I’ve never been so pleased to see some sunshine as I have been this week, for many farmers the winter of 2017/18 has been the worst in memory, without a dry week since last July. At Borough farm, our...
There are only four sheep out on the coastal ground at the moment, I missed them when I gathered the flock last month, and had intended to retrieve them when I had a moment, I’d made the mistake of...
The ‘L’ plates are on the Land rover, but maybe Sweep doesn’t need them anymore! As with all of my sheepdog’s Sweep’s training has been full of ups and downs. He’s always been keen on his work although not...
Last spring we were lucky to have Kestrels nesting in our Barn Owl box at the end of the lambing barn. It was great to see them and we were delighted that they reared 4 chicks, but we’d really...
Having finished the last show of the season last Sunday it seems like a good time for a team photo, and an update on how the dogs are doing. Jake is in the back right the photo, at 11...
The arrival of some more calves has mean that I need to keep on top of the fences at Borough Farm. It’s not that cattle are any more prone to breaking out than sheep, it’s more that when they...
Back at the beginning of March, when the first lambs were born, we began to notice a Kestrel in and around the farm. As the weeks went on he became more and more apparent, most nights he would be...
This year’s lambing seems to have been the longest ever. Although the flock was due to lamb in two distinct batches, the two seemed to merge into one, and lambs were born on every day from the beginning of...
Zola’s pups are now 3 months old, and I’m pleased to say they are all very fit and healthy. The first pup ( we called him Smithy) went to his new home a couple of weeks ago. He is...
With the first session of lambing now in full swing, it’s great to have a wonderful spell of warm sunny weather. It means that we can turn ewes with lambs out into the field when just a day or...
