It’s been a relatively cold start to the year in Wales, with light snowfall and thick ice joining us over the weekend. In anticipation of the snow we had moved some of the sheep into the barn, where they bedded down for a comfortable night in the straw with plenty of hay to chew on. […]
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Last year we were struck by horribly persistent foot rot and CODD (contagious ovine digital dermatitis), and spent months battling it before finally making it clear late spring. We’ve been farming sheep since 2021, and up until winter of 2023-2024 had had very few (if any) foot problems, so it caught us a bit off
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July 17th 2022 A busy few months at university have finished now and I’m back on the farm again. It’s been lovely to be able to sit under the oak with the sheep again and get some R&R in. They seem pleased to have me back! It’s not all been rest though. For one,
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