FARM NEWS
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31/01/2009

Michael Owen makes a guest visit to our Farm

Unfortunately we don't mean the famous footballer, Michael Owen is a Livestock Contractor who comes to scan our sheep to tell us how many lambs each ewe is having, we need to now this information to allow us to feed each ewe the correct amount of food (A ewe with one lamb will need less food than a ewe with three lambs). He also gives the young farmers a talk and teaches the young farmers all about animal scanning and how to identify how many lambs there are from a scan.

31/01/2009

Visiting lambing ladies arrive on the Farm

Some rare Jacob sheet have been brought to our farm to be lambed and are mingling well with our own flock, these can normally be found grazing around the grounds of Linton house but the owner has decided to let the Jacobs have some lambs this year, so they have come to the farm to be looked after for there late pregnancy and lambing.

21/01/2009

Second Kitten arrives at the Farm

The second kitten arrived at the farm today, and she had a
very inquisitive nature, her name is Em. Lets hope they both grow up
to be great farm mouse catchers.

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18/01/2009

Early Beltex Lambing

Last year we bought in two pedigree Beltex sheep, they where already in lamb so after
 many sleepless nights checking them they finally lambed on Sunday 18th January

12/01/2009

The New Farm Kitten

Late one Monday afternoon Obey arrived at the farm. The new farm cat, he is extremely playful
and loves all the attention that the young farmers gives him.

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03/01/2009

A Small Cow for a Winning Farm

The first new arrival of 2009 came on one cold Saturday morning, it was Rose, the
first Purebred Dexter ever to come to the farm.  Who soon made friend with all the other bigger
 cattle on the farm.

01/01/2009