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The day to day happenings on Green Farm
April
08
Date |
Entry |
Comment
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| 1st |
1 May 1707 was the day the Act of Union came into effect, joining
England and Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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Hmm |
| Took a newly calved Holstein heifer to Gisburn
auction mart.The reason being that CCM Skipton has now moved itself
into the blue tongue zone so if I took an animal to their auction
I would have to sell it whatever the price as I couldn't bring it
home because of DEFRA regulations. I also sold Elidih 3rd of Glengarnock
as she had lost her calf and everytime she calved she had huge teats
which the calf couldn't suckle easily so it was time to go. |
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| 2nd | Mr Beresford came for 2 loads of silage. Had to operate on a Holstein cow that had a displaced abomasum. John the vet was in a rush as he was going on a pampered weekend at a health farm. | |
| ANABLA 12th OF CALLACHALLY Calved |
Bull Calf
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| 3rd | Joined the biggest crowd in the football
league this season to watch another victory and Mr Scally being relegated. |
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| 4th | Unfortunately we pull
a dead calf off a heifer. The calf was coming backwards way and had
a leg back as well. We put a Holstein bull calf on to it and it seems
to take to it very well. |
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| BARAVALLA BANARACH OF MURRAY COOPER Calved
dead calf. |
Bull Calf
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| 5th | Andy takes 2 steers to CCM Skipton for slaughter for the shop. Tom, Laura and I go the Highland Fling in Sheffield unfortunately without any animals. But we have a good day helping out and watching the judging. | |
| Just as I am setting off
for Sheffield the exhaust blows on the van so it is a noisy ride there
and back. |
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| 6th | Take a yearling heifer
direct to the slaughter house in Rawdon. It has been blind since birth
and has managed ok in its own small environment but it was time to
let it go. M Cowgill took 8 holsteins home. Show some prospective
buyers round the cows and calves. |
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| 7th | E Taylor took 32 holsteins home. M Cowgill took another 12 holsteins home, It must be spring time. Put Coinneach to the cows in the brow field. | |
| R Lambert came for some
silage. Take the quad bike for a new gear box thankfully under warranty. |
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| SHEENA 5th OF FINNART Calved |
Heifer Calf
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| 8th | M Kayley took 17 heifers
home. M Cowgill was here again and took some more home. |
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| We had the unpampered vet Neil to do some PD's all four embryo's seem to have held which is amazing. S Crabtree brings 150 mule hoggs for the summer. | ||
| 9th | Let 19 in calf holsteins
out onto the moor it is 4 loads with landrover and trailer and as
is usual on Haw Lane I have a puncture, Why can't the council look
after its roads. |
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| 10th |
Let another 7 Holsteins out into the road through field at Wenningber. Also after giving them their second Huskvac dose let 11 calves into the croft at Wenningber. |
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| Go and pick the bike up after it has been fixed. Mend the wheels that fit on the front of the Manitou that we use to push the silage to the sides in the feed passage. | ||
| 11th | Let 11 Holstein calves out Wenningber then clean the building out as I hope Stapleton's will come and spread the FYM this week. | |
| Take 3 highland cows to
Bacup near Burnley for a visitor attraction for a farm shop that has
just opened. These are just to put them on until the cows with calves
that they have bought are in calf. |
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| I then go to a committee
meeting at Elland for the North of England Highland Cattle breeders
Club. |
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| 12th | Move the Highland heifers from Malham onto Highside and bring down 7 3 year olds off Highside to put them with Coirechoille on the top moor. | |
| Enjoy a fantastic atmosphere but a frustrating night as Carlisle probably just deserve to win. | ||
| 13th | Wendy and I head up to
Edinburgh for a few days of wedding venue searching for Rachel and
Dave's wedding next year. But not before the calves I let out on sunday
see fit to destroy 10mtrs of dry stone wall after escaping through
an open gate. Leave Andy in charge. |
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| 14th | Have a nice trip round
Fife as we look at 4 venues all very different. |
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| 15th | Have a look south of Edinburgh
at another 2 castles I think one of these is "the place".
Rachel and I then head south to meet Tom on the motorway as he is coming from Loch Awe before going on to Carlisle where we have the most brilliant night thanks to Jonny Howson we are now off to WEMBLEY. WE'RE THE FAMOUS LEEDS UNITED AND WE'RE OFF TO WEMBLEY. |
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| 16th | The adrenalin is still flowing as Wendy and I go to Perth where I am judging the Highland Cattle show and sale. I didn't get shouted at to much. | |
| The bull we bought in
Oban in February is delivered to Perth so he can come down on the
same wagon as the few I bought in the sale. |
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| 17th | Put Connor out with the show team. Put a new bull that we bought in the Torloisk dispersal in Perth CALUM BUIDHE OF TORLOISK with another bunch of cows. | |
| Move Coinneach into a different field as he seems to have taken a liking to my neighbours holstein cows. | ||
| Go to Otley show to pick up the Highland club banners and info. We can't show because of the Blue Tongue restrictions. | :( | |
| JASMINE OF CIM Calved |
Bull Calf
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| We have to take the calf
off her as she hasn't any milk I put it on a the Holstein cow that
had the twisted stomach. |
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| 18th | Sarah is at home doing
some more Open Farm Sunday planning. |
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| 19th | Take one steer to an abattoir near Burnley for the farm shop at Bacup. | |
| Take 2 steers to CCM Skipton for our own shop. | ||
| Take Coinneach and his bunch of cows onto Skillams and bring Wallace home. | ||
| Can I say thank you to the ignorant cretin who saw fit to leave the gate open on the top moor so 50 of Crabby's sheep could wander 3 miles on the track known as Langber lane nearly onto Highside. A good way of wasting an hour and a half. | ||
| 20th | ANNE MARIE OF WAINSMORE Calves |
Heifer Calf
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| 21st | As I write this it seems
a long time ago. |
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| 22nd | P.Bolland took 16 holstein
heifers home. Took 12 holsteins into the Haw Lane field with Hellifield
Dundee. |
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| Took Coinneach and his cows and calves on to Skellholmes Top. Brought Wallace home put him in with Tearlach and Eric. | ||
| 23rd | One of our holstein bulls
went to Newhouse Bros at Settle to serve a bunch of heifers. |
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| Eric goes up to Kendal
to look after a couple of highland cows. Clean the cubicles out. |
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| 24th | Wash all the animals
ready for the show on Monday. Tearlach goes to Barnoldswick to M.
Garrity's to look after his cows. |
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| 25th | An early start as 13 of us set off for Wembley with a lot of optimisim. We leave the mini bus at Uxbridge and take the tube to the ground. What a fantastic place, It has cost a lot of money but it is worth it, the old Wembley was a dump but this is something else. Lord Mawinney and his useless bunch of officials at the football league will be happy that we lost and can provide division one with big crowds next season. Well done to Doncaster they scored and we did'nt. We had a great season I can't wait for the next one. | |
| 26th | Tom and I set off early
to go up to Corebridge for the Northumberland County Show. We have
a very good day with Seonaid of Cruachan Beag winning the championship
for the second year running. |
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| 27th | Took Wallace to Flasby to Jonathon and Celia's to serve their cows | |
| 28th | Go and take a tour round
Langcliffe Scars and Highside. |
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| 29th | Generally tidying up for sunday. | |
| 30th | Move some calves and
clean their building out. Tom decides to make a maze with some big
bales in the silo building. I leave him to it. |
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| 31st | Put the finishing touches
to all the displays for tomorrow. |
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