New additions to the farm. Our hen hut is now occupied with 6 pullet White Leghorn hens. Harry has done a deal with cousin Ben who's into poultry, and we've been to fetch them today. I wonder how long before Mr Fox comes to visit? Grandma Barbara loves hens and was delighted with them. Good, as she might be asked to do alot of "shutting up the hens" especially when Harry goes back to school.
Another new arrival was a new heifer calf born this morning to a home bred heifer cow. It was her first and they are doing really well. I've just been out to the barn this evening and stood quietly watching the calf dancing and skipping around the shed whilst mum stood still and watched! How quickly calves find there feet and run about, just a matter of hours.
At last Summer has arrived over the weekend, and we're all doing the lawns and weeding the over due flower beds. As we try to sleep with the bedroom windows open, I hear the familiar and constant "mooing" of Doreen, No. 71, who's been separated from her baby today and gone to live with the milking herd. I apologise now to all our neighbours around this side of the village, who might also be trying to get to sleep! Don't worry, it won't last more than a couple of nights, and Doreen will have forgotten who she's left in the barn.
Finally, daughter Charlotte (who was named after a cow no less) has started full time work today. She came home very invigorated and so grown up! To celebrate, she's taken Harry and herself to the cinema to see the new Batman film. Now I feel very middle aged as I've had my birthday over the weekend too.
Ohh humbug!
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