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There are new details about the Ghosts, on the Ghost Cam page. We finally got the straw into the lake today, as some of you may have seen, but what a performance. The netting bags had been left in the water by the bank since last week when we were doing it, being soaked through, […]
Three of the Ewes lambed today, two sets of twins, one set by another Crossbreed, another set by the Dolly the Texel Ewe, another Portland also had a single lamb. I put the camera on them this afternoon, you may have seen two Fox sniffing around Dolly’s pair, and Dolly chasing them off. I should […]
There is a new posting on the Ghost cam page. Today you may have seen three of the Portland sheep on camera two fighting. Two of them are Ram lambs that were born last year, they are being a bit brave with the flock Ram, trying to take over, but he is a bit to […]
With the Clocks going forward tonight, the Badgers will be fed at about 8.pm tomorrow The Blackthorn trees started to flower today, for me a sure sign that spring is on its way. The trees delicate white flowers bring the hedgerows alive, after the long winter. Although the flowers last for a very short period, […]
The Veterinary came today to check out the broodmares. I had changed the camera over so that it could be seen, unfortunately the sun was shining into the stable and the picture whited out. Very often mares get badly torn vulva’s and around that area, on their first foaling. Many studs have their mares vulva’s […]
Over the past two weeks there has been two Squirrels feeding on the birds sunflower hearts. At the end of last summer the Squirrels disappeared and stopped using the Squirrel feeders. They had used the feeders for nearly two years up to then. We did not even see them about, maybe they had got a […]
At the moment the Badgers tend to be feeding on camera one first, it could be because it is staying lighter of an evening. Although camera one is very near the farmhouse, it is positioned in a darker and more secluded spot than camera two, that is very open position. As it gets lighter of […]
The Ewe and lamb are doing much better, they are turned out on the grass in the mornings and come in of a night. No more of the Ewes have lambed yet, but I am sure that it just a matter of time and we will have a few more. They will have to come […]
We try at least four times a week to walk around the whole farm. Although the farm is only sixty acres, it is in a long strip, and it is more like walking a hundred acres, with each field having different aspects. The farm is in a very beautiful secluded valley. On entering before getting […]
The twin ram lamb was missing this morning, unfortunately he must have been taken by a Fox or Badger. We have looked everywhere for him, but he could not be found. I had given the lambs a late bottle feed last night, the last time I saw him was at 11.30pm I had the choice […]