Pig News!
One of our
boars is off to Ireland to be part of a special AI (artificial insemination)
programme for rare breed pigs! He’s gone
into quarantine for a month first before being shipped off! The other boar is going off to the butchers
next weekend.
We are
expecting Tigger to farrow the first week of May, so are busy trying to get the
nursery set up over at the new site in readiness!
Sheep
News!
Lambing is
progressing SLOWLY – the ram was out with the ewes for way too long, and we
will have some arrivals as late as May I reckon…we have had to take the triplet
ewes off Scarlet, as she was getting too sore with constant sucking and very
sharp teeth – they had nearly eaten through one of her teats!
Hens
& Ducks!
One of our
lovely Dutch cross bantams has hatched 7 chicks – we are keeping them in the
poly tunnel as it’s too cold yet for them out with the others.
Vegs /
Salads
We are
potting up / planting out as much as we can in portable pots/troughs so that we
can just move them across later on to plant out in the raised beds.
Volunteer Groups!
St James
Place arrived with 14 willing volunteers, on another lovely sunny day, and
helped clear a lot of stone over at the new site; filling in holes, clearing an
area for the farrowing pen, and sawing lengths ready for the raised beds!
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| this blackbird decided to make her nest inside a bridle in our tack room! |
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| These are her offspring just hatched! |
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| Work is progressing with our building on the new site! |
Spring Quiz!
Our Spring
Quiz was a great success and we raised over £400 during the evening. If you haven’t ventured out for one of these
historic events do make sure you book in for our Autumn Quiz in October!
