Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Spring has sprung, but wheres the grass?

 Hi everyone, I hope you have all made it through winter unscathed.  It started out pretty good for us and has ended up in mud soup !!  Although its been unusually warm for one of our winters, the last couple of months has been incredibly wet, so hence the mud soup.  The grass  had a wee burst as soon as it realised Spring had arrived, but has halted again now that it has decided to have another cold wet burst.  Oh well, that's what farming is all about isn't it, one eye on the weather forecast, gumboots covered in mud at the back door and hunkering down and doing what is necessary as fast as you can to keep dry.... but we love it don't we ??. 

We have been busy feeding out baelage to our guys over winter as a daily task.  But its been made quite comical due to our chickens. As part of our team of chickens we have 2 cheeky white ones.  We have nicknamed them Speckles and Whitey... I know, very uninspiring names, but one has a solid white body and the other one has white and speckles.... !! Anyway, they both seem to think that apart from just laying eggs for us, they should help feed out to the cows as well.  They just look hilarious. If Gregs feeding out, I am usually in my office and can look out my window and watch Greg walking along with the Baelage trolley with one or both of the chickens running as fast as their little legs will take them, with a waddle as well in there, right behind Greg, all the way to where he is feeding out and that can sometimes be quite away.  I just sit and giggle.  :O) they are full of such importance... x

Our babies have started to arrive which is always exciting.  Will it be a boy or a girl and what colour is he or she.  At Lumonte McMoos, we have had one boy and 3 girls so far.  All of them have new homes now so once they are old enough to be weaned I will be into the training routine again which I always enjoy.   One of our other McMoo breeders has had a dun girl and a red girl, so girls seem to be the flavour of the season so far.
We always love to get photos and news on how our wee ones have been getting along in their new home.  One of my special girls from last year Scarlett has just turned one and look at her now...her new mum has just sent me this photo.  (see above). 

I will leave you here and go out and shift the moos to new paddocks....they look like they want a change.  I wonder if Whitey and Speckles will help me with that ? most likely !

I hope the sun is shining at your place
until next time.
have fun 
cheers Lesley

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