Breed Sale

[benjiesmum]

I don't really like this time of year because I have to decide which lambs I am keeping.

I had 4 ewe lambs so had to sell 2.

Here they are waiting to go in the ring.



Luckily they both sold together going to a new home in Norfolk. Bet they were tired when they evetually got there.

The better one of the two won first in the ewe lamb class and then won Reserve Champion. So that put her price up in the ring!



Was also very pleased because I took my two ram lambs to be inspected by a Dartmoor inspector who came up from Devon to do the job. I took two because although I wanted one passing, it's always best to take two so they have a chance to reject the other one. Well, they both passed so now I am overrun with rams!!!

[aitch]

Hi Benjiesmum, reading your past entries on this forum I would hazard a guess that the home they are going to in Norfolk will be hard pressed to be better than the one they have been reared at.
Your first picture suggests the forlorn look of the two lambs means they know this too
Talking of livestock I have recently had a yearning to keep a few bantams, however the layout of our garden means this is not really possible, ie, all hard standing.
Not sure if it is permissable to keep them either were we live.
Will have to erect a shed and stock it up at the start of a Bank holiday, this seems the best method of getting around planning laws.
Good to hear of the update of your activities with your livestock

[benjiesmum]

Sept 20, 2009 18:54:23 GMT 1 aitch said:

Hi Benjiesmum, reading your past entries on this forum I would hazard a guess that the home they are going to in Norfolk will be hard pressed to be better than the one they have been reared at.
Your first picture suggests the forlorn look of the two lambs means they know this too
Talking of livestock I have recently had a yearning to keep a few bantams, however the layout of our garden means this is not really possible, ie, all hard standing.
Not sure if it is permissable to keep them either were we live.
Will have to erect a shed and stock it up at the start of a Bank holiday, this seems the best method of getting around planning laws.
Good to hear of the update of your activities with your livestock

Thanks aitch. I was very forlorn too! I really donot like selling lambs because they are part of my little family. I expect if I had a larger flock I wouldn't get so sad. The lady who bought them both seemed nice enough so I can only hope. I suppose my sheep are very very fortunate because they want for nothing. But at least they have gone off on their adventure together.

I don't see why you couldn't keep a few banties in a little chicken ark in your garden. Then you can move it round your garden with ease. Where I teach in suburban south Manchester, people right near the school keep chickens in their back gardens. I think as long as you don't get a cockerel you can keep them. The whole of the UK seems to be keeping them these days. Go on! Get yourself a few. There is nothing like your own fresh eggs!

[aitch]

Let us hope the lambs have a happy life in Norfolk
An interesting point about the Banty cockerel, tis a pity though, I spent my very early childhood being bought up in the shadow of a Colliery Spoil heap and the constant whistling of the Colliery "Clock" the sound of the many cockerels in the neighboring back gardens was the nearest thing we got to living in the countryside.
A truly evocative sound in its own way.
A bit different to Shetland and its cacophony of bird calls.
In short and due to ill health we moved house 10 years ago to a house with much less garden and to save more work we had what garden we have "Patioed" and apart from a narrow border around it we have virtually no "Gardenable" garden left so apart from planning permission difficulties it is I am afraid a non starter.
PS, Good to see a wee bit of Bold Text in the topics list this evening

[benjiesmum]

I am hopeful that they will have a good life aitch.

Oh dear so no chance of any chickens then. That's a shame - but maybe look out for someone local who is selling free range eggs.

I sometimes put mine outside with a litrtle notice and sell them off the roadside. I leave an honesty box out for the money and have never been disappointed up to now!

[aitch]

I read your peice about the Honesty box having just listened to the news headlines, enough to drive anyone to drink, the fact that you have had no problems with the box suggests that probably all is not yet lost with humanity.