Back on line

A long hiatus, filled with lots of events concerning sheep, some upsetting. The most cheerful thing is .. we have three new ones. There are two wethers and one ewe (that's two boys and one girl). There was some alarm from the older girls at first, but after a bit of bottom-sniffing they all decided they had better be a flock together. 

Suspicions on arrival allayed by bottom-sniffing.

There's had to be a change of diet - no more ewe nuts because, as their name implies, they're for females only. What's replaced it is Coarse Mix, which looks rather more like muesli. Amazingly, this is just as popular, and seems a bit better for them. We had a worry when we found green bits in it. But, rather than it being a sign of things going mouldy, it seems they are meant to be there. The stuff includes pulses as well as grains. Just the stuff for junior sheep who are spending their days exploring.

There's had to be a change of diet - no more ewe nuts because, as their name implies, they're for females only. What's replaced it is Coarse Mix, which looks rather more like muesli. Amazingly, this is just as popular, and seems a bit better for them. We had a worry when we found green bits in it. But, rather than it being a sign of things going mouldy, it seems they are meant to be there. The stuff includes pulses as well as grains. Just the stuff for junior sheep who are spending their days exploring.

More soon about the new paddock, the growth of trees, and, mainly, this years plant pests.