As I mentioned on a chat I am going to keep this thread updated with our journey on our new farm with things we are trying and progress attempting to be made. Moving day was September 1st with 3 cattle lorries and one flat bed of an ugly load to get our things here.
1 cattle attic got into the farm the other didn’t fancy his chances so the rigid with calves on had to unload and then ferry the cattle from the neighbours who leant us his handling system to reload.
It was a hell of a day with kindness and help by a lot of people to get our family here. Probably the tiredest I have ever been at the end fuelled by child’s sweets just to get finished.
since then it’s been getting the system going with rearing calves in temporary pens due to not being able to get the calf shed set up properly. Cattle out on the first morning luckily they followed the grass and come to the call easily has probably been the biggest drama so far.
Machinery has all been delivered now and just waiting for the rain to stop to be able to het some fodder crops in 1 field of rye and vetch mix another couple of mixed brassicas. This will be key to us getting through winter without buying in too much grub although there are already 100 round bales of hay being delivered to bale graze on a poor grass field next week.
A total 195 head of cattle, 3 cats (2 of them on the second attempt with one shitting itself and throwing up in the cage in the truck
) 2 dogs and most importantly 3 children all moved 3 and a half hours to Cornwall.
1 cattle attic got into the farm the other didn’t fancy his chances so the rigid with calves on had to unload and then ferry the cattle from the neighbours who leant us his handling system to reload.
It was a hell of a day with kindness and help by a lot of people to get our family here. Probably the tiredest I have ever been at the end fuelled by child’s sweets just to get finished.
since then it’s been getting the system going with rearing calves in temporary pens due to not being able to get the calf shed set up properly. Cattle out on the first morning luckily they followed the grass and come to the call easily has probably been the biggest drama so far.
Machinery has all been delivered now and just waiting for the rain to stop to be able to het some fodder crops in 1 field of rye and vetch mix another couple of mixed brassicas. This will be key to us getting through winter without buying in too much grub although there are already 100 round bales of hay being delivered to bale graze on a poor grass field next week.
A total 195 head of cattle, 3 cats (2 of them on the second attempt with one shitting itself and throwing up in the cage in the truck
) 2 dogs and most importantly 3 children all moved 3 and a half hours to Cornwall.
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