Sybil

24 March 2013
Sybil is doing really well, now aged 17 weeks she remains calm and very willing to learn. She has enjoyed meeting guests who have stayed in the house and seems to understand that, unlike Sybil Fawlty, she is not allowed "front of house".

She is yet to come face to face with the lambs but the snow has a similar affect on her as it has on them ...

Where is Spring? Snow and Lambs

23 March 2013
All bar (baa?) one of the Kerry Hills have lambed, the weather is testing for the third week of March with snow from the early hours of this morning and it has set in for more over night tonight. One of the ewes needed penning up and treating for mastitis so we decided to put her in the trailer to give her shelter and leave the arc free for the other ewes and lambs. Unfortunately ground conditions are appauling and I managed to get the Landrover stuck...

 

The lambs don't seem to mind the snow and spent much of the day Tigger jumping around in it or digging to find grass. It has made for some lovely photo opportunities!

 

 

 

Youngstock

10 March 2013

There are a couple of new arrivals that have been keeping our hands full. First on the scene was Sybil (as any Fawlty Towers fan would know every B&B needs a Sybil). She is now 14 weeks old and already part of the furniture.

The first lamb arrived on the 8th March, a fine healthy ewe lamb. The snow that was forecast, and which arrived this morning, neccessitated the recommissioning of the pig arc from pig paddock to sheep field so that there is additional cover in case the rest of the ewes decide to lamb during this cold snap.