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Shearing The Rams In April -Something New On The Farm

April 29, 2019 by farmerswifeandmummy Leave a Comment

I am sure you are aware that April is not traditionally sheep shearing season. Some farmers shear the bottoms of their flocks (dagging) in Spring or before tupping (mating) but full shearing doesn’t usually happen until summer. There are some really woolly breeds however that really benefit from being shorn twice a year. Valais Black … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Farming Tagged: family farm, rams, shearing, sheep farming, Sheep shearing

Farm Life- December 2018

December 21, 2018 by farmerswifeandmummy Leave a Comment

I’d say December is one of the quietest months on the farm. The rams are still with the ladies. Most of the ewes will have been serviced by now but we leave the rams just in case there are some missed. Winter has definitely arrived so I have dusted off all of the bird feeders … [Read more…]

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Women in Farming-Rebecca Perry from Ledmacoy Turkeys

December 3, 2018 by farmerswifeandmummy Leave a Comment

High in up in the Cairngorms National Park, Rebecca Perry and her family have diversified into turkey farming. It is a hill farm and they are 1050 feet above sea level and only 12 miles from the Lecht ski centre. Whilst being in the middle of nowhere, they are only half an hour drive to … [Read more…]

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