Summer Update

What fantastic summer weather we have had compared to the rest of the UK, but it has come at a price.  Grass growth was intially stunted and slow due to the cold spring and then by a prolonged dry period which did not encourage grass growth but was great news for the guests we had in An Taigh Clach.

However a recent spell of balmy warm weather has encouraged grass growth on our predominately damp and peaty soil resulting in a reasonable harvest.  We have completed all our big bale silage and just have a couple of ‘postage stamp’ size fields to cut and bale with the mini baler which is perfectly sized for  these small but valuable areas.

All the sheep were shorn in July and are looking well with their lambs at foot.  The gimmers and wedders are in a township field with our neighbours sheep.  The cows have their calves at foot and along with Hector, our young AA bull, are looking well and are flourishing with the recent grass spurt.