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Calving Continues in Gloucestershire
Nearly all the cows at the farm near Bourton-on-the-Water have now calved, only three left to go and so far all have managed on their own with no interference or help needed. We thought we would have to help one last night but when we went back to check she had just had a beautiful…
Read MoreLucky Guests will see Lambs
Lambing is well under way and my lucky guests will be able to see the new born lambs in the field surrounding the cottages and if they wish they can come down to the farm for some close up experience.
Read MoreLambing Live at Langley
Lambing started with a flourish here at Langley, but we have a great team of staff so not too stressed at the moment. The ewes have their lambs out in the fields then they are brought into the shed and put into individual pens before the lambs are rung and numbered. They then go out…
Read MoreBrown Hare seen again – Nature Diary
We saw the brown hare again this morning whilst driving round the stock but were not quick enough to get a photo as it ran away too quickly. Following on from my Green Tourism Inspection I am going to work harder at the nature diary and have decided to use my blog as the platform…
Read MoreStraw for this Winter
We have been very busy on the farm, well actually on the estate next door baling straw ready for next winter. This year has been much easier than last as there was so much straw behind the combine that we were able to bale 1000 round bales in just two and a half fields. Last…
Read MoreGreen Tourism Scheme Inspection
The cottages were visited by The Green Tourism Business Scheme inspector recently which was once again very enlightening with regard to just what difference a few small changes can make to our green commitment and consequently the environment we all love and live in. We are certainly going to achieve the Silver Award again but there may…
Read MoreChristmas Booked but New Year and a few other dates still available
I have now got both cottages booked for the Christmas period which is great, but as yet have not booked either for the New Year which is unusual. We can accommodate up to 8 guests in both cottages and there is a large enough dining table in each cottage for everyone to sit and eat…
Read MoreWill be getting a new touch screen computer with windows 8 very soon and will be able to upload my farmplan software. Are there any other farmers out there using this system and if so do you find it easy to navigate etc. Have also recently got an EID Reader so hopefully our sheep records…
Read MoreBad Weather causes concern
Although lambing is now well under way the very cold bitter weather is causing real concern as we cannot turn out any of the new lambs because they will simply die overnight. We have therefore had to somehow make more room at home in the buildings so that we can at least give them some…
Read MoreMumps Confirmed
Had a call this morning from the Doctor to confirm that my eldest daughter did have mumps, even though she had had both vaccinations as a child. Could there have been a dodgy load of vaccine I ask myself?
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