I couldn’t resist photographing various birds around the farm
A young Wagtail, one of two left from five eggs. Sadly not all survive. I stumbled upon this hen Pheasant sitting on her eggs.
I couldn’t resist photographing various birds around the farm
A young Wagtail, one of two left from five eggs. Sadly not all survive. I stumbled upon this hen Pheasant sitting on her eggs.
Whilst out walking the dog I couldn’t resist running back to the house and grabbing the camera. Not a cloud in sight but the distant plane and it’s tail jets trailing behind. I wondered where it was heading. This time I wasn’t envious. Who needs to travel abroad when England has holiday weather like this.
The final preparation before the maize seed is drilled into the ground.
Trouble is – do these two know what they’re doing??
Couldn’t resist taking this photo last week. Caught it just before it disappeared.
Dear Chris & Martin
Thank you very much for making our stay at your farm so welcoming. We all had a lovely time.
Best Wishes and Happy Easter
Rachael, Paul & Luke (5yrs )
I couldn’t resist the opportunity to video one of our mature cows calving her second twin calf. The first one was born only minutes before but unfortunately I missed the delivery. The calf was up on its feet shortly afterwards and I was mistaken to think that the calf belonged to the white cow you see in the video as the calf is of similar markings but it was later made obvious that it was the first of the twins. These are our fourth set of twins this year and all of them are doing fine.
Click on the video link below and watch the wonders of nature. The video is about 8 mins long.
Our main wooden cow barn at Stour Cross Farm, which is nearly 30 years old, is now being revamped. The cubicle’s have been dismantled and the base that the cows lie on has gone.
The reason for this facelift is that Martin had bought a tractor that won’t fit down the aisle’s of the cubicles so major adjustments were needed. Four lines of cubicles had to be dismantled and moved over by a couple of feet. Concrete and chalk were pecked out and the wooden dividers kept to one side.
Once all lines have been removed the work will begin to make the bases again.