Repairs and roadwork.

Kevin Ryan came this morning to weld a rail back on the race. When a calf decided it would be a good idea to put his head through the rails of the race to see what would happen, I'm sure he didn't think he wouldn't be able to get his head out. It's the same as kids fingers and bath plug-holes - they go in but don't come out.
When we realised we would not be able to manhandle him out of this situation, we decided on plan B - brute force. I went home, returned with the tractor and hooked a chain around the rail above his head and to the tractor forks.
My idea was to bend the rail upwards enough for us to free his head. It bent a little but suddenly the welds on each end of the rail broke. So one free calf and a slightly bent rail.
First job was to straighten the rail using the tractor bucket to apply force and then Kevin welded it back into place.
The rest of the working day was given over to roadwork. Some years ago, because of incorrect road positioning, the council organised for surveyors to peg where the road reserve should be. One corner peg near the yards was about two metres further out into the road than the previous post. I have reflectors on the new post and now I'm grading the road to make where to drive more obvious.Read more