First fresh crop of the year

First fresh crop of the year from the poly tunnel. It may be small but tasted very nice

Radish
 

Tolsta Dougary

Not so Little Tolsta Dougary, best looking bull calf we have bred to date, think I will keep him entire and see how he develops. Will be a Bull for hire/rent next year me thinks (if he grows like his Dad Eric)

Veg planting

At last we have managed to get some veg out into the plot. 3 types of Cabbage, some Cauliflower and Kale as well as Onions and lots of Leeks. The Potatoes seem to have started to move, will be a bit late but we should have a crop!!!!

Onion seedlings
 

Leek Seedlings

Tatties growing

Cabbage, Cauliflower and Kale plants

Sheep gathering

Have managed to gather 26 Hebridean ewes and shearlings and one ram (Fergus) off Tolsta Head. Think they may be in need of a trim. Shearing when I get back from The Great Yorkshire Show next weekend!!!

Hand milking Ruby

Me milking out Ruby (the cow with Mastitis). Think see is improving, is walking freely now and has her appetite back. Udders don't look quite as red and inflamed.

at last a day in the veg plot

Finally got a day in the veg patch. We got the muck heap moved, made some raised beds and cultivated the plot ready for the cabbage plants etc. Looks like we finally have some growth in the tunnel, its amazing what a bit of sun can do. Better late than never!!!!!

Mastitis in Ruby's udders

I go away on a trip and everything goes to pot. I left Ruby with her new born heifer calf running around all ok, I was only  two days into my trip and I get a phone call telling me that she is very ill and the vet says she has very bad mastitis and she may not get through the nite. She had a temp of 106.4, so after an injection of anti-inflammatory and antibiotics and with much help from Malcolm Mctaggerty, my dad managed to milked her out and after a visit the next day from the vet and another dose of injections her temp was back to normal. She is still with us, just being milked three times a day. She has lost a lot of weight, but has finally got her appetite back so fingers crossed we may be over the worst. Looks to my that we have saved half her udder so she may still be able to rear her calf and future calves!!!

Ruby with new born calf

Rather large udders

My Dad milking a very sick Ruby with help from her calf

Dad topping up the calf as Ruby was unable/unwilling to stand!!!