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Archive of posts tagged orphan lambs

Possibly the most expensive lamb ever

Posted by Richard on 24 September 2018, 9:21 pm

Sadly there has been very little time in recent months to update the blog as much as I’d like but I didn’t want to miss the chance to write an update about the lambs we raised this year. Since they arrived back in April we have learned the hard way just how expensive it can …

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Lamb update – 2 weeks in

Posted by Richard on 24 April 2018, 6:55 am

Just over 2 weeks into our first attempts with keeping sheep and so far they’ve lived up to my perception that this is a fairly high-maintenance animal. I’ve tried to keep an open mind on the subject but with 2 lambs suffering from health problems in just 2 weeks it’s not been easy. There has …

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New arrivals and a new species

Posted by Richard on 9 April 2018, 5:42 pm

In recent months we have spent many hours telling ourselves that we had more than enough to keep us busy here. The pigs, cattle, chickens and ourĀ 2 bedroom self catering holiday let (plus my day job) are keeping us busy enough, not to mention the 3 cats making a mess of the house! We had …

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