While Stephan got on with the entrance renovation work, I weighed 54 cattle ready to be drenched for Liver Fluke, later in the afternoon.

It's a job we do together, requiring the drafting of the animals into weight groups and then doing some fairly tricky manoevering to get the hook (on a flexible hose, attached to the drench gun) into their mouths for the appropriate amount of drench.  The Liver Fluke drenching, twice a year, is the only part of the animal management which requires both of us on the job.  Most other things I do on my own, although if Stephan's around to lend a hand (and legs to do some of the walking or running), some of those other jobs can be completed rather more quickly with two people!

It is also, obviously, most important to have a duck on hand, for any emergency.