Fraggle
Fraggle, the little orphan lamb from last year who was accidentally tupped by Kenny the jumping ram, had her baby on Monday evening. It was not an easy labour. I […]
Tag Archives: lambing
Being Born
Being born is quite tiring I imagine. Helping out with the being born bit is also tiring, especially if all the ewes decide that the time to give birth this […]
Four Seasons in One Day
Yesterday I was an academic, beekeeper, shepherd and chicken fancier – I just love that last term! My day mainly consisted of marking final year essays and dissertations, some were […]
Lambing Ups and Downs
I think last year I wondered why I had chosen to lamb over a bank holiday when the site was busy. I am pretty sure I resolved not to do […]
Lambing 2017
Lambing has started here on the smallholding, just in time for Easter. Very early this morning Bobtail had triplets, two ewe lambs and a ram lamb. As an over-diligent mum […]
Roast Tomato Passata (and Moussaka)
When we have tomatoes I make roast tomato passata and then freeze it. It is so easy, it is almost criminal. Halve tomatoes and put in a roasting tin. You […]
Just for the Record
maybe don’t wean your lambs in August with a full campsite …. Yesterday we decided to wean the lambs – they are more than 3 months old, it seemed like […]
Facing Fears
I don’t like maggots. I also don’t like trimming sheep or alpaca hooves. I worry that I will cut too much off, that it will bleed, that I will hurt […]
A perfect early summer day
On Sunday we moved our sheep and lambs to the middle fields. There is some long lush grass for them to feast on there. The sun was shining and the […]
Flystrike
Flystrike is an evil thing. I worry about it a lot. Until I become a better shepherd and have time to find out how to prevent it naturally, it is […]
