Saturday 11th January 2025

 I am laid up with influenza so not able to go to check on the lambs. I asked a friend to check on them on their daily walk and they took their binoculars and checked on them from the path. 51 were counted and he didn’t notice any problems. 

Annette 

Thursday 9th Jan

 Posting for Hadrian.

Sheep all okay and accounted for, trough a little frozen and cleared.

Wednesday 8th January

 31 sheep grazing near the Worthy rd entrance. Eventually found the rest right at the top of the field.

All look well with no limpers.

Monday 7th Jan

 Have to say, felt a bit sorry for the sheep this morning after a cold night with some snow settling followed by cold drizzle rest of Monday. I couldn't see any issues although the runt is really dirty, but doesn't seem to have any issues other than that.

Friday 3rd Jan

Happy new year! It took quite a few attempts, but I counted 51 happy sheep, seemingly unaware how cold it is. They come running when they see me and it’s the highlight of the week. Quite a few are a little extra muddy, especially on their faces. Completely out of cobnuts now. Scraggly one extra scraggly, but still there.

Could the patch of mud by the kissing gate have some mulch or gravel or bark chips put down? 

It’s quite deep and very slippery, and today was frozen over, but not thick enough to stop your foot going straight through into ice cold, muddy slosh, and there’s no way around it and nothing to cling to for balance, unless you hang on to the barbed wire.

Wednesday 1st January 2025

 Very windy today. All sheep ok except for one that had managed to get itself well and truly tangled up in some brambles. Contacted on call and they came and freed it.

sheep in bramble update

This Wedneaday Kate called in a sheep stuck in the bramble. The bramble had twisted alot into the fleece but I cut out all of it.

The sheep, tag 246 has about a hand size of bare skin now on it's right flank, but no open wounds and came away walking and feeding ok. 

I trimmed away the bramble in the area