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Fences / Poultry / COVID19
Monday 16th March Frosty first thing, then sunny and windy, finally damp and windy. Tara and I rode Euro and Smokey. They were awful but it seems that, however awful they…
Heifers weaned / Conference / Willow bed / Sheep prep
Monday 12th February Glorious day – frosty, but sunny. Paperwork day – including final arrangements for the Smallholding Scotland Conference, which is on Friday, and…
Cheeps / Electric fence / Calves
Monday 8th June Dry, intermittent sun but cold and windy. I’m not a fan of housework but neither do I like to see the house too dirty – or untidy. I tend to be…
Calving report 2013
Some of you may have been following Charlie’s progress via the forum and Facebook, but I thought it might be good to give a bit of an update on our 2013 calving in its…
Seaweed / Coriander / Lambs
Monday 27 August Making my monthly shopping list and tidying up the store cupboard – found some out of date apricots and a bag of muesli mix that we don’t like much…
Bad back; Freezers; Spltting lambs; Sheep course
Monday 15th August Cool first thing but shaping up to be hot. I let the sheep into a field with better shade – I think their agitation yesterday was due to the heat rather…
Blackcurrants / Sinks / Courses
Monday 30th May Cool, showery. I was awake at 5am; too many things on my mind. Prevarication is not conducive to a stress free life. Blizzard appears to be coming into…
Harvest / Cheddar / Butter / Smallholding Scotland
Monday 26th June The fox woke us at 4am this morning. Bryn was going daft and had to be released to do whatever he does – runs around barking, I guess. Couldn’t…
Milking / Camembert / Open Farm Sunday / Sky corgi
Monday 29th May It’s been a showery day. Annie and Panda are still in a seperate paddock from the others but I’ll let them through tomorrow. Panda has been up and…
Hurdies / Apiary hedge / Cattle shenanigans / First sock
Monday 22nd January Nice and warm today – up to 5C, but damp and that made it feel raw. The cows must have had a party last night and invited the neighbours –…