Milkweed & Teasel

Eleven lambs still survive. In fact, they're positively thriving. That's just a hair short of 140% lambing return. That kicks the ar...

Autumn lambing is officially over. L817 gave birth unassisted to triplets this morning while I was having my first cup of coffee - Two...

Our six, week-old lambs spent their first night outside of the maternity unit, no electric fences just their mothers to look after them. Wel...

It's not ideal.  I started taking hay to horses and sheep at 7am, and warmed the dogs' kibble with hot broth. Yesterday was...

It's no Hurricane Sandy, but we've got howling winds and driving sleet now. One turkey is sick with a mystery virus, my oldest ewe l...

Some readers have asked to see Grumpy the ewe in her stocks - Although she seems to feel that it's a punishment and humiliation I...

Ewe 2836 lambed at 6 am this morning. The whole village knows this because she started calling for her lamb even before it was born. It'...