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 […]
