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Update w/e 16th August

Well, we've seen the end of an era here this week. Our old Rhode Island Red hen finally fell off the perch, literally. We bought her as part of a batch of eight point of lay…

DiarySmallholding / Anything goesSunday 16 August, 2009

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Lambing so far

I visited my sister last weekend and got a hard time over the lack of diary entries - I am resolved to do better. Our lambing this year was due to start on Sunday 25th…

DiaryLivestock / SheepWednesday 28 March, 2012

53

Niamh / Rushes / Pigs

Monday 6th April Sunny but so windy again. Dan had office work this morning then got the chainsaw out to prep timber for splitting and cut kindling; then he was off harrowing…

DiarySmallholding / SmallholdingMonday 13 April, 2020

54

Mainly calf spam

Monday 1st May May Day, Beltane, first day of summer. Well, it didn’t rain but it wasn’t taps aff weather either. My brain is like cotton wool – come on,…

DiarySmallholding / SmallholdingTuesday 9 May, 2023

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Tupping / Smoking / Steers housed / Cattle in for winter

Monday 13th November Grey and wet here but none of the snow other places have had. Niamh has a very yellow bum; she’s seven past in April and didn’t lamb last…

DiarySmallholding / SmallholdingTuesday 28 November, 2017

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Goodbye Meg / Winnie moved / Mucking out Rosie

Monday 23rd January Ooh, full sun today. Zaza came for her Monday morning play with Bryn. Meg was much better this morning; she came out with me, had a big pee, supervised my…

DiarySmallholding / SmallholdingMonday 30 January, 2017

57

8 years at Dalmore / Meet Rocky / Dead lamb

Monday 14 May   Eight years in! Can’t believe we’ve been here eight years – and yet it feels like we’ve been here forever. At the start, we used…

DiarySmallholding / SmallholdingMonday 21 May, 2018

58

Tatties / Caravan / Shearing

Monday 16th May What a change from the weekend!  Heavy rain most of the day – and much cooler as a result. But it’s to be nice the rest of the week, so…

DiarySmallholding / SmallholdingMonday 23 May, 2022

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Panda is born / Swarm / Shearing

Monday 22nd May Been a bit showery today, which is good. Had a spectacular fall today while moving the cheeps – the rope broke just as I heaved on it. I must have gone…

DiarySmallholding / SmallholdingMonday 5 June, 2017

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Calves / Milking or not / Ponies

So, Monday morning, I had to drive to Stirling to collect our meat chicks and two Maran pullets for a friend. I was supposed to collect them last Friday, but I wrote the time down…

DiarySmallholding / SmallholdingMonday 1 May, 2023

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