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Just bought this lot on Saturday morning. 

So it's been a bit slow the lads have been coming hear and there to do bits to the new cow shed. It's OK as long as its finished before silage time as were hoping to make as much hay this year and store it in the top end of the shed. 

Had to clean the cows out in the yard the other day used the skidsteer and just loaded it straight into the spreader and away with it. As it's still cold up here in Cumbria the grass still hasn't started to grow. No meadows are empty yet. So still ok to get that muck out. 

Work lads were in Saturday laying the concrete. They'll be back Tuesday morning to start on barriers and sheets for roof. 

So it's been all go hear on Hazelhead farm. Finally managed to get the planning for the new shed passed, so the lads turned up with the diggers on late Tuesday night to get a early start stripping off. 

Had one of the best digger drivers he could work them machines with his eyes closed. Had to remove a far bit of top soil to hit the good ground but hasn't gone to wast as it'll do for the meadows in the dips to level off. 

Diesel bowser got dropped off in yard so we took it over to the site for them on the gator. As were still in full swing with lambing Matthew had to lead the capping from the quarry 7 loads then finish off with type 1 subbace ready for the concrete to pour into the holes for steel work. 

can't falt them lads they where top notch and good at what they do. Sleep work turned up after around a month from ordering it. Then the lads come back to erect it. Steel works just about finished now but not the sheeting. Hoping I can get them to pour the concrete floor

On 4/20/2021 at 4:14 PM, F8N said:

So sorry to hear that . I cant begin to imagine how awful that would be . My sincere sympathy to you and your family.

On 4/22/2021 at 6:12 AM, Valley Axe Man said:

Sorry to hear the loss of Stanley, it will have been a hard battle for the little fella, i'm sure he'll be with in this new diorama Lee, as others have said its looking good but deepest condolances to you and your family 

On 4/22/2021 at 9:41 AM, The Tractor Twitcher said:

So sorry to hear of your son's passing. Sincerest condolences. What a wonderful layout you're putting together and sharing with us. Fantastic work.

Thanks guys means a lot, It's a hard time for all of us. Just keeping my self busy back at work now so keeping my mind occupied. 

1 hour ago, smithy said:

yes you are right in the real world ,there used to be several small farms like myself around here only a few of us left know rest just gone to the big farms  

It's a shame realy. As farming now is more production a few farms around here milk 800 cows that's not farming in my eyes 

4 minutes ago, smithy said:

Well done ,nice to see you are keeping it on the small size like farms used to be ,not knocking the big farms but every one wants to go LARGE bit like McDonalds 

Sometimes big is only way to go to get farming to pay. Well in the real world. There's plans to build a hard standing cow shed sometime. 

So it's been a busy start to lambing that cold spell was hard on the lambs hoping to get the second half of the twin lambers in the polytunnel 

On 4/11/2021 at 9:52 PM, mb86 said:

Im deeply sorry to hear that Lee, you and your family must have gone through hell over the last few months. Like John said, unless you are a parent yourself, it’s impossible to comprehend what you have been through. 

A great start to your new layout, I enjoyed seeing Greenside develop and I’m looking forward to this one. 

Yeah I liked doing it and it was just like my brothers farm but it was taking up to much room on a 8x4 board and that was just the old part of the farm. Now I've got this ill just stick with it and make small dioramas 

On 4/12/2021 at 1:46 PM, F8N said:

Sorry to hear that Lee..honestly what ordinary people have to deal with on a daily basis  can be quite overwhelming. 

Forgive me for asking, only your post didn't say you had lost your son..i sincerely hope not. 

Is he still with you?

No sadly he lost his battle with leukaemia on 31st of January he was 16month when diagnosed with it and he was 3 year old when he passed. He had to go to Singapore for special treatment that cost £500.000 whitch did work but the 3rd bone marrow transplant made his lungs so bad he was struggling to breathe so had to be put into a coma to rest his lungs but sadly they were to damaged and couldn't stop the bleeding in his lungs. 

3 hours ago, 844john said:

Hello Lee, nice to see you back on here. I'm terribly sorry to hear about your son, my deepest condolences to you and your family. I think that unless you are a parent yourself you can't even begin to imagine the enormity of such loss, as you say  I'm sure he's by your side as you work away. 

I love the new layout, especially the cattle yard. I've often thought that there's not enough small livestock farms represented in model form, looking forward to your next update.

Hello mate. Got some plans for adding to Hazle head farm. I still need to build the second pat of the bench so I can add buildings hopefully get planning for a modern beef cattle shed.... 

2 hours ago, Udimore said:

Stunning fair play

Knowing first had how your battling with your kids health rips you apart i guess its a nice distraction to build a stunning layout

Brilliant work

Sadly I lost my 3year old son on the 31st of January. But your right its helped me though and still does I enjoy doing it and hoped one day Stanley would of as well. I guess I can only hope he's by my side when I'm up there. 

That looks grand mate top job. 

2 hours ago, watermill said:

Wow, surely a typo??

Its ridiculous could be a typo but might not be. I wonder what the description says I have to go find that and watch it. 

Tidy job mate. 

This just gets better and better. its Fantastic work your doing there mate. Keep up the good work. 

Wow thats a massive cattle shed. I like how you've done the boarding bet it was  bit of a pain was it? Looking great though keep up the good work. 

8 hours ago, 1/32 said:

Just finished setting up this UH silage blade on a Wiese Xerion. Should have been straightforward but it wasn’t ha ha!. 

Looks tidy that mate. Is there many implements for them? Triple mowers would look cool also. Youve done a tidy job with the blade. 

Very nice. 

What do they call that cab on the 7610? We had a 6410 with thst style cab. Ive just bought a uh 6410 but with the super q cab I'd love to get it changed to that. Marshall sits so well. Stunning tractor. 

Been messing about with a britains unimog. I've been wanting to build one of these since I started messing about thith the britains stuff. Its not perfect as the paint I used was a little thick and has taken ages to dry when I've put it back together its still been soft. 

On 9/3/2020 at 4:37 PM, Stabliofarmer said:

Going to have to put one of my own listings in here, watched the modified cattle sell for ridiculous prices last week, so thought I'd try a few sheep. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/124320774999

Ebay definitely feels to have shifted with items reaching sale price early on rather than one big bidding frenzy in the last hour. 

I also watched all the cattle sell last week do you know the seller! They weren't yours where they.? My ebay page couldn't keep up at the very last seconds to the end of each they were very good cattle id of loved to by the longhorns and Highland cows  and the mixed beef. The sell had done a fantastic job on them, seller also sold a couple listinings of sheep. 

I was bid out at £48 for the longhorns couldnt really afford it but you know what it like when you see the minutes going down.