Real autumn weather at the moment. When the sun comes out the light is wonderful. It is not cold, but it is, at times, very very wet.
Farmer had booked a livestock trailer onto the ferry to take the last batch of lambs to Oban Market. Tuesday 27th was the breeding sale, so the one we needed to get our ewe lambs to.
We keep about 160 ewe lambs to overwinter and use as future breeding ewes. Last winter we overwintered them in the cattle shed. This winter we think we may do half outside and half inside. This will cut the cost down a bit but also gives them the opportunity to learn the different fields so that in future they are familiar with being in fields rather than on the hill.
Cheviots are getting noticeably higher prices in the market at the moment. I am obviously writing this after the sale, so can tell you that these Cheviot lambs fetched over £20 more per head than the lovely Blackface lambs we sold the same day. This year it seems Blackface are really not popular with the buyers.
Walter was on hand, and trigger ready, to help Farmer throughout the sorting out procedure.
Ever watching his Master.
A little damp as it had rained earlier, but overnight they would dry out in the cattle shed.
This handsome Massey Ferguson 240 is over the road at our neighbours. I couldn't resist walking up to take a photograph on my way home one afternoon.
