Finally started turnout yesterday. Didn't take 5 y/o Tetford Zack, a Tetford Vindicator son o/o Tetford Nessie, long to find the 6 cows & calves I'd turned out earlier happily grazing across the stream. #tetfordlonghorns #pedigree #easycalving #nativebreed
This morning's new arrival a bull calf by Tetford Zack o/o Tetford Concubine a 3 y/o 1st calver by Fishwick Prosperity o/o Tetford Querida. Resting in a corner when I arrived, got up & went straight on the milkbar!
#tetfordlonghorns #pedigree #Longhorns #easycalving #nativebreed
Turnout continued yesterday afternoon when 11 y/o Tetford Up-Tempo with her 2 day old heifer calf Tetford Favourite went out to join 2 y/o Tetford Clansman & his cows. #tetfordlonghorns #pedigree #Longhorns #easycalving #nativebreed
Lambing is thirsty work #manxloaghtan #rarebreed #nativebreed #lambing #farming #isleofman
Weaned heifer calves enjoying their barley straw this evening and then bedding out their lying area with the Spread-a-Bale Ltd they love grazing the spread straw before settling down for the night.
#tetfordlonghorns #pedigree #Longhorns #easycalving #nativebreed
When your too short to reach the hay feeder yourself naturally you get a lift up! #northcountrycheviot #nativebreed
And they are off……..to new grass - the benefit of lots of rain in the last month and now a few days of sun
#manxloaghtan #rarebreed #nativebreed #farming #bestsheep #isleofman
Here’s a lamb race from a month ago that I forgot to use….lambs love to run and jump #manxloaghtan #rarebreed #nativebreed #lambing #farming #lambraces #isleofman
Sunny day, the field has dried out so at long last the ewes and lambs are out to proper grass……they are loving it! #manxloaghtan #rarebreed #nativebreed #lambing #sunshine #farming #isleofman
Look what I found taking my daily walk #snowdrops protected by leaves and twigs #nativebreed #cwtched in a sheltered corner toasty warm before temps drop again but at least its not raining #natureknowsbest
Glorious evening after a welcome sunny day. Caught the tail end of lamb races, they love running on this ridge. Perfect end to the day #manxloaghtan #rarebreed #nativebreed #lambing #sunshineatlast #farming #LambRaces #isleofman
Maisy our little bottle fed lamb…doesn’t take long to down her milk!
She’s down to one bottle a day and will soon be fully weaned. #manxloaghtan #rarebreed #nativebreed #lambing #bottlefed #farming #isleofman