A day in the life of...................

Albert stalking baby rabbits on our post dawn walk

A day ago I received an anonymous comment asking what I actually do during an average day...I suspect it was the same person who has left an unsigned and rather pedantic comment before about Comic Relief....so I thought "what the hell" why not chronicle a "day in the life of a Trelawnyd House husband"........If the commentator wanted to underline how lucky I am to spend a great deal of my time being at home".....please comment again, I will  certainly agree with you ten fold....I know I am very fortunate
Anyhow The following is a pretty normal day for me ( when the sun is shining that is!!!)- hope it gives an insight of the pace of the field

I was Up at 7.30am and let out the hysterical Runner ducks for their first drink and swim
All of the water feeders needed filling and all of the pellet feeders needed checking.
All 15 bird houses were opened and every bird counted out onto the field

The runners doing what they do best........being bloody hysterical

The dogs hate early mornings and have to be dragged down the lane for their first walk of the morning


The dogs contemplating the morning

 Then it is medical time!
One of the St Trinians is a little poorly and needs antibiotics syringing into her mouth twice a day. She is receiving a course of Baytril ( 7 quids worth of antibiotics from the vets!!!)

The sweet little hen is eating a little better today and took some cat food ( with some wormer on it) as a treat

Boris needs lifting out of his house EVERY morning (as you can see I do not look too happy so early in the morning...mind you it IS before my first coffee of the day)

I finish most of the "first thing" jobs by around 8.30am

Then the dogs get fed, my household jobs are completed (including a little bit of light dusting !)

This morning I had to change all of the bed linen...Albert had regurgitated the bloody remains of a mouse's intestines all over the quilt!

The kitchen wreck of last nights stir fry.............

.......and after a bit of bleach

 Now it is around 9.20am....and its time for my first glorious cup of coffee of the day.....and then I can enjoy two of my secret indulgences of the day.....a blog check.......and Jeremy Kyle (over breakfast!)
(To those that don't know Jeremy Kyle is an odious slime bucket who fronts a trailer trash talk show)

Then its a 2-3 mile walk with the dogs ( this morning it was the round robin Marian walk past the Gop)




Then home...and a brief moment of gayness.......nicking daffs from the building plot behind the cottage

Then the Ghost hens needed their bottoms cleaned and the bald bits creamed with antiseptic cream
Because of their weight, they spend a great deal of time sitting and less and less time walking
This is the non glamorous part of animal care!

I am never alone of the field for long, this morning Pat called down for a chat and eggs and this afternoon farmers Eirlys and John dropped by

Before lunch ( an apple, coffee and a bagel) I completed fencing in the entire main vegetable patch, which is now safe from prying beaks!

I made a "gate" to complete the enclosure....I can start planting out on Sunday

Then its more SHIT, SHIT and More SHIT.... four of the hen houses needed cleaning out and new bedding (a gift from the ever resourceful Red Faced Welsh Farmer)

After that I collected eggs, Including another giant Goose eg from Winnie

Then I prepared wormer medicated feed for the birds ( It has to be prepared in different strengths for the turkeys)
That little tub of worker cost 20£!!!!

Now its around 3.30 pm!

The dogs, who have sat out on the field all day, are bored, so all four are taken for another walk around the village. I took the chance to deliver another 6 eggs

Meg in the centre of the Village

The Chapel in the late afternoon sun (The building was converted from Market Hall to Chapel in 1701)

We returned to the cottage by 4..00pm ..The sick hen needed another shot of antibiotics, and looked brighter than she did earlier in the day, I grabbed a cup of coffee , downloaded these photos to the blog then I am off to start the process of bedding down the geese, ducks and turkeys for the evening. ( Each group need "showing" to their individual houses)

The hens can be left until later, being brighter animals they take themselves off to their own houses when the light starts to fade, then it is only a case of locking up each house in turn

Chris will be home at 6pm

I have only the fire to light,the meal to prepare and the late dog walk to complete..........

A pretty cool day eh?