MARCH
Start hatching chicks
APRIL
April Fools’ Day – start calving (8 weeks)
22nd April – rhapsody’s foal is due
25th April – start lambing (8 weeks)
MAY
End of May – finish calving
29th May – Mia’s foal due
JUNE
Early June – finish lambing
22nd -25th of June – Lara and Airlea (Clydesdale horses) at the Royal Highland Show
JULY
Soft fruits from the market garden
Digging potatoes
Philip goes back in with the cows to do some work
AUGUST
Hedgerow foraging
SEPTEMBER
Apples and pears start to ripen
OCTOBER
Apples and pears are ready
NOVEMBER
Andy goes back in with the ewes to do some more work