Hurdles

25 powder coated hurdles and a pass gate in a lovely shade of green arrived today, a few have helped to fence off the fallen oak to stop the sheep from eating the bark and let them have more grazing. Talked with the vet because there are a lot of sloppy poos in their paddock. It’s probably the after affects of a lot of rain making the grass too lush and should sort itself out in a couple of days. The concern is always fly strike which can kill a sheep, the soiled fleece under the tail is an ideal place for flys to hide and lay eggs, but at this time of year it’s usually too cold for them to breed, so hope that’s the case. Picked tomatoes and a cucumber. A warm sunny day with cloud later and a lovely sunset.

Wildlife

This black beetle was swimming in the rainwater bucket, guess it must be a stag? Released onto the damp woody area close by. The tiny newt was in one of the water buckets by the greenhouse, I moved him to the nearby wildlife pond where the water was a bit low so I topped it up with rainwater. Hope they both survive. The Ouessants have moved about a lot today, nose to the ground. Have the vet visiting tomorrow, donkey teeth need to be checked and the lambs need worming, moved hurdles into the small paddock so that the Ouessants can be corralled. A sunny and warm day, watered the vegetables.