Category: Treathro Cottages
We have spent many years on walking holidays around the UK and wanted to create what we consider the perfect place to stay.
The final lambing…..
07/07/2024
With a mixture of regret and joy we have decided to sell our flock of sheep and to focus on the cattle instead. Despite the advantages of having the sheep here – ie they eat the bits of grass the cows won’t, and the pleasure in seeing the lambs grow and play in the fields,...
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Cerys – the latest addition to the farm
21/05/2024
Having loved having Maggie and missing her so much we started to look for another spaniel. After a few months searching we managed to find a puppy which met all our requirements and as an added bonus her pedigree showed a number of relatives in common with Maggie! It is amazing how you forget what...
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New Barn
27/03/2024
We have finally finished our replacement barn…….! The old Atcost shed was knocked down and some of the old concrete pillars used to adjust the ground heights. The roof was asbestos so had to be disposed of safely by being wrapped in plastic, put in a special skip and taken to a registered tip. ...
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Rain, Rain, Rain and Mud!!
11/01/2024
What a horrendous winter it has been so far, not cold but just almost non-stop rain. The fields are now almost like rice fields, with the cattle and sheep almost paddling about! Our cattle are bred to be outwintered and usually do very well outside, the one problem is the pouching of the fields causing...
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Calf Maintenance!
03/12/2023
On the whole the breeding cows look after themselves. They are given a long acting mineral bolus twice a year, their hooves are trimmed annually, if necessary they have a spot on mite treatment and the occasional worm treatment. They are checked twice a day and moved around the farm for good grass as required,...
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