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16 October 2014

Fair Isle in Stitches


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The deed is done !

And, without to much tom foolery either !

The old cow, being used to the coming in & out when it starts getting cold, was no bother at all, her only concern being... will there be more food when we get there ?


Heifer calf.. Every inch was a shove from behind, but once she was in the byre she was fine & stood good while we were going about in & around her.

The peerie bull.. What a gentleman ! He is going to do us proud if he stays such a well mannered wee chap, he was a bit unsure to begin with, 5 of us turned up armed with ropes & halters so it was a bit of what the heck is going on here ! He can be a bit unsure, but he responds really well to steady handling, so came away in fine, teetered at the door a bit (he's never been inside) just in case anything big & spooky was lurking there, then came away in & into his stall good as gold, halter off & ohh yeah scratch me there please !

The x bred heifer was another stubborn lass, but she eventually got the message that inside we were going & although it was inch by inch we got her there in the end, to many new things to take in I guess. She's due to calf in march & we hope, the old cow will calf late summer.

Pigs are much happier now that they moved & are no longer amid a guttery spluter, been so much rain here that its hard to avoid guttery spluter, but they've a whole big field for the winter, we'll just keep moving them over a bit as the dig it up for us.
Posted on Fair Isle in Stitches at 13:05

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Please ... what is a guttery spluter? I had a spluttery gutter until changed this Autumn but this doesn't seem to fit the context. Very enjoyable to read about yuor animals and your plans - good luck!

Barney from Swithiod and not abreast of the lingo


Your animal handling skills are fascinating to read about! I suppose it must seem very strange to creatures that have only ever been outside. As Moo said on your earlier posting, any photos?

Jill from EK


Barney. A guttery spluter is a right old muddy mess, but not just mud, really watery runny mud, you know, the kind that you sink into a few inches & loose your boots to.

Angela from Next to the heater




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