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2/23/2023 0 Comments Preparing for lambing. Our sheep are due early April. So we have upped their rations as they are now in their third trimester. half a pound of oats daily and ad lib hay is no longer enough. We are also shearing them very soon, as their fleeces ar
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11/1/2022 0 Comments Autumn. Some beautiful days, but we are still short of rain. we will be putting the rams in with the ewes this week. 'If the rams go in on Guy Fawkes day, the ewes will lamb on April Fools day' A good way of remembering lambing dates!8/13/2022 0 Comments forage shortage!We still have not had much rain these past few weeks, so we are short of feed, having to supplement with hay
8/6/2022 0 Comments Sheering Next Week - at last!Today it's 29 degrees.
The lambs are due for their first dose of clostridial vaccine. However with the high temperatures recently, we are hesitant to stress them and have put the operation on hold until the temperatures are lower. But, next week on the 18th, we begin sheering at last! |
This is Elisabeth (Bzikot) co-owner of the British Milk Sheep flock described above. I look after them, feed them , check their progress and generally look after their wellbeing.Archives |
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