Post by larsti on May 25, 2016 14:29:33 GMT
Posted elsewhere about Dash's farm placement. Actually a smallholding a mere 10 or 15 ins drive from our home.
We have been there for 5 sessions and he loves it but I also love it.
I have always thought it would be lovely to have a few sheep. I knew someone who kept a large number of sheep which were in separate fields that he had to drive to, so I thought it might even be doable at one stage! I know I am mad.
Anyway there are 16 ewes on the small holding and a few rams as well. Today we wormed them all. Dash and I were helping round them up and I was able to adminster the wormer after being shown how. Dash spray painted their tails so we knew which ones had been done already.
Then they all needed their bottoms checking and fleece with poo on trimmed away. I did get to hold a sheep's leg for a while as she needed a lot done to her bottom!
I LOVED it. Just being outside and learning new things and being around the animals is so therapeutic for both of us.
Also learning a lot about growing veg.
We have been there for 5 sessions and he loves it but I also love it.
I have always thought it would be lovely to have a few sheep. I knew someone who kept a large number of sheep which were in separate fields that he had to drive to, so I thought it might even be doable at one stage! I know I am mad.
Anyway there are 16 ewes on the small holding and a few rams as well. Today we wormed them all. Dash and I were helping round them up and I was able to adminster the wormer after being shown how. Dash spray painted their tails so we knew which ones had been done already.
Then they all needed their bottoms checking and fleece with poo on trimmed away. I did get to hold a sheep's leg for a while as she needed a lot done to her bottom!
I LOVED it. Just being outside and learning new things and being around the animals is so therapeutic for both of us.
Also learning a lot about growing veg.
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