Kensmyth

well the skies have been beautiful .. despite the weather ..

but a blue sky day and a bit of sunshine is certainly UP lifting for all LOL

well regular readers know that the weaning of a very large Draught Colt is no mean feat when the farm does not permit any area where Mum cannot be heard screaming to him when he is moved.

This time we took our time and at approximately 5 months old started to gradually remove him from his Mums stable for longer and longer periods daily until he eventually could also go out in a paddock adjacent.

This took a whole month of careful planning to ensure we had all sons available to assist so Mum had her companion and the Colt had his and everyone was happy.. if not made a little deaf.

Well thanks to perseverance and adjacent stabling the single colt was weaned fully without Mum getting mastitis and always stabled adjacent – this method really works is kinder and less stressful for both Mum and foal – well done to all involved and my Mum for too for asking daily “if hes managed it without screaming yet” LOL

Look at the bum on him now!

well I did not really feel like Christmas was getting close on the farm due to the endless mud but when a friend made me such a beautiful Christmas wreath and presented it to me – suddenly I did and its go go go time!

The forecast is rain, it is raining and the ground is saturated but the benefit of non concrete porous ground is it soaks away quickly – yippee!

unfortunately not so the road puddles LOL thank goodness for 4 x 4 vehicles in this!

for those of you wanting to live in the country, you need to understand that mice come in from the cold as do many other critters I don’t really mind.

Well, I don’t mind snakes or spiders as many regular readers know well from past blogs but how would YOU react if you found this climbing up the bath I wonder?

what better way to welcome December with its cold than a bit of sunshine?

Hug an Alpaca – you will always feel better – Gift Vouchers as Christmas pressies are fast flowing right now!

and so the weaning has started of the Big Fella, known as Saturn 5 as a foal and now heading towards his Heavyweight prospects as a Draught Colt, hopefully to be stallion soon…

Nothing but Brexit and the Election due on the News, nothing but rain – who would be a farmer?

still – there is always a Pomelo to cheer you up and spice up your life at this time of year LOL

crazy busy days means things get omitted on occasion – like we don’t put too much straw down when you have young cria you are preparing to sell for showing … LOL – OMG

I hate goodbyes, I love the pictures and updates we get from our Clients but every goodbye seems to get harder as time goes on.

We have already been advising and receiving updates from our Client with these super boys in their new home ooop North but it was a sad day when they left for sure. Weaning lies ahead and im not looking forward to that either!