If he was not 12 years old he would be bacon by now

Gorgon was in big trouble yesterday. Caught red tottered pushing his way through the new fencing into the vegetable patch in search of the fallen apples and pumpkins that are growing so close to the fence edge. he has barged his way into the veggie patch in previous years,it wasn't as productive after his visit and trying to remove a pig which thinks his in heaven is pretty hard.

This has made work for poor farmer J who was so looking forward to his Sunday off. This morning posts were banged in with a run of posts attached at pig height to stop the bulldozer of a pig Gorgon. It matches the fence erected around the rabbits run to stop him their pushing his way into stealing their food.

He had been watched trying to suss out a way in to the veggies but has now decided to sleep while waiting for the plums to fall. I wouldn't mind if he was a starving pig but at the moment his getting the apple windfalls as well as tiny pears from a neighbours trees. Pork and apple sauce hmmm...

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Happy cattle

For five months the cattle have been eating hay twice a day but today was their time to go back to pasture, they were more than ready. With two loads in the trailer going to La Contie the rest, the naughty but nice ones stayed at La Singlarie. Calves are on green grass for the first time following the herds around. Now for Spring time jobs to get started - so much free time for farmer J. Fencing, tidying around the farm, getting machines ready for hay cutting, getting the gites gardens ready for Summer and a new bathroom to fit, his feet won't be touching the ground.

Rabbit proof fence

In the hope of not loosing anymore greenery in the veggie patch today was spent today taking down an old fence which was put up around eight years ago. As it had a few holes in it this could be where the rabbits are getting through. On the other side of the fence a chicken run was constructed were table chickens grew to a really good weight until we got a batch that had been, what we think were contagious with Mareks disease. Subsequently we stopped using it for chickens putting a litter of pigs in the area to get them use to electric fencing (which they did). It has been left empty for around 18months now with Gorgon and the girls have made break trough's through it last year gaining access into the veggie patch but now there's a lot of weeds. On the other side of the veggie patch is another old holey fence which has now got the recycled one that was taken down put in front of it, new posts and a trench dug to lower the wire in, earthed up and stones put on top

Getting excited

Vanille and Bambou were moved this morning back into Gorgons field, a little excited with the prospect of a Summer full of gite guests bringing carrots and attention.

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