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The herd are fed on home grown silage and barley, with only dark grains bought in Ref: RH210122015 Rob Haining The Scottish FarmerUpload Date: 27 Jan 2022Original Filename: Skitten--Feeding .JPGStore Filename: 39334423.jpgByline: Photographer Rob...

all the Prime cattle are kept on straw in large pen and spilt between heifers and bullocks Ref: RH210122022 Rob Haining The Scottish FarmerUpload Date: 27 Jan 2022Original Filename: Skitten--FAtcattle.JPGStore Filename: 39334422.jpgByline: Photographer...

Skitten is situated on the ground around the former RAF Skitten. A road around the farm provides a hard standing for cows to be fed on and easy access Ref: RH210122026 Rob Haining The Scottish FarmerUpload Date: 27 Jan 2022Original Filename:...

These Skitten cows will over winter outside and start to calve beginning of May Ref: RH210122028 Rob Haining The Scottish FarmerUpload Date: 27 Jan 2022Original Filename: Skitten--cows .JPGStore Filename: 39334420.jpgByline: Photographer Rob...

the Skitten cows are virtually pure Aberdeen-Angus which are run on a totally commercial basis Ref: RH210122011 Rob Haining The Scottish FarmerUpload Date: 27 Jan 2022Original Filename: Skitten--Coows.JPGStore Filename: 39334419.jpgByline: Photographer...

With a large volume of cattle, a good handling unit is needed, the Mackays use the Q Catch system Ref: RH210122038 Rob Haining The Scottish FarmerUpload Date: 27 Jan 2022Original Filename: Skitten--CheckingTags.JPGStore Filename: 39334418.jpgByline:...

one of the home-bred bulls Skitten Black Bear U956 Ref: RH210122021 Rob Haining The Scottish FarmerUpload Date: 27 Jan 2022Original Filename: Skitten--Bull .JPGStore Filename: 39334417.jpgByline: Photographer Rob HainingKeywords: Skitten Bull .JPG...

Batch of last years bull crop, bulls are sold privately every year with those that fail to make the grade, finished on a home-grown cereals mix Ref: RH080722269 Rob Haining The Scottish FarmerUpload Date: 19 Jul 2022Original Filename:...

Margaret Penny Right , who together with her husband, John, own one of the largest herds in Scotland at Shannas Ref: RH080722261 Rob Haining The Scottish FarmerUpload Date: 19 Jul 2022Original Filename: Shannas----Team.JPGStore Filename: 39515956...

Home to the the John and Margaret Penny and herd of Limousin cattle Ref: RH080722270 Rob Haining The Scottish FarmerUpload Date: 19 Jul 2022Original Filename: Shannas----Sign .JPGStore Filename: 39515955.jpgByline: Photographer Rob HainingKeywords:...

The Pennys herd are particularly quiet as they walk through them everyday Ref: RH080722258 Rob Haining The Scottish FarmerUpload Date: 19 Jul 2022Original Filename: Shannas----Quiet cowCalf.JPGStore Filename: 39515954.jpgByline: Photographer Rob...

The herd is bred for temperament and mothering ability Ref: RH080722259 Rob Haining The Scottish FarmerUpload Date: 19 Jul 2022Original Filename: Shannas----Mother.JPGStore Filename: 39515953.jpgByline: Photographer Rob HainingKeywords: Shannas ...