Morning started off dank and wet and reluctantly put on my wellies to go and do the morning feeds! Three frisky muddy Berners helping me! Fed the ponies and left Sunny and Barney behind hopeful for the missed bits, or occasionally Andy and Arthur will toss 'em a bit of corn. Me and Sim went to feed the sheep!
Only six sheep at the gate! My lead ewe, Hoppy, was missing. She is old lady, she has been with me six years now and was not so young when she came here (I lost my other original ewe, Poppy, last year!) Went in search and found Hops under shelter of the conifers way up back of the top meadow. I thought she was dead! Stroked her and talked to her and her eyes fluttered! Fetched a tarpaulin and got her on it and dragged her way down to the bottom of the meadow. Rest of my sheep by this time had finished their feed and followed us and Hops lifted her head and did a feeble "Baa!" Got her safely to warmth and shelter and got the vet out! She is on antibiotics, she has pneumonia, but we are not hopeful, she is very old lady! She is in the shelter where I have lambed her in the past! For a while I had her standing and eating and looked like she was about to lamb again. Now she is down again! Off to go cuddle my Hops and give her another shot! She is my lead ewe that of a morning I would come out and here distinctive "Baa!" My Lady Hops that rolled Sim Puppy down the hill when he tried to get too friendly with her lambs! Prayers for my Hops tonight but she is a very old lady! Sim, Sunny and Barney are very quiet! All love, Jean, Sunny, Sim, Barney and the Gang XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX http://www.angelfire.com/anime3/longlease/index.htm
