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Upper Kirkton Farm Family run livestock & Arable farm in Dyce, Aberdeen, Scotland
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Banchory Show over for another year, and what a treat to finally have sunshine after the last two wet/cold weekends. Lov...
26/07/2026

Banchory Show over for another year, and what a treat to finally have sunshine after the last two wet/cold weekends. Lovely to see so many folk wandering around enjoying the day🌞.
The sheep 🐑had an absolute cracker of a day — every one of them came home with a rosette, and we managed to win both overall and reserve champion in our section. We also won best group. There’s a photo below of the sheep and handlers… but let’s be honest, it was the sheep’s good looks that won it, not the handlers. The woolly dream team did all the hard work — though we shouldn’t forget the long enduring shepherd who keeps them looking their best.
Sienna, our friendly Suffolk ewe lamb, made her showing debut too and strutted her way into 3rd place. She proudly showed off her rosette and behaved like she’d been doing it for years — absolutely loved every minute.
A big shout out to the whole Banchory Show team for putting on such a wonderful day, and congratulations to all the competitors.

It was a cold one at New Deer Show on Saturday but still a successful day with every sheep picking up a prize, which we’...
20/07/2026

It was a cold one at New Deer Show on Saturday but still a successful day with every sheep picking up a prize, which we’re chuffed about. There was of course a few rain showers (but let’s be honest… it wouldn’t be New Deer without at least one shower 🌧)
Well done to all the other exhibitors, and a big thanks to the organisers for putting on another great show.
Next Saturday we’re off to the Banchory Show, so if you’re looking for a day out, be sure to check it out.
Let's hope the sun shines as well 🌞

That’s Echt Show done for another year. A bit on the damp side after all the great weather we’ve been having, but still ...
12/07/2026

That’s Echt Show done for another year. A bit on the damp side after all the great weather we’ve been having, but still a good turnout of competitors. The rain 🌧️didn’t stop the sheep needing bathed, and the team got stuck in as always – even with our own official photographer snapping away while we worked.
The Bleus 🐑 did us proud in the Continental Any Other Breed section, coming home with lots of rosettes and the Female Champion and Reserve Overall Champion in their section. Delighted with the results. Well done to all the other competitors too.
The weather maybe put a few folk off coming to the show, but it was still a good day out. Next stop is New Deer Show next Saturday – we’ll keep you posted on how we get on.

Running a bit behind with this update – the farm had other ideas this week The show team had their big outing at the Hig...
29/06/2026

Running a bit behind with this update – the farm had other ideas this week
The show team had their big outing at the Highland — and of course, the day they were showing, the heavens absolutely opened. Typical. But it didn’t dampen their spirits one bit. They came home with a 2nd, three 3rds and a 5th, so the shepherd was well pleased with his soggy crew.
Rumour has it there were a few refreshments enjoyed later on in both the sheep and cattle lines. Purely for “rehydration”, of course. Great to catch up with friends, family and neighbours too — lovely seeing everyone again.
Accommodation was a bit more “budget” this year, with the team sleeping in the trailer, but they had plenty of blankets and made the best of it. The sun finally decided to show up for the last few days, and there were definitely a few red faces (and arms, and necks) by the end.
Sheep and team all home safe, everything tidied away, and next stop is Echt on the 11th of July. Hopefully see some of you there.

Well, that’s the show team officially away to the Highland Show! Sheep washed and pampered, clothes packed, food and dr...
17/06/2026

Well, that’s the show team officially away to the Highland Show! Sheep washed and pampered, clothes packed, food and drink loaded - although I’m sure there’s some alcohol hidden somewhere, because all I could find is what’s in the picture below.
If you’re heading along, pop into the Sheep Tent and give them a bit of support. I’m certain they’ll have a wee reward tucked away in their kist box for anyone cheering them on. Good luck to everyone competing — hope you all have a brilliant show.

Well, lambing might be over, but there are certainly no breaks on this farm. The shepherd has jumped straight into helpi...
07/06/2026

Well, lambing might be over, but there are certainly no breaks on this farm. The shepherd has jumped straight into helping the farmer 🚜 — no rest for anyone here. Honestly, I’m not sure either of them remembers what “time off” looks like.

Between the sunshine,🌞 the rain,🌧️ the heavy rain, and the even heavier rain,⛈️ they’ve been out fertilising and spraying the crops to keep them growing. Fingers crossed for a good growing season.

Meanwhile, the show team headed off to their first outing of the season at Angus. A wee warm up before the Highland, just to make sure the sheep 🐑aren’t too wild. They did us proud with two seconds and a third, and most of them even behaved themselves.

Highland countdown is officially on.

