Sheep, Fencing, Mats And The Muck Heap

We've had a few big jobs on the go around the yard this week.  Last weekend Roger brought the sheep along (about 150 of them!) to eat down the grass in the pony field...which was great...but as we didn't  know that he was coming with them we hadn't prepared for their arrival!  We soon learnt that the electric current wasn't flowing properly around the fencing circuit!  After a big effort by Jenny, Ted and Faye we managed to get the current going and the sheep are now happily munching away and eating the lush grass for us.

Ted's also been out on the tractor moving our current muck heap (or mountain!) so it should mulch down into nice compost and we can start all over again on the current site.

Margaret did some investigations into sourcing rubber mats for the field gateway.  We had some donated last year which were brilliant because they rescued us from struggling to push wheelbarrows through the mud to the muck heap.  We need to say a big thank you to Endurancemats.com in Coventry who gave us a charity discount.  Even though we've just put them down, the mats are already looking quite muddy and we're thinking of putting some gravel down where the spring is to help the water drain away.  All this rain is bringing back the rain and mud memories from last winter!

The ponies are having a lovely time as they have lots of time out grazing during the day, and at night have the option of the yard with hay, or the stable, barn, field shelter or a small section of field to mooch about in!  As you can imagine, Frodo's been out making the most of the muddy conditions making sure he has a good roll!

Faye visited Ebony and Apache last weekend and they are looking just right for going into the winter - just a shame she forgot to take her camera!!

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