22 June 2009
Today I got another call from Jemma to say she had a friend wanting to sell their lambs and she wanted to know if we were interested. I said “yes” straight away and told her I would call back later to confirm once I’d spoken to Johnny. I was excited again and thought we would get the sheep after all. These ones were a Marino breed which was what I’d settled on too. This was great news! Later on more disappointment was to follow as I was to find out that the lambs that were available were desexed males only! Another let down. So the search is still on. I suppose it is just as well. The weather has been poorly these past few days. The rain has not stopped soaking the ground to capacity again. At least this time there are no cyclonic winds to knock over trees and such. It could be rather traumatic for the lambs though, so like I said its better they don’t come now.
The dog house that Johnny and Jonathan made over the weekend was brought onto the porch tonight for Spot. It’s like he knows he’s been booted outside and the only way he knows how to object is to stare me down. He and his sad eyes just stare at me – giving me a million words. He’s not impressed with the state of affairs at the moment. It’s a dogs’ life. What can I say?
The remaining seven chicks are doing well and I think we are over the only fatalities in this batch. The ones that survived are noisy, perky and very healthy. I can’t wait until they are old enough to go outside with the other hens. Come spring the guinea pig will be outside too. I’m done with animals inside my house.
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