Another week down, only about 9 to go til Christmas!
Did we mention that Gustache the lamb died last Saturday night? Seems he wanted to live up to his name and did get a gutsache - bloat - poor wee bugger. So that's all the Tuturau lambs gone - obviously the hill-born couldn't cope on the flat! Just Cuddles and Shadow - the originals - left. They seem to be going okay - are now down to just one feed each morning as we wean them off.
The calves are doing okay - no more scours at all and lots of running around the paddock (Pippi and Ginge especially). Beefy is looking stronger. Daisy is still a grump when it's time to feed - thinks that once she's had her treat she can get out of feeding so it takes a bit of strategic positioning to block her from moving around too much. Does anyone know a builder who could make more of a stall for her to stand in? Can't think where I could find a handy one!?
Have started offering a bit of meal to the calves after their evening feed but they are not really interested.
The Highland cows, especially Ruby, are not impressed by Bess the dog. She followed me into their paddock and Ruby chased after her. Not a pleasant sensation to suddenly have a huge shaggy (pointy horned) cow rush past you at quite a speed! So Bess has quickly learned to keep her distance from them.
Can't say the same with the cat. Bess is getting more ambitious about getting closer to Rumbles, while staying just out of claw-swipe reach (and I thought they'd be such good friends!)
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