Vaccination day part 2

We have just finished trimming hooves and giving booster vaccinations to the woolies. Often this is stressful as one of our sheep, scratchy is quite crazy. She has almost killed Izzy as a newborn, she has knocked me down at least twice, and has tried to get through very tiny spaces. She lives her life [...]

Happy New Year

Another new year has started and I am happy to say I haveĀ  made it through the old one. It always feels like a fresh start when the New Year is rung in. January is not a slow month for us here though. Although the animals and gardens are not doing much other parts of [...]

Castration Update: Mr. Tufts testicles

Wonderful news! Mr. Tufts has lost his tufticles. [...]

Small Pastures and Sheep

It is a misconception that sheep will eat whatever is green and grows in the ground. This is what I thought, and many others I have come across think as well. Now all the shepherds out will know better, but I am still a shepherd in [...]