The First Lambs

The first of the lambs enjoying their first taste of sunshine .  Sun bathing seems to be second nature unlike all the really important things in life like coming into the world with your legs in the right place.   The pedigree lambs are all tagged so that I know who their Mummy and Daddy is later in life when I register them.     Some of us are not so grand and so have no tag.

All the lambs are numbered so I can see who belongs to which Mum and this year we have marked the twins red and the singles blue so I know I should have two of all  the red numbers in the field

Getting Ready for Lambing

That time of the year again.  My ewes all in their shed waiting the arrival of their lambs.  Hopefully we will have a few by this time next week.  I will be glad when we get started and even happier when it is all over.   The girls seem content in their house.  I took this first thing in the morning so they are all waiting for their breakfast.   I may say feeding them is quite a performance as they sweep me off my feet.   As they lamb they get moved out of the shed into a 'lamb pod' so that there is no miss mothering and when the lambs are strong enough I let them out in the paddock close to the yard where I can keep an eye on them

Marigold Hand Dyed Wensleydale Locks

The latest of my hand dyed Wensleydale Locks.  These have been washed in Eco friendly wash up liquid and then dye with Landscape non acid dyes.  I have called the colour way Marigold ( not after the gloves but after the flower )  They are up to 10 inches long and separated from the fleece so there should be very little waste.
I have them listed on Etsy  https://www.etsy.com/listing/125402971/marigold-hand-dyed-wensleydale-locks-80