Happy Stress Free Life

29/04/2026

Measuring 8 x 50 metre areas of herbivore impact on vegetation. Sheep came off in February. Cows go on in May. Sward height, types of plants, damage to trees and stop for tea break! Nick Greeff

02/04/2026

Mossy had Matopos today, Misty his sister bonding with him. 😍

20/03/2026

Jamie standing up from his hiding place as we walked away having successfully castrated him as he was sleeping.

19/03/2026

Two different parenting styles.
Bonnie has walked Bart all over the croft he is never further than a few feet away from her. She is staying a safe distance away from the herd.
Murray is acting as if she does not have a calf. He remains tucked up hidden in a dip with camouflage rocks around him. It took me 15 minutes of hill walking away from her to find him fast asleep.

17/03/2026

Second day with new calf - Jamie. Murray completely unbothered, enjoying foodie treat, so we managed both ear tags!
Then we trekked off to find Bonnie and Bart. Holy moly she was as far away as is possible, took one look at us from a huge distance and was off again. At least we saw Bart bouncing along next to her so we retreated and left them in peace.

16/03/2026

Bart with his one ear tag! Bonnie decided to jump about a bit, first time Mum and a bit defensive so we backed away while we were still in one piece 😉.

22/02/2026

Fabulous boundary walk checking fences.

05/02/2026

Belty has integrated calmly into the herd as if he has always been there. Still debating names!

01/02/2026

New bloodline for the cows. Gorgeous Belted Galloway Bull settling in with a meal.

10/01/2026

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