It’s a damp day

The wet ground is bad for sheep hooves and two were limping badly last week
J pared back and cleaned the hooves and sprayed them but Little Miss Pretty is still holding her foot off the ground. We will keep these two in until she is putting weight on that leg.

Outside Pinky is also hobbling so we may have to bring her in later. When we trimmed Perky’s hooves we noticed that she was “bagging up” – her udders were beginning to get ready for lambing. It could begin at the end of this month but most likely in February. My favourite time of year with the animals (and some sleepless nights). Does anyone remember the “poddy lamb”, Wiggle? We hand reared him and he followed us around like a puppy until he became a boisterous ram and a menace. To see an old video of Wiggle click on

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