Exhausted.

The lambing is almost over now and life can return to a more normal pace.We have had a wonderful run of lambs. Most of them seem to be healthy and strong thank goodness. At the moment we have four tame lambs to feed so that isn`t too bad. There are twenty three ewes left to lamb now. The shed looks really empty, on the other hand the fields are full of lambs skipping and jumping. They are really having fun. Bunches of fifty or more race up and down the hedgerows leaping in the air just for fun. The more the sun shines the more they play. I am quite concerned about how they will cope with the very bad weather we have been forcast for Monday. Really strong winds and heavy rain is bad news for sheep. They hate it.
Simon worked really hard yesterday. The seed oats were finally delivered, weeks late. With next weeks forcast so bad Simon decided to try and sow the four fields.
He finished at 10.30 pm after a whole day in the tractor seat. Everyone took a turn to take him some food or a drink so he could keep going. It was worth the effort, we woke up this morning to heavy rain. The spring barley has popped up . The fields are turning from brown to green,that`s always exciting.It proves Spring is on the way.