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Chan eil c霉isean nan t脿mh air a鈥� chroit dha D貌mhnall MacSuain 鈥� no Sweeny mar as fhe脿rr a dh鈥� aithnicheas m貌ran e. Tha an-c貌mhnaidh rudeigin ri dh猫anamh.

As d猫idh tighinn tro Gheamhradh air leth fliuch, tha Sweeny a-nise ag amas air beatha 霉r air a鈥� chroit agus an t-Earrach air tighinn. 鈥楽 e seo aon de na h-amannan as fhe脿rr dha Sweeny, agus chan eil e a鈥� faighinn m貌ran fois idir agus aon de na mucan aige a鈥� breith, agus feum aige s霉il dhl霉th a chumail oirre.

Tha d霉bhlain 脿m-breith nan uan roimhe cuideachd; 脿m den bhliadhna far nach fhaigh Sweeny cus cadail agus e air a chois gu math tr脿th. Le c貌rr is 50 de na caoraich air breith tha e letheach slighe, ach tha cho cudromach 鈥榮 a tha na madainnean tr脿th follaiseach nuair a dh鈥檉heumas e a thighinn gu cobhair a dh猫anamh air aon de na caoraich aige.

Chan e seo an aon chaora a tha feumail air a thaic. Tha Sweeny a鈥� fuireach ann an aon de na oir-th矛rean as creigich ann am Breatainn, agus ged a tha e b貌idheach tha e f矛or chunnartach dha na beathaichean agus 鈥榮 ann aig Sweeny a tha fios. Tha e a鈥� cur fios air sgioba teasairginn beann na sg矛re agus taic a dh矛th le caora a tha ann an 猫iginn.

There is never a dull moment on the croft for Donald 鈥淪weeny鈥� MacSween, and there is always something to be done.

Having made it through a very wet winter, Sweeny now focuses on new life on the croft as we head into spring. It is one of his favourite times of the year, and it鈥檚 all go as one of his sows goes into labour, but this is one that he has to keep a close eye on.

He also deals with the challenges of lambing; a time of very little sleep and plenty of early starts. With over 50 already lambed he鈥檚 half way there, but his early morning checks prove vital as he finds out when he needs to give help to one of his sheep which is struggling.

This isn鈥檛 the only sheep he has to help. Sweeny lives on one of the most rugged coastlines in Britain, and although it鈥檚 beautiful, it can be very dangerous for the animals as he knows all too well. He calls the local mountain rescue in to help one of his sheep distressed on the cliff edge.