I have completed two days at the farm this week now, and time is flying. I am spoilt as the weather is glorious and I have had the company of my nephew for two days. He is nearly three years old, full of chatter and questions and great company. He is also very helpful and our first job this morning was to check a field where some ewes and lambs were, off he went with his crook to see the lambs were okay.

When we went around all the stock, we came across a lamb that had a bite mark, and although he was up and feeding it was still necessary to treat the wound to prevent infection. The lamb had a lucky escape and the ewe had put up a good fight, you could see this as she had tufts of loose wool as well, a protective mother at her best.

Lambing is such an enjoyable time of year because it is about new life with all the lambs that are born. Unfortunately where there is life there is also death, and we had a lost a lamb in the field overnight too. My nephew didn’t seem too phased about this at all, but I think I am getting softer as I get older.

With a lamb lost, there is a ewe without now so we aim to adopt another lamb from a ewe with triplets tomorrow. We have a pen of 6 pet lambs waiting to be adopted so we are hopeful.

It has been a busy couple of days, which means that Mam has been working out with the sheep but still feeding us very well with hearty healthy meals and too many treats. All so delicious!

Everybody is busy during the day and night at lambing time, even the sheepdog likes chilling out in the sunshine we are getting this week.

Great weather for the lambs to go out and play, and they love to race. I haven’t managed to get a snapshot if the lambs racing yet, I will keep trying this week for you, its so lovely to see then so happy.

I am now all bathed, resting and rosey cheeked ready for tomorrow. I am loving the fresh air, it is doing wonders for my complexion and this week really keeps your mind off work.

Thank you for reading, see you again soon xxx