The girls and boy have been off on their holidays for the last couple of months grazing a friend's pony paddocks, just to nibble off the tops and generally give the paddocks a 'sheep health check'. It's a great way to revitalise paddocks that get used solely by horses, it really does clean up the paddocks and gets rid of any nasties!
Hello everyone!
Trailer waiting for it's cargo, with hurdles to go either side of the gate posts
Now normally we don't have any problem loading up the sheep, we just drop the ramp and up they go, but as it was raining, they didn't want to come home. Good job we took our reinforcement with us -
I had to share the front seat with her and the seat belt! Although she wasn't too impressed with either, but she won't sit in the back. This is Cerys, our sheepdog.
Loaded, phew!
And all home, happily tucking into some tasty haylage
Always good to have them home again, like knowing where they are and knowing they are safe! All a waiting game now to the middle of April when they are due to lamb. Exciting times ahead.
Stats today -
Eggs produced = 7
Sales - 1/2 doz eggs
Expenses - Nil
We are always telling our horsey friends to use sheep. They wouldn't have half the trouble with dock, nettle and ragwort if they did.
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Ha Ha, very true. Their fields look great all summer long, thanks to our sheep's nibblings!
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