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When I was about 18, I got a job in my friends clothes shop in the village where I lived. The first t time I went in, her little chihuahua came running from her little bed behind the counter to greet me and I instantly fell in love. Bell was such a lovely dog. She … [Read more…]
It’s funny, each month as I start to think about what has happened to write my regular Farm Life piece, I always think nothing has happened. This month was no different. It has been dominated by one word though. Mud. There has been a lot of rain and it has turned most of the fields … [Read more…]
I’ve been meaning to write this post for ages but things got in the way. Over the summer, there were big changes in the chicken shed. We had an old coop which has been used for many things over the years including chickens. The chicks I had purchased were fully grown but then the battery … [Read more…]
Farms can be scary places-especially at night when everything is deathly quiet and you can hear the rustling of a sheep in a darkened shed or maybe it is something else. As ever, I like to find the farm-link with everything so I have put y thinking cap on to come up with some farm … [Read more…]
I have experienced a few kiddings since owning Pygmy goats so I thought I would share with you some signs that your goat is either about to go into labour or is actively labouring. If you have experience in sheep, the signs are not dissimilar but it is a good idea to get to know … [Read more…]
Dates are not my strong point. I have turned up for many appointments and activities either a week or day early or two weeks late. It therefore comes to no surprise that I worked out the dates of the goat pregnancies wrong. Goats are pregnant for 150 days. The billy goat arrived on April 20 … [Read more…]
There have been times as a blogger when been offered something unbelievable. This time it was my youngest who was in for the surprise of his life. JCB Kids got in touch asking if we would like to review something and I actually told the lovely PR that this was the farm kid equivalent of … [Read more…]
Farm life has definitely become busier in the last month. Almost as soon as August’s Farm Life piece was published, we bought the donkeys. You can read all about them here. While I would say they are slightly easier to look after than horses, they still need mucking out if they are inside so if … [Read more…]
Sheep books are life for the children of sheep farmers but there are many children out there who like sheep too so I thought I would share our favourites. Pete the Sheep by Jackie French and illustrated by Bruce Whatley is set in Australia and is the tale of Sean the shearer who, instead of … [Read more…]
I am sure you know now that my husband and I are very spontaneous We hardly ever plan anything. Things usually just happen around here and, while we are a lethal combination together (especially where animals buying is concerned) it does work and we do laugh about it. Over the summer holidays, I took the … [Read more…]
