Recent Posts

1
Comments

Quick post.... by matty s

Quick post... Just got in from work, worked later tonight and last night, far too much rain, dryer keeps clogging up, cant shift grain as its too wet, i been on the weight bridge all day and taking samples. Yesterday i rolled 60 acre in the morning and...
Filed under:
1
Comments

Bloomin drivers!! by matty s

Some people just boil you dont they!!!! I was driving along the road today in the JCB (It was an estate road) coming from the Home Farm to the dairy (its a 5 min drive) and the public can drive on the road if they have some reason to be on the estate...
Filed under: , , ,
0
Comments

Awards Recognise Rural people by matty s

Wheather your a farmer, postman, landlord, rural GP or whatever associated with the countryside or you know someone else who is, you should read on.... The countryside alliance is running awards to recognise rural people, weather your 5 or 55 your in...
Filed under:
0
Comments

Ford and David Brown tractor nightmares. by matty s

Right,this is a bit of a diversion a way from pasty's blog here. I recovered from being ill, and although couldnt stomach anything i went back to work ( i had two days off and got incredibly anoyed by watching the olympics 3 times a day). Anyway,...
Filed under: , ,
6
Comments

Milking by matty s

Monday saw me milking. This was my first time, and i througherly enjoyed it! I learned how to do the lot in the parlour, since our head herdsman is away on holiday i worked with one of our stockman. I managed to get out of the 5am milk but got the joy...
Filed under:
0
Comments

Pheasants, Herefords and the rain! by matty s

After weeks of waiting, i have got a couple of pics for you's as i sorted out my technical difficulties (a knife, pin and alot of hitting).Unfortunately not one of the combine yet but i have got a couple that pasty and amanda have moaned on about...
Filed under: , , , ,
4
Comments

Another one from Owd Fred by matty s

Heres one for Canadean Farm hand courtesy of Owd Fred... Rather amusing!
Filed under:
0
Comments

What a great day! by matty s

I had a great day today - despite mucking a old rotten chicken shed out which had went stale for about a year, the day turned out to be canny! First of all i drove the new tractor - i have been itching to, and i had to drive it today - rather good. wish...
2
Comments

Poultry, Sheep,Poultry, Calfs, Owd Fred and more Poultry by matty s

Evening! I am sick of chickens, i have spent 18 hours working with them (2 days). I have been packing them (folding there legs and wings and putting string round them, weighing and bagging them). I have bedded allthe houses including the ducklings and...
Filed under: , , , , ,
3
Comments

Owd Fred and Incontinence by matty s

I recieved an email of Own Fred today, it was rather amusing!! Heres the pic he sent me..... it got me giggling! I think he's happy he's not a bat! Been in the butchery today, plucking and packaging/partially dressing birds. Then i had to go and...
5
Comments

OSR and snail trail by matty s

Right i have made a hudge cock up (am i allowed to use that word on here?) Right, i came in from work and couldn't be bothered to do anything- Tea was on so i headed for the computer. Forgetting i have been working with OSR all day, i walked in, dropped...
Filed under: , , , , ,
3
Comments

Spreading and Harvesting by matty s

Got combining today - a little bit got brought in last night but all the OSR at one farm has been harvested with the OSR getting cut as we speak at the main farm. I aint drying tonight, will be tommorow though if the rain stays off but just been cleaning...
7
Comments

Promlem solved! by matty s

I have overcome 2 problems - The first being my timesheets, it took me till 11 last night and then a bit of tonight to do them but there done now - i have just worked out i'm working a 45 hour week and this is harvest!! We should be doing double this...
5
Comments

War of the blogs and OSR by matty s

Here we go then - lets moan a bit more... First of all, i have a rival blog- its a bit like the Tim Relf and Matthew Naylor war - this time IT IS WAR!!!!! I am determined to beat Pasty Girl - i bet her crust crumbles under the immense pressure of the...
5
Comments

Cutting continues - but slowly by matty s

Howdy Well we tried to get combining today, grain was dry as was straw but combine had a few difficulties. First of all the header took 3 attempts to get on due to the header trailer rutting the ground then the combine came and practically ploughed it...
Filed under:
More Posts Next page »
© RBI 2001-2007
Powered by Community Server (Commercial Edition), by Telligent Systems