Weel weel… that’s lambing 2026 finally put to bed. The last six ewes all decided to lamb within 24 hours o’ each other —...
17/05/2026

Weel weel… that’s lambing 2026 finally put to bed. The last six ewes all decided to lamb within 24 hours o’ each other — fae twins to singles, some popping oot fine themselves, others needing a wee bit of a helping hand fae the shepherd.
The shepherd is officially back to a full night’s sleep… though dinna be fooled, he’s still on milk duty for the greedy wee lambs that come skippin’ ower the minute they hear him. The noise is deefenin’ — imagine a nursery fu’ o’ bairns aa roarin’ for attention at once. Aye, that’s the soundtrack o’ spring.
Plenty lambs on the ground this year, so now it’s just the difficult bit… keepin’ them alive. As the auld farm saying goes, “a sheeps main aim in life is to die” Cheery stuff, eh?
Some o’ you might mind Shorts, born two years ago — the fashion icon o’ the flock. Weel, she’s had her first lambs this year… triplets! Her “shorts” are slippin’ a bittie noo she’s a mum, but we’ll let her aff wi’ it. Picture below o’ her as a lamb and noo as a proud ma.
And dinna think the shepherd’s getting a break — oh no no. Show season is creepin’ roon the corner, so he’s oot there preenin’, brushin’, and makin’ the sheep look bonnier than half the folk in Aberdeen on a Saturday night.
Meanwhile, the shepherd and the farmer have been busy with the sowing. The barley’s in and already peepin’ through the soil, the winter wheat’s up and getting its feed o’ fertiliser. Things are growing faster than gossip in a village shop.
Oh! And for the millionth time — “Should eggs go in the fridge?” I dinna bother, but apparently Mary Berry hersel’ says aye, stick them in the fridge, in the box, pointy end doon so the yolk stays in the middle.
Honestly… every day’s a school day

Lambing for this last batch kicked off last week and, I’ll be honest, it didn’t get off to the best start. That’s farmin...
29/03/2026

Lambing for this last batch kicked off last week and, I’ll be honest, it didn’t get off to the best start. That’s farming for you. Thankfully things have picked up, and now when you walk into the polytunnel you’re greeted by a full choir of hungry voices. The lambs give you their high‑pitched bleets, the ewes 🐑answer with their deeper “maaaas”, and everyone demands food like they haven’t eaten in weeks. The silence afterwards is absolute bliss.
Mostly twins so far, and then one of the Cheviots decided to show off and produced triplets — and big ones at that. Been a bit hectic the last few days with lambs coming thick and fast, and the shepherd is certainly feeling it. Sleep 😴has been more of a rumour than a reality — they always seem to prefer making their entrance in the small hours — and the nights have started to blur into one long round of checks, feeds, and straw‑topping. But when dawn breaks and you’re looking at a row of healthy lambs tucked in beside their mums, it somehow feels worth every bleary‑eyed hour. There is a picture of where some of the lambs now prefer to sleep with Mum watching over.

I also wanted to share a little moment with Miss Muscovy. She was born here on the farm — her mum was Mrs Muscovy and her dad was Elvis — and she’s the last Muscovy we have. She’s always been fiercely independent, flying in and out of the pen whenever it suited her, but always home for bedtime. Then one day the hens attacked her very badly around the eye (hens can be terrible bullies when they’re sorting out their “pecking order”), and suddenly she decided humans weren’t so bad after all and let me take care of her. Now she’ll even eat out of my hand… but only when she feels like it. I keep telling her to stand up for herself, but she just waddles away like a little old lady who’s had enough of everyone’s nonsense.

And here’s your fun fact of the day: Muscovy ducks don’t quack. The males make a low hissing sound, and the females do a soft little trill. When they’re happy or excited, they wag their tails just like dogs. And, surprisingly, they’re actually more closely related to geese than to the mallard‑type ducks most people know.

Life on the farm — never dull, always noisy, and full of characters.

It’s been a wee wile since we’ve posted – turns out lambing season doesn’t run itself! We’ve finally wrapped up the fir...
08/03/2026

It’s been a wee wile since we’ve posted – turns out lambing season doesn’t run itself! We’ve finally wrapped up the first two batches and the last two ewes clearly wanted to end with a flourish – both produced triplets. 🐑🐑🐑 There have been ups and downs as we have lost some of the newborn lambs and some of the ewes; sadly all part of farming, though it never stops the shepherd muttering at the sky as if it might take requests.
All the pedigree girls are done and the commercials are up next. The shepherd might even get a tiny break to remember what sleep feels like. 😴

The weather has finally decided to behave, ☀️ so the ewes and lambs are getting out during the day, though they’re still tucked in at night – still a bit nippy for the wee ones.

And after snow, rain and fields that were starting to look more like paddy fields, we’ve finally managed to start ploughing. Progress at last. Yet another job added to the shepherd’s ever-growing collection of hats – at this rate he’ll need a walk-in wardrobe just for them.

Here’s a wee piece I read recently and thought I’d pass on: “white hens are better at food conversion than brown hens, therefore white eggs are technically greener for the environment – who knew. Just when you think you’ve got farming sussed, the hens throw in a plot twist. 🐔

Lambing 2026 has started. 🐑We had our first lamb sienna a Suffolk born on 23rd December. We have been busy clearing sno...
11/01/2026

Lambing 2026 has started. 🐑
We had our first lamb sienna a Suffolk born on 23rd December.

We have been busy clearing snow, feeding sheep, lambing and defrosting taps constantly it seems 😂. Oh and of course going inside for a warm up.
Pictures below of the sheep following the tractor for feed, their not silly and follow the tracks.
Pic 2 - Sienna and her mum Stella.
Some of the blue du maine lambs and motherly love.

The snow was beautiful to look at but so glad it is finally thawing as just makes every job 10 times harder or longer to do.

Have you had snow with you? ⛄️ Show us your favourite photos of the snow, we'd love to see them 😊

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