Monthly Archives: April 2016

28 April, 6.30am, -5c

Posted on April 28, 2016 by James Hall
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Lambing shed selfie

Posted on April 28, 2016 by James Hall
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No country for young lambs

Posted on April 26, 2016 by James Hall

We woke the morning to find weather more like January 26 than April 26. But it is what it is. The lambs seem to have survived so far, but we shall see what the rest of the week brings.

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The lamb

Posted on April 24, 2016 by James Hall

Born yesterday, this lamb was taking advantage this morning of sun spilling into the lambing shed. Despite the sun the air temperature is still cold so he will be in the shed for at least another 24 hours.

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A word about chickens, and geese

Posted on April 20, 2016 by James Hall

In my blogs about this year’s calves, lambs and pigs, I forgot to mention the new chickens which have been laying their first eggs in the last few days. As you can see they are a rather smart combination of … Continue reading →

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New calf

Posted on April 20, 2016 by James Hall

We had two new calves today, one at the start of the day and one at the end. This photograph was taken this morning, about an hour after he was born. As you can see he is already up and … Continue reading →

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Waiting and Resting

Posted on April 19, 2016 by James Hall

Lambing involves a lot of waiting around, both for the expectant mothers and for us; long periods of waiting interrupted by unplanned bouts of frantic activity. Today was a waiting day, and because it was also a day the weather … Continue reading →

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Snow on the ground

Posted on April 16, 2016 by James Hall

It was a surprise to wake this morning to find snow on the ground. There wasn’t much and it won’t last long but it is still not quite what we were expecting. Needless to say one of the  heifers thought … Continue reading →

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The annual cycle starts again …

Posted on April 15, 2016 by James Hall

Each spring seems to arrive faster than the last, and already we are back into the annual lambing and calving cycle. And of course the weather remains gloriously unpredictable. After some dry and sunny days we had snow on the … Continue reading →

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