Cats.

Well, Powder has gone to live with a carer for the RSPCA.

Linda sent a photo and description of her to them at the weekend and this carer has a vacancy for Powder. So she'll be vaccinated, neutered and chipped and live with the carer until a permanent home is found for her.

Ninja and Tabby will stay with us, but will be vaccinated, neutered and chipped at a later date.  ¶ 5:11 PM

  Eggs

Eggs obviously aren't that easy to lay. This photo shows the variation between eggs in the same days laying, but some were obviously harder to lay than others with real extrusion markings. The variation in length is more pronounced when you place them in a carton and then can't close the lid properly.

  ¶ 2:25 PM

  Crutching time (again)
Got to crutch the sheep to help prevent flystrike and and also to keep fleece clean.
Ten to do this time.

  ¶ 10:53 AM

  Tattars
Here is the second crop of potatoes from our garden.

The first crop was a similar yield and we have a third crop in progress at the moment.
About 8Kg of spuds.

  ¶ 10:48 AM

  Free range Kittens
Before Christmas, we noticed on the road in front of the property a cat had been skittled (there was a bunny on the other side of the road, but that's pretty common).
I moved the carcess off to protect innocent visitors and then later that day I saw several kittens near the shed. The next day we saw them in the sun alongside the woodshed. The day after that I caught three of them in the shed cleaning up milk froth after the calves breakfast.

At first I thought they might have to be drowned, but they've been given a reprieve and so it appears we now have three kittens to feed.

Here's a photo of two of them. Powder is the grey one (female) and Ninja is the male tabby.
  ¶ 10:36 AM