*Feed livestock *General farm maintenance *Scan ewes *Spread slurry if the fields are dry and firm. These are the fields from which hay or silage will be taken later in the year.
February
*Feed livestock *Sheep brought in to house *General farm maintenance *Calves weaned
March
*Sheep sorted into lambing groups and the feeding begins *Calving *Store cattle sold at market *Lambing begins – they receive 24 hour a day attention and give the farmer many sleepless nights!
April
*Calving *Store cattle sold at market *Lambing s *Fertiliser spread on grazing fields to aid spring growth *Ploughing
MAY
*Clean out all livestock buildings *Fencing repairs *All lambs marked *Fertiliser and muck spreading *Stock removed from silage fields and fertiliser is spread to allow six weeks growth before cutting *Shear the long tails
*Silage making *Lambs weaned and turned onto the grass left after the hay and silage crops have been taken [known as aftermath grazing] Lambs sold as they finish
*Lambs sold as they finish *Purchase new rams from ram sales
OCTOBER
*Ewes prepared ready for tupping to begin [mating time] Unsold lambs brought inside for further fattening *Grass deteriorates in quality and will stop growing soon *House cattle
