    Post subject: well done Suz, I'm sure the children thoroughly enjoyed their visit. Back to top George Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 12:34 pm    Post subject: Well done I bet the kids had a great time oh and the children enjoyed it as well Back to top Knobby Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 6707 Location: North Warwickshire Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 12:35 pm    Post subject: Perhaps theyd like to give a bit more warning next time ! Back to top debcat Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 8752 Location: Isle of Lewis Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 1:02 pm    Post subject: Bet they had a great time Back to top Deb_Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 3661 Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 6:43 pm    Post subject: Suz...you are as insane as me! Well, maybe not as insane as you only agreed to 15, I agreed to 40+. I am sure they went away with wonderful memories. Back to top milkmaid Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7313 Location: isle of lewis Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 11:08 pm    Post subject: it's funny i had ideas about how i would run this place but the croft seems to have a mind of it's own and one of the things that seems to be happening is that we are attracting children from far and wide i thought that as we lived in a rural location then all the children would know about animals ,that only seems to happen if they have family who have crofts ,the others don't seem to have met many animals , and now i'm being blamed as a person do the road who had a couple of horses is now building a chicken run and read my stuff on shetland cows and has just ordered one, 36 count on chickens on the form didn't mind the notice knobby ,the goats just didn't like the rain and they had to go to the children as the ground is quite bad ,isn't it deb suz Back to top debcat Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 8752 Location: Isle of Lewis Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 11:21 pm    Post subject: as the ground is quite bad ,isn't it deb Like mine after all this rain Back to top milkmaid Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7313 Location: isle of lewis Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 11:25 pm    Post subject: is it ever going to stop suz Back to top debcat Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 8752 Location: Isle of Lewis Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 11:29 pm    Post subject: OH says monday every time mum visits it rains, snows or blows a gale. She never takes it back with her though Back to top jaydee67 Moderator Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5098 Location: Shetland Islands Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 6:19 pm    Post subject: She didn't have to send it here too! Back to top George Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 6:35 pm    Post subject: Nor did you have to send the rain down here either, it's been chucking it down since Pat got in from work, (mind you he might have had a word with the Rain Gods, just to get the night off! ) Back to top milkmaid Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 7313 Location: isle of lewis Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 7:21 pm    Post subject: it's stopped sunny now , suz Back to top debcat Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 8752 Location: Isle of Lewis Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2005 7:22 pm    Post subject: It's fine now Rained this morning then the sun came out, will take days for the fields to dry out though Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Smallholder animals All times are GMT + 1 Hour Page 1 of 1 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group