Emily's first trip out to see the sheep and lambs!

Emily's first trip out to see the sheep and lambs!


Photo taken by Andrea Ingram.
 

Lambing starts with a bang!!!!

Well lambing where to start!!!! We went out to bring in the ewes ready to lamb in the barn and they had other ideas!!! They had started early and we'd got 8 ewes and 8 lambs to sort out. After sorting out who went with who and leaving them out on the croft we got the remainder of the ewes in, with in hours we'd had a set of twins and a single. Up to now we've got 16 lambs out of 15 ewes and 12 still to lamb. A quick start to lambing this year!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wandering cows and an unexpected calf!!!!

We've been busy this last few of weeks. 2 new calves, wandering cows and the start of lambing which started with a bang!!! Tolsta Poppy calved on the 01/05/17 in fine sunshine outside on the croft, then last Thursday nite at 10pm we got a call that 4 cows where out on the main road, tried to gather them but it got dark and they got spooked, so went back out Friday morning and with the help of my neighbour got them into a field then into the trailer and home. Tolsta Erica calved on Saturday morning(one of the wandering cow), at only 15 months old we where lucky to have got her in when we did. Both are doing well, two more heifers for the herd.

 

Bust day with the sheep

Had a busy day on Saturday 23rd April, went out early to check for missing sheep on Tolsta Head. Found 13, 9 ewes and 4 rams could not get them up from the cliffs. Any ideas or volunteers/offers of help welcome. After that Heptevac'd all the breeding ewes and rams. All set for lambing in 4+weeks

 

 

 

 

Welcome Miss Rowlston

We are extremely happy and proud to announce the safe arrival of the next generation of crofter here at croft 2a
Emily Mae Rowlston, welcome to the world!!
Born at 5:59pm, weighing 8lb 1oz on the 28th of April 2017. ...
We are absolutely in awe of this amazing little girl, fallen in love already! 

Thumb stick/ walking stick for sale

FOR SALE
£45.00 + £5.00 P&P
This new handcrafted thumb stick has a handle made from a Stag antler (ecologically sourced) with double Buffalo horn caps. It is joined through a brass spacer to a shank of hazel.This has been straightened using steam. The handle has been finished with wax, and the shank with a coat of varnish to protect it from the elements. This lovely stick still retains it's rural character. The full length of the stick to the Thumb Position is 51" 130cm. It would be a wonderful companion for those long walks in the countryside. It is fitted with a metal spiked tip and a rubber ferrule can be supplied, at £1.99 extra. These are not like the manufactured ones you might buy in a shop.

 

New crafts at Croft 2a

FOR SALE
£45.00 + £5.00 P&P
This new handcrafted thumb stick has a handle made from a Stag antler (ecologically sourced) with double Buffalo horn caps. It is joined through a brass spacer to a shank of hazel.This has been straightened using steam. The handle has been finished with wax, and the shank with a coat of varnish to protect it from the elements. This lovely stick still retains it's rural character. The full length of the stick to the Thumb Position is 48" 121cm. It would be a wonderful companion for those long walks in the countryside. It is fitted with a metal spiked tip and a rubber ferrule can be supplied, at £1.99 extra. These are not like the manufactured ones you might buy in a shop.