The farm's bullocks
We have about 1500 Ewes mainly Scottish Black Face and a few Mules. We breed Black Faced Tups, which we sell at Lanark auction mart and Hexham Auction mart.
We start lambing in the sheds on the 1st April till about the second week in May when the hill ewes finish. Spring calving will begin about 1st May. The cattle are turned out into the fields in May and come back in to the sheds in October, depending on the weather.
Farming at Dunns Houses
Silage making and Hay making takes place in June and July depening on the weather. Harvest time stars in August and the crops are sawn in September. The sheep work is all year round including clipping, dosing, tup time, scanning and lambing.
We all work hard but most of all enjoy what we are doing in a fantastic scenic part of the world.