Lambing finished 2 days ago and overall it went well. We ended up turning out 44 sets of twins, 4 sets of triplets and 13 singles. In addition we have 2 bottle fed lambs – Monica is more human than human!
The fun now starts to keep them all alive and give them the best possible chance of survival. The first job will be worming the lambs then this is swiftly followed by their first set of two injections that prevent a series of sheep related illnesses (too technical to list). Then the inevitable sleepless night or two when we wean the lambs 
from their mums – boy do they make a noise! But this job won’t be done for a couple of months yet.
The other wonderful sight this week was the turning out of the cattle after their stint indoors over the winter months. You open the gate ….they stand and stare at the massive green open space and then a second later they kick up their back legs, their tail goes high in the air, and they are off at a hundred miles an hour. Bless them.
With the cattle and sheep all out, we are turning our attention to looking after our grass and setting aside fields for hay. The tractor is busy scarifying and rolling the fields in preparation for haymaking in the summer. My spare time (haha) is now focusing on my garden as in a rash moment I agreed to open my garden on the 14th June to raise funds for the Hospice.
STOP PRESS … Nell my amazing sheepdog has just had 6 amazing puppies.
Janet East
