We started lambing this week – a sure sign that the days are getting warmer and the daylight is lasting longer!
We also had a bull calf today.
He is less than two hours old in this photo. He is still wobbly on his feet and his umbilical cord is still visible.
Elsewhere on the farm, Farmer Jim has been laying manure on the field outside the shop – apologies for the smell if you were in at this time! He then ploughed the ground in preparation for beans to be planted.
Gill has been planting beetroot, salad onions and lettuce in the tunnel. We hope these will be ready before the summer. The salad leaves are doing well and will be ready for sale in the coming weeks.
Spring is surely on its way. The birds are singing, the days are lengthening and dare I say it, it’s getting just a little warmer. Having said that, I’ve probably gone and jinxed it, so now it’s bound to be snowing by time you read this!
We would like to sincerely thank her for her efforts while she was here and we wish her all the best for the future.
On the farm, the glass house and tunnel were given a spring clean, prepped and salad leaves were sown. These should be ready for sale in the shop in 6-8 weeks.
Farm-work is very much the same from day to day at this time of the year. The cattle are all in and need food brought to them and to be mucked out on a daily basis.
Farmer Jim will be very glad when the ground dries up enough for him to hitch something to the tractor to get some ground ready for spring sown cereals.
We remain optimistic though that this year will be drier than last and the crops will beat the weeds!
Sadly, Delia the pig died.
Congratulations to Camel Valley on their latest award – their Brut won the prestigious Best International Sparkling Wine at the World Sparkling Wine Championships at Verona, Italy. We thoroughly endorse the award! (Perhaps Valentine’s Day will be a good day to try it if you haven’t already done so!)
