We have been a bit lax on the blogging front recently. Well, that is a bit of an understatement! If this was a school report, it would contain phrases such as 'could to better' and 'see me'. But we have good reasons for our blog silence! And no...the dog did not eat our internet or… Continue reading Where to begin…
With the structure now fairly sound (we hope!) we started looking at the inside of the lambing shed. This is what we had been looking forward to! We had a few criteria that we needed to meet; we needed electric, pens, a pen with a heat lamp, open space, and areas to store feed and… Continue reading The Lambing Shed (Part 3)
With the inside in a slightly more acceptable condition, we started to focus on the front of the shed. The cladding was very weather worn and rotting in places and so we decided to strip this off and replace it with treated plywood panels. This was relatively easy as we do tend to excel in… Continue reading The Lambing Shed (Part 2)
By now we had got used to the daily running of the farm and started to look ahead. We put together a list of things that needed doing and realised that we'd have to address them individually, and over a period of months, if not years! Our first priority was to get the lambing shed… Continue reading The Lambing Shed (Part 1)
It's been six months since our last blog post, and rest assured we haven't been resting on our laurels. A lot can happen in that time period and it certainly has! So, lets fill you in on what has been happening... On 28th October 2016 we completed on our farm! After a lot of searching… Continue reading The adventure begins…
This is the time of year where we start moving our woolly friends around and along. Rab and Tag, the Bowmont weathers, have joined us and we are looking forward to seeing how they develop over the next few months. We sold our three coloured ewe lambs to a lovely local couple. These three sre6beautiful… Continue reading Sheepy movements
We have been busy little bees since the last Turkey update! The feathery fiends continue to grow and have now discovered that they can jump up onto the kitchen windowsill to watch daily goings on. The enclosure is coming on well. We have found a shed, put in posts and started the wiring, over a… Continue reading Turkey Tuesdays: Let’s build 2
This week we welcome two new arrivals to the flock...these aren't Ryelands, or Blue-faced Leicesters. They are Bowmonts! The Bowmont is a little-known breed that was developed in Scotland. We'll put a dedicated post up about this breed at a later date as it has a very interesting history and a rather bright future. Mr… Continue reading New things afoot (or is it a hoof?)
Time flies when you're having fun; just where has this year gone?! We've been rather slack on the blogging front this year, and have got so much to tell everyone that we're not quite sure where to begin! Each of our projects deserves its own blog post, so we won't list them all down here.… Continue reading The slackers return
This weekend Binty and Little P took on the not-so-easy task of worming and Heptavac-ing the flock. For those who aren't well versed in sheep maintenance, it is important to ensure that they are up to date with everything, especially prior to lambing. Heptavac P Plus is a vaccination that covers Pasturella as well as diseases… Continue reading Sheep maintenance
