First week in the country

[hrymfaxe]

For those on the flist who don't know yet I'm currently taking care of my aunt's farm. She is away with her family on holiday for two weeks, and I'm staying in her house in the country looking after all the animals. There are 56 sheep, and one ram, a cat, a parrot, 6 roosters, 6 hens, 9 chickens, and 8 horses!! Now the first week here in the country has passed, and I feel like producing a list of the happenings!

1 bite from overexcited cat
3 conversations with parrot consisting of saying "hej, Coco" or just making nonsensical noises...
3 escapes by sheep
3 captures of sheep consisting of luring sheep back into their pen by rattling a bucket with a handful of corn in
1 flooded wellington when attempting to lure horses back from their grazing
1 sunburn on my back shaped after the places I couldn't reach to put sunscreen on
1 sick lamb, who is to weak to walk, but who hangs on to life..
2 visits by veterinarian to check said lamb + lamb who faked illness! 
1 huge bill from veterinarian
10 stools samples collected from sheep, to see if anyone else was sick................... (which they weren't, thank god!)
1 escaped ram!
1 nervous housekeeper who was told by her aunt to just take the ram by the neck and force his head away from her if he tried to ram her - weigt-difference: housekeeper 60 kg vs ram 200 kg!
1 ram guided into the stables by sticking his head in a bucket and walking him there
1.000.000 pets on horse noses
1 boyfriend falling from galloping horse
10 sketches of horses with horse-snot on them
Innumerable skratches on arms from carrying hay to horses
And probably a whole lot more that I have already forgotten! :) 

It's certainly not boring, living in the country!

Comments

[sinneahtes.livejournal.com]

Wow, those critters are certainly keeping you busy!

Parrots are so funny when they talk--there were some macaws at a pet shop I used to work at, and when I was cleaning out the bird breeding room, they'd call out, "Hello!" and try to get my attention every few minutes. Hee...

[hrymfaxe.livejournal.com]

They certainly are.. And I started this morning with chasing sheep out of the apple orchard! Yay, nothing I like better! :)

The parrot is in the living room, but I can hear it from my bedroom, and when she thinks it's time to get up, she will start using her entire arsenal of words.. I can't imagine how much noise there must have been in a bird breeding room!

[binkaslibrary.livejournal.com]

Ah, you busy bee ;)

I had a very nice weekend off-line, but hope to see you some time soon.

[hrymfaxe.livejournal.com]

Bzzzzzzzzzzzzz, I just had to catch the sheep again this morning! They had been unusually wellbehaved, so it really was only a question of time! :)

I'll see you soon no doubt! :)

[gilpin25.livejournal.com]

I'm laughing most at all the horse patting you're doing in amongst all this. And I'm sure the horse-snot will add ... authentic background shading to the drawings?!

Why is a flooded welly one of the most uncomfortable things ever? ;)

[hrymfaxe.livejournal.com]

I just can't resist a horse norse! They are so soft and cute! :) And the horse snot definitely adds to the authenticity.. :D They were so curious I couldn't keep them away from the paper.

A welly flooded with muddy water is one of the most disgusting experiences ever! No wonder the horses were reluctant to wade through that patch of the field..