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There are five new photographs on the Photo page, starting from number six.

APRIL HAS COME ON IN LEAPS AND BOUNDS THIS WEEK. SHE HAS GROWN SO MUCH AND OPENED HER EYES YESTERDAY. LYNNE.

These little cuties are in the field opposite my house and they have been keeping us amused for most of the week. They have mad half hours when they run around the field chasing and jumping up and down as thought they are on springs. Liz.

Here is a broom in my next door neighbours garden. Sue.

Duck on the thames at Iffley near Oxford, any idea what species it is? CH.

Snowy scene taken in Woking. Bec.

Donald the remote controlled Duck did go well and the battery lasted longer than I had thought it would, it would have gone on for longer, but I got fed up after a while. I didn’t realise that I was working it for so long until I got told off by the camera operator. It would have gone from one end of the Lake without me moving. I was tempted to go closer to the Geese but the Gander chases the Ducks when they get to close. Real Ducks can fly away, Donald would have stood no chance if the Gander had attacked him. I reckon that he would have finished up at the bottom of the Lake. I will try to get the camera working in the week. I am hoping the camera will be alright. There was not a lot of choice as I want a colour and mono camera so that it can be used at night with the infra red lights that are now on the Lake. If the camera doesn’t work that well I will get a remote Goose made so that I can fit a high quality camera. Jack who made Donald was unable to see it working today, as he went out for lunch. He may be coming to the Farm next weekend, so I may let him have a little go at working Donald, if he is lucky.

I hope more than a few of you managed to see Thornton on his first walk with Tass and Kye, I am sorry but it was a last minute decision so I was unable to let you know on the Forum. I will next time.. I must admit it was magic watching them. I was operating the camera, but by all accounts walking to the valley field he walked to heel as Tass and Kye do. As soon as he got into the field away he went off with Tass and Kye. Kye by what I saw was the instigator, but I still would not trust her to be alone with Thornton. Thornton wouldn’t cross the stream as Tass and Kye, but I don’t think that he did bad for his first outing. On the way back from the walk he walked at heel to the Farm House. This morning we tried to introduce him to the other Sheep, but he wasn’t that interested. He had a little sniff around the other Lambs who now are exploring out side of the Sheep pen. He preferred running mad on the grass and exploring all the plants. He is now lying out in the kitchen with Tass and Kye, exhausted

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There are five new photograps on the Photo page, starting from number one. Getting low on photographs again.

Thornton.

Blarney Castle,Southern Ireland. Lindsay.

View from opposite the stone wheel at The Peak National Park in The Peak District. Karen.

My latest addition to my garden lovely grey squirrel. Bec.

This is Strav. She is in foal, she is off to the stud this week to prepare for the birth. Karen.

As you can see by the photograph Thornton is settling in well and getting on with Tass and Kye. We still wouldn’t trust the Dogs to be on their own for to long with the lamb, or we could well find a pile of bones instead of Thornton. On saying that, Tass jumps into the blocked of area we have made for Thornton as she did with her Puppies, to make sure he is alright. We hope it is for that reason and not sizing him up for a meal.

Thornton has the same blocked off area in our washroom as did Tass when she had the Puppies. We let him out for part of the day to run around with Tass and Kye, they will soon get use to him. Thornton has got use the Dogs, he reckons hes a dog and not a Sheep. Other than the the first day he hasn’t seen any Sheep, his only experience of them was being butted away when he tried to feed from his Mother. We may try to let him run with the other Lambs one day next week to see how he gets on with them. I don’t think that he will be accepted, but what ever he will have to come back in to the Farm House for his bottle feeds.

Thornton, Tass and Kye were running around together the Farm Yard this afternoon, when our new Holiday Guest saw him, they all liked him. One Lady asked if we are going to eat him. We wont do that, we are sure that he will finish up being a pet Lamb and will go for walks down the valley with Tass and Kye.

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There are five new photographs on the Photo page starting…

There are five new photographs on the Photo page, starting from number six.

There are not sufficient amount of photographs for tomorrow Photo page.

This is my first baby of this year.
She was found yesterday in the middle of a road.
She is about 10 days old and is fine apart from a tiny wound on her leg, I presume from whatever took her out of the nest. I have called her April !! Lynne.

This is a photo i took of a Egyptian Goose at Attenborough Nature Reserve in Nottinghamshire.
Vicky from Derby.

Here is a photo of Beryl the blackbird sat in her nest, I was quite a way from her when I took it so it has turned out ok. Val.

A boiling sea in the Shetland Islands.Island of Unst.Lindsay.

Unfortunately Minty’s Lamb died last night. We think that it had got water into it lungs when it was in the stream. How it got there we are not sure. Over the past few days a Buzzard has been flying above the barn. There is a possibility that it may have tried to take the Lamb, and dropped it as it was to heavy to carry.

There were another two single Lambs born in the night. When we went to feed this morning we thought that one Ewe have given birth to twins, but the Ewe was butting one of the Lambs away. At the far end of the Sheep pen we noticed another Ewe that was down, on checking her she had obviously just given birth, but her Lamb was no where to be seen. We then realised that the Lamb being butted was the missing Lamb of the Ewe that was down. We penned the Ewe and Lamb on their own so that they could bond.

As we can see that Thornton is going to finish up being a pet, we thought that it would be wise to have him castrated, as he may butt people when he is older. We cant have him butting our holiday guests. He could also start to butt Tass and Kye. Castrating Ram Lambs is any relatively easy procedure, with not cutting and at Thornton’s age, no pain. Just an elasticated ring is used. Until about ten years ago nearly all Ram Lambs destined for meat, were castrated. It was then found that castration slowed the growth of Lambs so a lot a Sheep Farmers have stopped the practice.

