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Dead lamb and mucky straw
Monday 10th June Sunny and breezy today. Moved the sheep to Home, with access to the wee paddock the caravan is in. The grass is pretty long in there and I’d rather they…
Thaw / Steers out / Hogget / Orchard
Monday 5th March Most of the snow has now gone; it’s been grey and rainy and miserable but at least the taps have unfrozen. After the thaw, the flooding. Culvert our…
Paths / Mickey / Shallots and leeks
Monday 1st April April Fool - joke’s on us. Spring has once again retreated and it’s pretty cold outside with a brisk wind and the threat of precipitation –…
Seeds / Sheep / A hole
Monday 14th April Fatality in the cheeps this morning. Nothing obvious, just dead; I noticed one wasn’t moving well yesterday, so hopefully that’s the one. The rest…
Cattle moves / RHS & RBST / Cordial / Strawbs
Monday 19th June Hot again, and windy until teatime. Dan’s off to London until tomorrow night, doing proper grown-up work. Good milking this morning; Blizzard much more…
To Bute / Pork / Apple pressing / Tree survey
Monday 2nd October Wet and windy today. Spent the day in the office with routine paperwork but also had the foreword for a new book on smallholding to write. Met with Martin…
More rain / Pontoons / Leaves
Monday 4th November Wet and windy. Brought the steers in at East Pitkerro – they were happy to follow a bucket in, good boys that they are. The shed is very open and…
Annie / Cream / Dahlias
Monday 13th May Another nice day. Milked Annie for the first time this lactation and Rosie for the first time since Archie was born; both were very good. Got about 15 litres…
Willow / Lambs / Flagpole
Monday 9th August Cool, sunny with rain overnight. There’s s definite feeling that we’re into “late summer” now. Pretty much a full on office day,…
Meg / Bryn & Ceri / Snow / Straw / Weaners
Monday 9th January Took Meg to the vet and she’s been kept in overnight on fluids. Poor old girl. She’s in the best place. Hope to get her home tomorrow. Tuesday…