Considering some ducks

[DallasCriftins]

Mud, Mud, Mud Mud, Mud, Mud
Mud, Mud, Mud Mud, Mud, Mud
Mud, Mud, Mud Mud, Mud, Mud
Mud, Mud, Mud Mud, Mud, Mud

SNOW!
That stumped them for a while

This is the Ducks shed.
No mud to be seen anywhere



They can't work out where the rest of the Pond has gone!



So just to make life harder for ourselves just before we had some snow to add to the mud when it thaws, we had already bought some bigger mud generators
No not Geese:

Shetland Ponies







And four of these
Soay Sheep:

 

[Miss Lydia]

Mud, Mud, Mud Mud, Mud, Mud
Mud, Mud, Mud Mud, Mud, Mud
Mud, Mud, Mud Mud, Mud, Mud
Mud, Mud, Mud Mud, Mud, Mud

SNOW!
That stumped them for a while

This is the Ducks shed.
No mud to be seen anywhere



They can't work out where the rest of the Pond has gone!



So just to make life harder for ourselves just before we had some snow to add to the mud when it thaws, we had already bought some bigger mud generators
No not Geese:

Shetland Ponies







And four of these
Soay Sheep:

We'll this way you get deep mud and one day if you want to build something put down straw and let them go at it for a day then you can make bricks.

and look at the smile on that sheep, so cute.

 

[DallasCriftins]

We did put down some straw for us to walk on over the mud
Not very effective but mud and straw bricks, now that's an idea

I could get the Ponies to help build their own field shelter

I once owned a very interesting and old Oak framed house in a village called Stisted in Essex
we removed some Lathe and Plaster from the wall which is primarily horse hair straw clay and lime and found a ledge and braced door and some extremely old oak panelling underneath
Why anyone would cover up something like that we never found out but the door and panelling looked great once cleaned and waxed.

 

[Miss Lydia]

We did put down some straw for us to walk on over the mud
Not very effective but mud and straw bricks, now that's an idea

I could get the Ponies to help build their own field shelter

I once owned a very interesting and old Oak framed house in a village called Stisted in Essex
we removed some Lathe and Plaster from the wall which is primarily horse hair straw clay and lime and found a ledge and braced door and some extremely old oak panelling underneath
Why anyone would cover up something like that we never found out but the door and panelling looked great once cleaned and waxed.

I bet it was beautiful, same thing happens here when folks started carpeting their beautiful old plank floors. and putting in drop ceilings , then someone else buys the house and has to uncover it all to see the real beauty that was original. One never knows.

 

[DallasCriftins]

An update
Still got err........... rather a lot of Mud............

In fact we are also under a heck of a lot of snow again more than I have ever seen here.
I am beginning to wonder when (if) it will ever warm up.

We lost one of our ducks a few weeks back, she died overnight in the shed so did one of the Chickens the same week
So to console myself I thought about time to add some Geese in to the mix

A chance Email to Chris at Ashton Waterfowl
http://www.ashtonwaterfowl.net/index.html

came up trumps so we now have two wonderfully placid Brecon Buffs

 

[Miss Lydia]

An update
Still got err........... rather a lot of Mud............

In fact we are also under a heck of a lot of snow again more than I have ever seen here.
I am beginning to wonder when (if) it will ever warm up.

We lost one of our ducks a few weeks back, she died overnight in the shed so did one of the Chickens the same week
So to console myself I thought about time to add some Geese in to the mix

A chance Email to Chris at Ashton Waterfowl
http://www.ashtonwaterfowl.net/index.html

came up trumps so we now have two wonderfully placid Brecon Buffs

So sorry for your losses but what lovely geese. I saw where you all were covered over with snow. Most of us are still waitng for spring here too.