August 2017
Abortion Vaccines Given & An Honest Account
On Friday 11th of Aug we administered the Toxoplasmosis and Enzootic abortion vaccines. I know many sheep owners don’t but after the heartache we went through last year it was a definite and without doubt action this year for us. It must be said that the administering of this vaccine is not for the dithering, […]
Success At Our Very First Show
On Thursday 10th Aug was Okehampton Show. This was our first show and our sheep’s first show. On the Monday to Wednesday Georgie and I had a go at trimming. This consisted of looking at photos on internet then going out and trimming bits off, then looking at more photos and repeating the process. We […]
Coloured Ryelands
Coloured Ryelands: Angie chose Coloured Ryelands as a breed as she had seen them locally at a training day and they really appealed. Georgie did some research and they ticked every box. Firstly the Coloured Ryelands originated near Ledbury, Herefordshire where Angie & Georgie lived for many years. It was one of their favourite places […]
On Farm Isolation Facility Approval
Really pleased to have been granted approval for on farm isolation facility. This means that we can now show our sheep without having to go on total 6 day standstill. Under normal circumstances when livestock comes on to the farm we are then on standstill for 6 days meaning no livestock can move off the […]
Snelson Winnie
Our first purchase from Michelle Varmen from up North. Bought as a shearling ewe, we are very excited to see what Winnie will produce when crossed with our Smeafield rams. She is a very solid ewe, broad and yet compact, lovely temperament, the most vocal of everyone and a really good pedigree. Including her grandsire […]
Black North Country Cheviots
Black North Country Cheviots:. Angie grew up in Northumberland in the shadow of the Cheviot Hills. The seasons weather forecast was decided by the view of Cheviot itself. Once there was snow on Cheviot then winter was coming, and once it was no longer visible then summer must be on its way! We always thinks […]