Bridgemoof--Sheep & Wool festival

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Sorry Bridge

 

[bonbean01]

Oh Bridge...just read your post and had a teary meltdown with you

Why or why can't you be my neighbour just down the road???? I would be by your side and help in an instant...would put your Jacobs in the empty ram pen that has a decent shelter for them...would makeshift the half empty square bale shed side as a sick bay easily...oh man...feel so badly for you honey...

Not sure how I can help...these freaking cyber hugs are just not good enough...but it is all I have

 

[Bridgemoof]

Awww Bon thanks for the cyber hugs. They are good.

I lost a nice chicken today, too. I found her laying in the barnyard on her side. She was still alive but barely. I thought maybe the cold got to her, she was one of the purebred chickens we got with that batch of 20. I never did identify what kind of hen she was, but she was really pretty. Anyways, I brought her IN THE HOUSE to get her warm. Maybe she was cold intolerant? Not sure. So I had her in a cage with some water which I tried to get her to drink, but she just flopped. She died shortly after. Tim thinks she may have gotten some of the rat poison that he's been putting out. He's been pretty careful about putting it way down in the rat holes, but you never know. Anyways, it was a bummer.

So we had a discussion a bit ago about how we are going to switch everybody around again maybe tomorrow. Move the goats here ---> Move the sheep up here--->Build a shelter here---> Put these guys here--->

I'm too tired.

 

[Southern by choice]

Ah Bridge I really do know what it is like to be overwhelmed and worrying about the animals. I have had those moments, sometimes that is what it takes for deaf ears to hear though.... and my moments are NOT QUIET! I pray you are HEARD! All the stress and worry takes so much of the enjoyment out of it. Days like you had today do end, and there will be tomorrow. Hope tomorrow is a better one for you. And I am so sorry about your chicken, it just is the straw that broke the camels back today! With your tender heart I really feel your sadness and frustration.

 

[promiseacres]

hope you get a warm up....know it would would make things easier around here too....

 

[bonbean01]

and you lost a chicken???

You just gotta know tomorrow has to be a better day than today was

 

[RemudaOne]

Crikey! Cold and ice make already hard work that much more difficult and frustrating. I too wish that I could lend you a hand and just be there for moral support. As Bon said, the good thing about days like today is that tomorrow WILL be better. Take care girl and keep your chin up. Make sure you get a good nights sleep tonight (I take a couple of Tylenol before bed when I HAVE to sleep soundly) because everything is easier to handle if you're not battling exhaustion.

 

[Symphony]

Rest you wacky lady. The Farm will be there when you get rested. Don't brake down on us, we'll have to send that Goofball Coco over to take care of you with the EVIL ONE.

 

[Bridgemoof]

Thanks you guys. It's a new day. I got a good night's sleep, although I woke up at 5. :/

It's only 18. It snowed about 2"! Nice pretty powdery snow, too. I dread going out this morning feeding because of "Our Favorite Martian"-Uriah. Hard to hold a stick when you have a bucket of grain and are trying to open and close gates. :/

If I could say it was a new day and things are going to be better today, well, that would be good. But EVERY day just about is the like the day I had yesterday. :/ I'm tired of having to come up with a new plan every day. And I have work to do on a pub that is due tomorrow. I have to work I have to work I HAVE to WORK!

 

[Southern by choice]

Bridge why do you and I always get up at the same time? I was up at 4:30 :/