Due to the dry weather I have been muckspreading again and (due to the old spreader wearing out) we have bought another and here it is being delivered.

The old one held 5cu/m this one will hold 7 so I am hoping for more dry weather to use it.

We bought the spreader from Storey Tractors of Colne and while we were away our heifers tried their hand at plumbing. Imagine they must have done this as soon as we went out as the mess on our return 4 hours later was unbelievable dry solid muck became soup like consistency so having cleaned this out we should find plenty of work for the spreader.

We have had 3 calves this month 1 black and white heifer 1 Angus heifer and 1 Angus bull.

Just before Christmas Sarah filled out a competition for on the back of the local Buy - Sell advertiser and on the 22nd they rang and said we had won! Here is Sarah and ourselves with her prize (a DVD player) along with Nigel White Buy-Sell's Director.

The sheep returned to Buxton on the 21st having finished grazing here, visit their owner Paul at www.buxtonshepherdslamb.co.uk

Also this month we have taken time registering all our cattle that were born before July 1996 as part of a ministry of agriculture (MAFF as they are known) scheme to produce a central database on all UK cattle (all those born after July 1996 are already registered). This has involved checking all the cow's ear tags and filling out the necessary forms.
We are being inspected on the 5th (I hope we have got it right) so watch this space next month.

Finally HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Becky (Paul our cameraman's daughter) 12 on the first of February.

Andy has now almost finished our machinery page and so it should be appearing soon.

Having checked the site today we have passed the 10,000-visitor mark in virtually 12 months since the counter was fitted INCREDIBLE

See you next month Phil

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