B Manawatu Car Club Inc MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2018 Something for Everyone Page 1 of 50 … EDITORSPEAK… Email Trevor at
[email protected] As I remarked a couple of months ago, it’s been lambs, lambs and more lambs here on our little slice of paradise. Little bleaters everywhere. Great news as we will sell the ram lambs (now on TM if anyone wants a purebred East Friesian) and have sufficient ewe lambs to replace some of the aging old grannies in the ancient end of the flock. At least most of the lambs are now weaned and the pet ones (including our very cute black ones) are on once a day feeding. Deep breath, whew, job done. So, it’s now on to milking the mums. The trials, tribulations and dramas of last year’s milking are largely gone. It’s amazing how quickly the previously milked ewes got back into the routine, and the newbies mostly just tagged along, as sheep are prone to do!! No-one has been rejected because of an attitude problem yet, though it was close with a couple. Clover (a young ewe we are babysitting for a friend) is, I have decided, clearly related to Houdini. A really friendly, hand reared animal, her first milking was an absolute joy. Stood still, didn’t kick, ate her nibbles, and didn’t want to leave the milking platform in fact. Wonderful. What a little pro. But …… after lulling me into a false hope, she decided to try it on, as any teenager does, to find the limits.