Special K
We found a lump on Special K’s neck last week. It was huge – the size of my fist. I suspected it was an abscess. I phoned the vet and […]
Tag Archives: sheep
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 […]
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 […]
Nevruz 2018
A somewhat belated 2018 Nevruz celebration – there has been a lot going on here and the blog has fallen behind – I will try and catch up although the […]
Alpaca Wool
Is is cold and snowy here, but the alpacas don’t seem to mind too much – although I do note they are actually using their shelter at the moment. So […]
Snow Day
We don’t get much snow round here so this was quite a surprise. The pigs, alpacas and ewes were all rather stoical about it. The goats (and chickens) on the […]
Brussel Sprouts
A friend called, his girlfriend wanted to know if we could use 500kg of brussel sprouts that a local supermarket were looking to off-load. Err, yes, of course we could. […]
Happy New Year
Happy New Year. Hope 2018 brings you a fuzzy feeling of peace and a general sense of contentment. Here are my best nine instagram posts from 2017: lots of multicoloured […]
Oops
Kenny the ram came to visit with his two Herdy friends. The plan was to keep them in the hugelkultur field for a week and then let the ram in […]
Are Our Dogs Related?
While I find the question “Are your dogs related?” to be perplexing. I am always perfectly happy to be asked “Are our dogs related?” Why, you might ask, is this […]
