This is our morning routine.
09:00. Make a litre of warm Multimilk for Albie
Go outside and meet the sheep who are always waiting. At night, they come out of their field so they can go to bed in a variety of sheds.
They are always pleased to see me, or Daisy – whoever has drawn the short-straw!
They are good boys and wait patiently outside the feed shed.
‘Bert is looking much better.
Then they all follow me to their field, some being more irritating than others, and I feed them in their individual buckets. They are not very good at sharing.
So that’s the Boyzens sorted for the day.
Next, I go back to the feed shed and mix up some Lite Balancer with Golden Paste.
Daisy gets Albie’s hard feed ready – 1/2 mug of foal creep and 1/2 mug of mare/youngstock feed.
This is my bucket.
Delia is always first up and waiting.
She is very enthusiastic about her food.
The others follow.
Albie has his food in another field so he can eat in peace.
Once I think Delia has had enough of the turmeric mixture, I fight the bucket off her.
I let Tiddles have a turn as he fell in the sinkhole.
Fivla has a turn too. She has stiff shoulders. She doesn’t get much.
The mixture is very hot and strong – lots of black pepper and turmeric.
They love it. Storm makes it his mission to get some.
I usually give in and let him lick out the bucket.
I think it does good.
The day when Delia doesn’t come running up and kick everyone else in the teeth for her bucket, then that is the day I put her to sleep.
Meanwhile BeAnne has her duties.
She is very busy.
Once finished, Albie is led back to the field.
And he goes back to being a regular Minion.
Albie is fed just Multimilk in the afternoon.
So that’s what we do.
You are all very busy and I know how foul the weather can be in Shetland in the winter. Well done to you all.
Jean
LOVE all the yellow mustaches!!!!!!
I’m sure this could get tiresome from time to time, but what a nice way to start the morning!
Love all the turmeric noses and that tongue… 😉
Also SO GOOD to see BeAnn out and about!
Lovely !
Adorable!
Those turmeric noses are rather lovely. Happy to know Bert is staying put and putting on weight. And that BeAnne is well enough to do her duty as Sentry. And that Delia is doing well so far.
Oh those turmeric yellow noses and tongues are good for the soul! And its lovely to see BeAnne taking up her duties again. Obviously you have all been slacking in that department 😉