News from the farm

Winter is setting in!

Friday 25th November 2011 3:16 PM

Hello to all!

Sorry we have not blogged for a while at the farm, the days have just been speeding passed in a complete blur!. Its been a combination of the horses now coming in at night and all the jobs that goes with the increased care as well as working all day in the grooming salon.

One bonus is that I have not even had time to suffer with the low mood that usually comes hand in hand with the dark nights setting in- yippee!

All is well at the farm, we have been pottering away with the usual long list of jobs that need doing here! some good news is that after the years of work we have put into the yard and outside of the farm, we have finally started on the very run down farm house!. First job has been the replacement of all the windows- just in time for the winter. Lets hope if the rumors are true and we do reach minus 28 degrees that they go some way to helping keep the heat in!

Next job will be to sort out the huge damp problem we have, maybe sometime in the distant furture we will finally be able to get warm when we come into the house!

On the animal fronts we have the following exciting updates:

Our new Tutaki Kune Kune Boar Sherman arrived safe and well from Herefordshire (Thank You Wendy), to join our resident piggy family!

He is a stunning chap and is very much enjoying being free range with his ladies One eyed Jammy Pig, Mif pig and Hazel pig!

Two of our resident Kune Kune ladies have had more babies since our last farm blog. Miley pig had 5 babies and Hazel just had 2 giant piglets!

Miley is now living with Boris boar and Hazel has joined team Sherman so hopefully they will both deliver more piglets during the next 4 months or so.

Mif pig has also spent private time with Sherman so hopefully she will also deliver!

Our beautiful Miniature Schnauzer Bitch Lexi gave birth to her first litter of 3 healthy puppies at the end of October, the puppies are absolutely beautiful and Lexi is a very proud mummy! Here she is with her just born litter, cuddling them very close! We have a boy and 2 girls and am pleased to say they are all going to lovely new homes at the end of the year!

On the horse front with a very heavy heart we have said goodbye to our beautiful dun Bertie Bassett. My youngest daugher has steadily lost interest over the last few years and its a real shame but we can't force her to like horses when she much preferes football and Bertie is way too good to just sit in a field.

He was snapped up as he is so genuine and is now in a fantastc loving home with Bethany down south. We are very much in touch and are very pleased that Bertie has given Bethany her confidence back and they are making a great team!

Our On site grooming salon is doing very well and we just love our job of grooming both dogs and cats!

We only groom one on one so our salon is kept as stress free as possible for the animals who visit. I am a fully City and Guilds qualified groomer and take the care and well being of your pet very seriously. We are very proud of the work turned out and believe our reputation now speaks for itself.

Please contact the farm to make a booking for your pet to be groomed, we can usually work around the times you require and also offer a pick up and delivery service too!

Finally 2012 will see the launch of our home reared free range pork sausages- all very exciting and more information will be provided in due course- watch this space!

Right better dash.. there is work to do!

Untill the next time.....