It's the small things.....

Muckit

I enjoyed reading the thread started yesterday about what people are up to and it got me thinking about starting this thread......

They say it's the small things that make us happiest........so

What's the 'small thing' in farming this week that made you smile/happy?

Mine was (at long last) getting a new top link for our old MF135 (no more wrestling and cursing while I'm trying to adjust it now! The damn thing was too long anyways, 165 one me thinks:rolleyes:)

5live

SFP cheque in my current account to bring me back in black. An idle fancy i know but maybe one day......:cool:

theroad

Muckit wrote: »

What's the 'small thing' in farming this week that made you smile/happy?

This morning, the sight of the last cow leaving the parlour 'cos that meant I could soon get some breakfast.

MfMan

Seeing cattle sent away killing out better than had been anticipated. Haven't seen the cheque / kill sheet yet so the smile hasn't turned into a frown yet! Seeing finer weather with good grass still in evidence.

pakalasa

Watching a new born calf getting up and drinking the cow.
Never ceases to amaze me.
Like as if it's brain has been programmed to find the teats.:rolleyes:

BeeDI

When the vet passes the hand over the last animal in the crush at the herd test and says "all clear". :D:D

Miller80

getting a heifer calf from one of your better cows

Rovi

THE big thing I miss most from my livestock days is lurking in the shrubbery with the calving kit at my side, in the early light of a fresh Spring morning, watching a cow deliver a strong healthy calf all by herself, and then watching the calf get its feet and start to suckle.
I'd creep away and treat myself to a fine breakfast, congratulating myself on a fine morning's work, having done nothing but sit in the bushes and watch.

I'm choking up a bit just thinking about it.

blue5000

Lodging a cheque that brought the overdraft bank ac back under its limit with about 100e to spare!

24_7

Finding out why tractor was running down battery overnight. Dodgy radio

whelan1

letting cattle out in spring time

johngalway

Opened up an old drain, spent today spraying rushes. Pretty happy with that, thinking ahead to how the place will look!

tommylimerick

greasing up the machines putting them into the shed for the long winter thats coming another year over more or less at this stage

royaler83

whelan1 wrote: »

letting cattle out in spring time

+1

whelan1

was closing cows into paddock earlier and a flock of wild geese flew over ....what a fantastic sight , isn't it amazing how they all fly in a v shape

pakalasa

whelan1 wrote: »

was closing cows into paddock earlier and a flock of wild geese flew over ....what a fantastic sight , isn't it amazing how they all fly in a v shape

Were they flying inland?
A real sign of bad weather coming!

Or maybe they were leaving the country, like a lot of young people these days.

red bull

getting a text from creamery 5.85% bf 3.62 protein

theroad

Muckit wrote: »

What's the 'small thing' in farming this week that made you smile/happy?

This morning when I was out with the cows, four swans did a fly past on their way somewhere in perfect formation against a bright blue sky. Beautiful.

Why do swans make that sound when they fly? Is it their wings?