Some good Winter clothings and also other bits that you may need.

Thought i would do a quick post on some things that we have been buying getting ready for winter. Things like jackets,water proof trousers and also very strong boots, wellys are very good yeah but if you are out in say snow for hours on end running about after cattle wellys can sometimes not be the best things. You also need a good torch for winter time, as you will know yourself it gets very dark very early and when your out checking on the cattle a small torch is not good for keeping an eye out on whats going on about around you and where the other cattle are. I would recommend Tresspass for jackets,trousers and boots. It may be expensive but you are paying for great quality and will keep you warm. I always look under ski&snowboarding as they are well quite obviously made for very cold temputares. Some links below to things on there site.
Clothing:
http://www.trespass.co.uk/section/womens-clothing-2/womens-outerwear-4/ski-and-snowboard-jackets-17

http://www.trespass.co.uk/section/womens-clothing-2/womens-outerwear-4/waterproof-trousers-22

http://www.trespass.co.uk/section/footwear-5/womens-footwear-14/womens-snow-boots-263

Torch:
http://search.diy.com/search#w=torch&asug=Torch

Ready for winter.

This is the hay bales that we have been keeping all summer and getting them all ready to give to the sheep and cows over the winter. They are now fully ready and will be getting some hay out soon, as the tough winter is just round the corner, Luckily this year the small electric wire fence around the bales has worked and no sheep or cows have manged to get there way to the bails and rip the bags open and munch away. As i mentioned before in a recent post all our sheep and cows are weathered outside all year round so they are very used to the tough winters but for food they shall get these hay bales  and also mineral blocks. Hopefully we wont have a terrible winter this year, but then again typical Skye weather i wont be shocked if it is dreadful!

A short video i took while standing at the top of the hill with part of the Skeabost river in it and also round our field that we are fencing for winter.

Fencing of the grazing fields for winter.

This is where the cattle and sheep will be going for winter grazing. It is a big space for them with plenty of  choices for them to pick at along with there hay and mineral blocks to keep them going through winter. It is a lovely quiet space and got to be the best place down at the croft. The skeabost river runs next to it and also across the river is where the held the skeabost gravel sprint for the Skye rally club here is a link to the Skye rally club. http://www.skyerallyclub.co.uk/ and a link to information about the Skeabost river http://www.isleofskyeguide.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Skeabost.html.
 The skeabost river is a place where you can catch some of the best salmon on the isle of ske, Lovley when you can see them jumping up the waterfalls, you can see them do this from about may to mid september some days you can be there for hours and only see one or two sometimes be there for five minutes and see up to about thirty. Some pictures below that i took while me and my dad did some fencing.
 This top picture is right at the top of the hill.

 First river gate.

 All this dead bracken will be getting cut away soon as it can be possioness to the cows and sheep if they eat to much of it.

Dad working away after we had walked about 20 mins down from the top of the hill and padded through the river.

 Skeabost river

Our two best Mummy cows!

These two good looking cows, are our best adults cows so far, they always give a very healthy calf and look after them well, and are the most friendly out of the bunch, nothing bothers them at all.