Wednesday, 29 September 2010

It's Tupping Time

Well! this time of year has come around again so soon.The rams must go in to the breeding Flock of Shropshire's
There are three rams this year Sandy , James ,& Skylark 
Ram's go in on 28th of September so lambing should be on around 23rd February
.Watch this space 

Sandy has got 12 ewes to tup.

James has got 5 ewes to tup.

Skylark has got 6 ewes to tup.

 The harness
It can be a little tricky to fit ,it needs to be in the center of the brisket to work correctly and be comfortable to wear ,after all the ram will wear it for 51 day's.


Checking for a good fit
                                                                        

Sandy with a red wax crayon
Red ,Orange, Green, now show us the ladies.

Monday, 6 September 2010

Shearing

                                                                 Shearing






This is Brian. He's a professional shearer giving very few second cuts

You start with the neck and work the shears down to the leg

The tricky bit cutting around the teats
The last cut The tail
One very happy customer
The Fleece




The spinning wheel




The end product
Now the farmer's happy