sheep
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The Benefits of Wool – and it’s many uses
So wool has many uses other than as clothing!!! Clothing as previously discussed in the first blog post of this title Carpets Blankets Bedding, both blankets and duvets or Baavets (as one company call themselves!!) Mulch or weed suppressant mats to put round plants. There is also the added benefit of moisture conservation! Fertiliser. It…
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The Benefits of Wool – Wearing
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the benefits of wearing and using wool! so I thought it might be a good idea to get some of these thoughts out into a blog post! Benefits of Wool: Natural, renewable fibre – Wool comes from sheep and is a renewable source of material! Using wool in…
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Sheep Sunday, and then we got a Ram!
How we got our Ram Lamb. He might not manage it this year, but hopefully we might get some lambs the following year!!
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Smallholding Sunday
A photo round up of our jobs and fun here on the smallholding this summer! Baling hay, fruit and veg, building and fun.
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Sheep Sunday – four more!!
How the next sheep were acquired. Meet the four sheep we got back in December 2020. More of the girls and boys that produce our fabulous yarns!
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Sheepy Sunday
So after the 3 witches we acquired Wolfie! She is a welsh white type sheep and was a bottle lamb that one of my neighbour’s wives acquired to raise. We acquired her when she had transitioned into the neighbour’s garden and was spending more time munching flower beds and pooping on the front doorstep than…
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Sheepy Sunday
So we have done Wanda’s Story and Baarbara’s Story…. Here is the story of the three witches!! Basically we swapped three sheep for some large bales of haylage the summer after we had Wanda and Babs! Not a hugely exciting story, but we ended up with Garlick, Og and Weatherwax, which for the literary savvy…
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Sheepy Sunday!
So last Month I told you some of Wanda’s story…. Up this month is Baabara! Baabara is a mule most likely, Welsh white… something along those lines! She is the white faced one in this picture and is the MOST suspicious sheep you will ever meet!! When they come up for feed in the field,…
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Sheepy Sunday, Wanda’s Story
Once a month I am going to tell you the story of our sheep and how we came to acquire them! First up is our first sheep on the smallholding, Wanda. She is a Beulah Speckled Face sheep, which you can see more in later photographs. Wanda turned up in the lane and on our…
