Milkweed & Teasel

Ian, our work experience lad, has been practicing the art of gralloching deer as part of his college course, just down the road from us at a...

It's perfect Sunday morning weather: grey, foggy, a bit of drizzle on the windows. I don't need much of an excuse to drink a pot of ...

November is a prime sport shooting month. We're shooting pheasant and partridge three times a week on the estate. I work three dogs per ...

There's a chalkboard in my kitchen where I make notes to remind myself of things that I tell myself I will remember, but never do. Which...

Lambing season finished, not with a bang but with a whimper. Between last night's checks, L845 gave birth but struggled with her single ...

I've just finished knitting my very first sock! It's a knee-length shooting sock in Superba wool (colour: 'Santa Fe'), fo...

I'll get to the chickens in a minute, but first a lambing update. Ewe 2844 gave birth to a single ewe last Thursday - It was as big a...