Month: November 2017

6 big bales of barley straw delivered today from M&S Transport.  We had to wait for the tractor to arrive before we could receive the straw… these are bales that you don’t throw around by hand!       The gap between the old buildings was only just wide enough for these bales to get...

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Well… the new New Holland T5 tractor has finally arrived.  Very shiny and big and blue! It arrived on a 60-foot low loader at 7am and he managed to immediately get the lorry stuck by running off the edge of the drive!  This meant that the first job of the new tractor was to pull...

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Finally the cattle have arrived.  This is the start of what it’s really about!  Four Red Ruby Devon cows, each in-calf (due next April) and each with this year’s heifer calf at foot. Slightly scary moment for one of the calves as it took a slide on the wet concrete, but all ok. They are...

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After hunting for a second hand trailer, and failing, we bought a new Fleming TR6 (6 tonne) trailer.  This was harder than it sounds!  Small drop-side trailers appear to be hard to find.  If you have to order one, it takes months to deliver from the manufacturer.  I thought I’d found one of these from...

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The electrics in the outbuildings are… interesting… well, dangerous really!  We also had no working outside lights around the buildings.  So, the decision was made to get electricians in to review, renew and install.  Steve Ouseley and Alex have been a brilliant and reliable team working with us to deal with this. Steve measured and...

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