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Finally the cows are home

Finally, after a couple of false starts, we brought the female cattle home on Tuesday – Breeze, Blizzard, Annie, Bonnie, Sunny and Rosie. They’re now settled in the…

DiaryLivestock / CattleWednesday 10 December, 2014

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Siting the hen house

There are three small paddocks at Dalmore. The hen house is going in one of them. After much deliberation, we've decided to upgrade the fencing on one, for now, to poultry proof…

DiaryLivestock / PoultrySunday 23 May, 2010

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New hens

Well, the new Black Rocks seem to have survived the trauma of the poultry sale. We cobbled together a temporary run for them today round about their house - the fixed run is way…

DiaryLivestock / PoultrySunday 13 April, 2008

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The New Horse-Powered Farm by Stephen Leslie

In an era when fuel is a primary concern, draft horses are seen by many as the solution to small-scale, resilient farming with a closed-loop system. Horses bring farmers back to…

BookSmallholding / EquinesMonday 31 March, 2014

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Ryeland ewe lambs

My original flock was three 2007 ewes; in 2009, they lambed for the first time and produced one ewe lamb so I bought another two by the same tup. This year, the three ewes again…

DiaryLivestock / SheepTuesday 21 September, 2010

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NSA Sheep 2014

The NSA Sheep Event on Wednesday July 30 at the Three Counties Showground, Malvern, Worcestershire promises to be bigger and better than ever.Highlights will include an incredible…

EventLivestock / SheepWednesday 30 July, 2014

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Popcorn and the pygmy goat

I hoped to meet Popcorn today, but due to Blue Tongue restrictions, she wasn't able to come to Carlisle. Curious? Popcorn is a three year old Irish Moiled x Jersey cow, well…

DiaryLivestock / CattleSaturday 13 September, 2008

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Strathaven Show

Take part in the Show Come along and see the cattle, sheep and ponies close up. Have a gander at the various breeds of bantams, ducks and geese in our Poultry…

EventTAS / AgricultureSaturday 1 September, 2012

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All done

It's been an unseasonably warm week - but I'm not complaining. The grass is still growing and it hasn't been too wet, and that suits me just fine. Leo has now…

DiarySmallholding / SmallholdingSaturday 12 November, 2011

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Cull sheep

Because we're relatively new to sheepkeeping, this is the first year we've had to cull animals. In 2007 we bought ewe lambs; in 2008 and 2009, they went back to the…

DiaryLivestock / SheepTuesday 11 February, 2014

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