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There are five new photographs on the Photo page starting…

There are five new photographs on the Photo page, starting from number one.

There are not sufficent ammount of photographs for tomorrow Photo page.

A GREAT TIT AT A BIRD FEEDING AREA AT BOLTON ABBEY LYNNE

A pair of ducks at Savil Gardens in Surrey. Bec.

These Collared Doves are getting quite tame. GJ.

The red Squirrel at Formby. Angela.

A sign at formby. Angela.

We managed to get the new Lake camera working this afternoon. I even put it on webcam two, but for for some reason it stopped working. I think that I may know what the problem is, and as long as I can get a few jobs finished early tomorrow I will try to get it going.

We have located it on a current telegraph pole along the Farm drive. We may get a bit of grief from BT, we will just have to wait and see. The camera is very well situated overlooking the Lake. We are able to get right into the island to watch the Goose on her nest. Yes she is nesting and by the look over the past couple of days she is incubating the eggs. The Gander quite often sits with the Goose on the island. We have never seen that before on the Lake. They also use the ramp to get on and off of the island. Hopefully you will be able to see it tomorrow. The new camera is also able to see the Pond that is out of view of the current Lake camera, just behind the Lake. The new camera will also be a good security camera for the Farm, as we are able to see most of our drive. I think that it is going to be an interesting webcam.

An Electrician who was putting the electric to the new camera saw one of the Lambs in the stream by the side of the Lake. How it got there we will never know. It is the Minty’s Lamb, the last Lamb that was born. If the Electrician had not seen it in the stream it would now be dead. As it is the Lamb is not very well and we are unsure if it will survive. We have had to bring it into the Farm House to keep it warm and to dry it out. Minty has been calling for it. If it does survive I am not sure if Minty will accept it back.

Thornton is doing very well. With us putting him on to the Ewe when we found him, to hopefully get some colostrum must have worked. Bottle feeding him is making him grow a little quicker than his twin. Tass and Kye are intrigued by Thornton and wont leave him alone, but the Lamb is managing. We wouldn’t leave Thornton on his own with the dogs as we are sure that they would finish up killing him, whilst what they would think as playing.

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There are five new photographs on the Photo page starting…

There are five new photographs on the Photo page, starting from number one. I am sure that there must be some good photographers who have not yet sent any photographs in for the Photo page.

Dave has bought a new telephoto lens for his fancy camera here is one of the first results !!
Lynne.

Another mishap and they were as surprised as you when Thornton was born. Elsie.

This thrush came to visit me yesterday, he is eating cooked pastry. PM.

Goats? on the North Cornwall coast path near Crackington Haven. CH.

A red squirrel at Formby point seen at easter Angela (Merseyside)

Emmi has not returned home as she has not come into season yet. Mares normally cycle 21 days after their foaling heat. Some Mare may go longer. If she is not ready to go to the Stallion in another day or so she will be given an injection to bring her in season. I don’t like the Horses to be away from the Farm any longer than need to be.

Minty gave birth to a Lamb yesterday. We looked all around the barn just in case she had given birth to twins, and that one had gone astray as Thornton.

I have not been able to show the Geese very much for the last few days, as for most of the time other than today they have been out of view on the Island. Other than them flying around the Lake every now and then they have been on the Lake for four or five days. I don’t know why the disappeared this morning. The way they have been acting they should nest on the Island.

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There are five new photographs on the Photo page starting…

There are five new photographs on the Photo page, starting from number eleven. I am sure that there must be some good photographers who have not yet sent any photographs in for the Photo page.

Thornton first day out.

Thornton feed time.

First pair born.

A Yellowhammer that has started visiting my garden. Have never seen one in the garden before so very happy. Liz.

A GREAT TIT AT A BIRD FEEDING AREA AT BOLTON ABBEY. LYNNE.

The first two photographs are of Thornton our pet Lamb. One of my Lads is taking him home to look after. He will be coming back to the Farm when he is weaned from the bottle. The other photograph is of the twin Lambs that were born to Dolly. When we went to give the Ewes their hay, the twins were missing. We hunted every where for them. After half an hour of looking for them and not hearing them calling we were about to give up looking when we noticed Dolly looking into the black rubber bowl that one of the Lambs are standing in. When we looked into the bowl there they were snuggled up together in the bowl. I ran in to the Farm House to get the camera as it would have been a good photograph. By the time I got back they were just getting out.

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There are five new photographs on the Photo page starting…

There are five new photographs on the Photo page, starting from number eleven. I am sure that there must be some good photographers who have not yet sent any photographs in for the Photo page.

Thornton first day out.

Thornton feed time.

First pair born.

A Yellowhammer that has started visiting my garden. Have never seen one in the garden before so very happy. Liz.

A GREAT TIT AT A BIRD FEEDING AREA AT BOLTON ABBEY. LYNNE.

The first two photographs are of Thornton. One of my Lads is taking him home to look after. He will be coming back to the Farm when he is weaned from the bottle. The other photograph is of the twin Lambs that were born to Dolly. When we went to give the Ewes their hay, the twins were missing. We hunted every where for them. After half an hour of looking for them and not hearing them calling we were about to give up looking when we noticed Dolly looking into the black rubber bowl that one of the Lambs are standing in. When we looked into the bowl there they were snuggled up together in the bowl. I ran in to the Farm House to get the camera as it would have been a good photograph. By the time I got back they were just getting out,