Our Shetland sheep have had a rest from breeding this year. We missed lambing, but it made for a much less stressful Easter period. We thoug...

Well how things have moved on since I returned from Thailand and had to go into self isolation for a few days as I brought a cough back wit...

The first swallow soaks up the early morning sun There is excited chattering above the smallholding once more. Yay! The swallows have ...

Today was everything that smallholding should be. It started with Sue letting the poultry out and doing the morning feed while I finished o...

Before I get onto sheepy things, I did say I would make more effort ot be aware of Awareness Weeks. This week is National Obesity Awareness ...

Autumn medlars Sunday 11th November 2018 One of last year's Shetland ewes went on her final journey today. Next time we see her she...

I love keeping native breed sheep. They are so much more suitable to my style of smallholding than any of the larger breeds. My chosen varie...

26th May 2018 Bleating Hell Last year we let the lambs wean naturally, which means just leaving them with their mums until they decide tha...

Monday 14th May 2018 Shearing Day Next to pantomime, sheep shearing is just about as seasonal a job as you could get. You don't want ...

Tuesday 10th April 2018 Most of today was spent on and off tending to Flash the ram lamb. He has been weak and has not been seen to feed fr...

Monday 9th April You Might Want to Come Down to the Sheep Field Main job for the day was to finish constructing the pond which I began dig...