4 feeds a day (but at least we dont have to change nappies!!)
Well we have 4 very cute little lambs. They have been nicknamed Babe, Floppy, Springer and Bambi. Babe was only 3 days old when he came to us so we had a couple of days of nighttime feeds until he had grown enough to sleep through the night.
He is now a couple of weeks old, twice the size and really rather bossy! From having a few tablespoons of milk every feed he is now managing nearly a pint every time he sees a bottle.
Meanwhile 3 fantastic Kune Kune sows have arrived. We will put one of them in with Giles the boar soon and hope to have piglets in August. Lovely and friendly though they are – they are fantastic at escaping. Yesterday we spent several hours looking for one pig who we found in big field asleep under a hedge.
Happy in the sunshine.
Andy has been working very hard to put new fencing in t make sure they do not escape again. I would also like to have cctv and 24 hour guards – but Andy thinks this might be overreacting!
We also had a problem with one of the pigs deciding it was fun to chase the Alpacas, and the lambs were being very mischievous and chasing the chickens. So our big job this week has been to make sure every one stays in their own paddocks. If it carries on I may well have to call in the United Nations peacekeepers. Although busy it has been such fun this last week.
With all the chaos that was going on it was lovely to have a picnic out in the woods yesterday. The bluebells are coming out and it was wonderfully warm. We have pu a table and benches out in the woods so it is a great area for Elmfield guests to picnic.
Thank you to my nephew James for the fab pictures!
