Alpine View Ltd

Happy Monday

Been in holiday mode around here. All the team has had some well deserved time off. In the last week or so we have had the farm hedges trimmed and all the trimmings picked up. Calving has officially started. Tomorrow we are bringing our 1st herd of cow's back to the farm. Stay tuned for the calf photo's by Stacey and Jess.

Patricks favourite day of the year ;)

Ladies all delivered to Winter Grazing ready to enjoy there Maternity Leave.

📸 Jess & Stacey

And just like that the ladies are all dried off, ready for maternity leave.
First herd of the earliest calvers off to join the heifers at winter grazing tomorrow with the slightly bigger slightly later calving herd to follow Wednesday.

Moo

You know how there's always a constant something in your life?

The constant here for the last 10years at Alpine View has always been LambLamb living her best life in one of our 'calf' paddocks. Coming up for a cheeky scratch over the fence or hiding in her hedge, always busy keeping an eye on the comings and going from the yard and sheds and standing at the fenceline watching Jess wash her dishes.

So constant infact we have struggled this evening to find a photo of her without charging one of my many old phones.

LambLamb was never impressed when it came time to sharing HER paddock with calves in spring and you could always see her letting out a deep sigh when they were shifted on and she got her space back.

She also turned her nose up every Oct/Nov when the Christmas Lambs turned up, but after 12hours she was back to being part of the flock but also letting out the sigh again when they too got moved on and she got to stay in HER paddock.

There was many an adventure of trying to get LambLamb into the calf trailer so she could go for her booking with the shearer - but she always came back looking so pretty. I hear she had an appointment booked for next week too.

Tonight it was discovered the LambLamb had peacefully passed away.

So LambLamb in your honour of being an outstanding gaurd sheep - your paddock will now and forever be named LambLambs Paddock.

The young ladies looking sharp on this February morning
Blue tags - 23 born
Red tags - 22 born

Here's your reminder to stay Hydrated heading into 2024!!

Happy New Year from the ladies here at Alpine View