Moving the field shelter

As the weather continues to be wet we felt a little sorry for the two pet sheep stuck out in the small field with no shelter so a break from the rain this afternoon we decided to give them a bit of shelter.

The corrugated metal shelter had been in use when we had a small herd of sheep, which have long been gone it stood empty in the field far to big for two sheep. So we moved the shelter and the sheep into Gorgons field, he does not know yet as he has spent all day in the barn- bit of a fair weather pig is Gorgon.

Unbolted in half the Valmet tractor made lite work of moving the two halves. By the time the last half had been pushed into place the rain had come turning into sleet. By the time the sheep were moved snow was falling, just in time for tea under a roof and they can be viewed from the kitchen window. Tomorrow he shelter will be bolted back together in case Gorgon may wish to move it around turning it into his day bed.

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Snap shot

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Weeding

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A problematic Ewe

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