Its time for the rams to go in and this year we have four breeding groups. We have borrowed lovely Wilbur for our Llanwenog ewes and are using our own Rowan again on our castlemilk moorit ladies. We found that the Ryeland /Cotswold cross was very successful two years ago so this year we are …
We were so pleased with the Llanwenog ewes we bought earlier in the year that we had been planning to get some more. This weekend we went to Wales to buy six shearling ewes to add to the flock. They will be quarantined for two weeks before going out with the others which will give …
We had been closely watching the weather and eventually decided on a day to mow which looked as if it would have several dry days following it, giving us time to turn the hay for a few days and bale it when it was dry enough. It was a tight window and the forecast was …
Lambing has finished now and we are very pleased with this year’s lambs. They are all growing well, particularly the Llanwenogs, we have been very impressed with this breed and will definitely be getting more in the future. We will be reducing our Ryeland flock and currently have two unregistered ewes with their single ewe …
Nelly, our Kelpie cross Border Collie pup, is nearly 5 months old and it will soon be time to start teaching her about sheep. She doing well with her training and naturally being a sheepdog she is a quick learner. At the moment she is a little wary of the sheep but with careful introduction, …
We have some new additions to our flock, four beautiful in-lamb Llanwenog ewes who are due to lamb in early April. Llanwenogs are a native breed that originally developed from crossing Shropshire sheep with hill sheep from West Wales. They have a calm temperament and are easy to handle as well as being very pretty …
Our rams have been busy through November and December and all the ewes have been mated. we hope that we have good news when they are scanned in February and that they are all in lamb with plenty of twins expected. We have a new ram for our Castlemilk Moorits, his name is Rowan and …
We have recently set up a new smokery on the farm that we are currently putting through its paces. From smoking a range of our own rare breed meats to a variety of cheeses, game and poultry, we are confident this new addition will bring excellent and varied flavour to all of our smoked products. …
