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First Day’s Shepherding for a New Assistant
I have a new shepherd helper visiting from the big city of Hong Kong, my young niece. She was great company through many of today’s jobs. Watching as I Feed the Doves We then went to feed the ram lambs...
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Fat Ewes From Thin & Fertilizing Fields
Feeding the boys this morning got a giggle out of my niece as one of the boy’s was a bit sloppy about his food. We arrived into their field and started across towards the feed trough. Trotting ahead to...
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Sketching Zwartbles Freestyle
Today I was dosing lambs, sorting skinny ewes from those in good condition, giving cobalt boluses and vitamin doses to ewes and at the same time being sketched by a visiting artist; all in a shepherd’s...
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I Bite The Bullet Today Vaccinating For the SBV Virus
Today I bite the bullet and injected my flock of ewes with the SBV vaccine which is “Vaccinating for Schmallenberg Virus”. The Schmallenberg Virus is a very resent new virus which is spread by midge...
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Aggee Gets Her Custom Made Ear Tags
For those of you who do not know who Aggee is she has a blog post all her own. It is about how she nearly died as a lamb and how the Aga and my shepherding twitter friends kept me going through the...
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Zwartbles Ireland Blankets @London Design Festival 2013
We’ve been selling our Zwartbles wool Blankets for 8 weeks and now they’re going to The London Design Festival September 14 – 22 2013 to help represent some of Ireland’s own designs!! Zwartbles...
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A Portrait of the Cat Shepherd
A portrait of the Cat Shepherd. Bodacious Bodacious The Cat Shepherd Waits on Wet Weather Gear Making Sure He is Not Left Behind Waits on Cold Weather Gear Making Sure He is Not Left Behind Works in...
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Toxo & Enzo Vaccines
Eating Pears Before Getting a Pair of Vaccinations This year I seem to have been vaccinating the sheep every other week. I know that is an exaggeration but up until this year there was only 1 pre...
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Don’t Forget the Rams
This is the time of year that as a shepherd your feeding pregnant ewes, thinking about getting ready for the long sleepless nights and rush of lambing. “Don’t Forget About the Rams” the Cat Shepherd’s...
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A Wonderful Quote to Farm By: Aldo Leopold
Zwartbles Lambs come out our orchard gate “We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and...
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My Zwartbles Lamb Chop & Pear Stew
Harvest time for lambs is in September – October when the lambs are 9 – 10 months old. Due to their leanness Zwartbles as a breed are slow to mature into a good harvestable condition. They are finished...
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Fat Ewes From Thin & Fertilizing Fields
Feeding the boys this morning got a giggle out of my niece as one of the boy’s was a bit sloppy about his food. We arrived into their field and started across towards the feed trough. Trotting ahead to...
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Sketching Zwartbles Freestyle
Today I was dosing lambs, sorting skinny ewes from those in good condition, giving cobalt boluses and vitamin doses to ewes and at the same time being sketched by a visiting artist; all in a shepherd’s...
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I Bite The Bullet Today Vaccinating For the SBV Virus
Today I bite the bullet and injected my flock of ewes with the SBV vaccine which is “Vaccinating for Schmallenberg Virus”. The Schmallenberg Virus is a very resent new virus which is spread by midge...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Aggee Gets Her Custom Made Ear Tags
For those of you who do not know who Aggee is she has a blog post all her own. It is about how she nearly died as a lamb and how the Aga and my shepherding twitter friends kept me going through the...
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Zwartbles Ireland Blankets @London Design Festival 2013
We’ve been selling our Zwartbles wool Blankets for 8 weeks and now they’re going to The London Design Festival September 14 – 22 2013 to help represent some of Ireland’s own designs!! Zwartbles...
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A Portrait of the Cat Shepherd
A portrait of the Cat Shepherd. Bodacious Bodacious The Cat Shepherd Waits on Wet Weather Gear Making Sure He is Not Left Behind Waits on Cold Weather Gear Making Sure He is Not Left Behind Works in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Toxo & Enzo Vaccines
Eating Pears Before Getting a Pair of Vaccinations This year I seem to have been vaccinating the sheep every other week. I know that is an exaggeration but up until this year there was only 1 pre...
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Don’t Forget the Rams
This is the time of year that as a shepherd your feeding pregnant ewes, thinking about getting ready for the long sleepless nights and rush of lambing. “Don’t Forget About the Rams” the Cat Shepherd’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Wonderful Quote to Farm By: Aldo Leopold
Zwartbles Lambs come out our orchard gate “We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and...
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