Milkweed & Teasel

Wednesday, 27 April 2016

Separating the Men from the Girls

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The last lamb was born on Sunday, a single ewe lamb to Ewe 00025, with no intervention, just more dancing from the shepherdess. That's t...
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Thursday, 21 April 2016

Huh....?

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The last ewe still hasn't lambed, but one of the goats stepped up to fill the birthing gap - The above photo is seconds after I dis...
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Delivering a Lamb Backward

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That was the last of the twins. Both are doing great. Three more ewes with singles (the "One and Done"ers) lambed on Sunday. ...
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Thursday, 14 April 2016

More Dancing & Pheasant Chick Prep

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A few ewes lambed over the weekend: - Ewe 21 had a large ram lamb - Friendly Ewe had twin ewe lambs, - Ewe 7 popped out a set of twin ewe...
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Friday, 8 April 2016

Over the Halfway Mark in Style!

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Mike did the night check for me last night, so I got a full eight hours sleep. During lambing. It was the best thing ever. Since my shee...
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Thursday, 7 April 2016

Lambing - almost at the halfway point!

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Nine ewes have lambed so far. I have had to assist with most births as this year's lambs are bigger than any I've had before. This c...
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Thursday, 31 March 2016

A Thanks to M&T Readers

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I've been thinking about this blog. I enjoy writing it, even though I too often go weeks without a new post. Some of you may remember th...
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Jennifer Montero
Two decades ago I left New England for olde England with nothing but my books and degrees in anthropology and art history. After some years toiling in various museums and historic sites, I decided to pursue my passion for the outdoors and enrolled in agriculture college. While working as head gardener on an estate in Dorset, I met my husband, a gamekeeper. His is one of those archaic jobs that only appear in Hardy novels and episodes of Downton Abbey. We now live and work together on a private estate raising game birds. Life in the country is not all bunting and cream teas—more blisters and cold rains. But with a dog leash in one hand and my Debretts Guide to British Etiquette in the other, I am conquering the British countryside, training dogs, caring for pheasant chicks, battling predators, and cooking. LOTS of cooking. In my spare time I tend a flock of sheep, and in winter I butcher and sell local game and wild food. It's hard work, but it's never dull. So sit, read, and laugh along. And be glad that you work in a temperature-controlled building like a normal person
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