Monthly Archives: May 2013

Maintaining the land drains

Posted on May 4, 2013 by James Hall

  We are having a big push this spring to clear the land drains on our improved pastures. They have not been touched for years, have filled with sediment and in some cases the water levels in the drains is … Continue reading →

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This is ridiculous

Posted on May 4, 2013 by James Hall

  It is early May. The lambing is practically over. And it snowed all afternoon and half the evening. The deer all came down round the house looking for food and shelter. If they had been any closer they would … Continue reading →

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River curtain

Posted on May 3, 2013 by James Hall

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  We were constructing a new water gate yesterday, using plastic piping. The end result looks almost like an ‘installation’.

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New twins

Posted on May 2, 2013 by James Hall

  With all this focus on new arrivals I should point out that lambing is now in full swing up here, even though it is long over further south. These twins were born yesterday and are brought in from the … Continue reading →

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The new girls

Posted on May 2, 2013 by James Hall

  For the past few years we have always bought in a number of store cattle to help graze the strath during the summer, buying about now and selling them again in September. We gave this some thought over the … Continue reading →

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New arrival

Posted on May 1, 2013 by James Hall

  This little sika calf is about 24 hours old and about the size of a new-born lamb. If you look carefully you can see her nose and eyes to the right of the picture as he/she watches us watching … Continue reading →

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