Tag Archives: lambs

Hello to All This…

Posted on April 6, 2019 by Francis Pryor

And what do we start with? Why, sheep of course! I know what I said in my last blog post, but this is what we in Britain once used to be very good at, namely, compromise. I contacted two neighbouring … Continue reading →

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Lambing’s Nearly Finished…

Posted on April 12, 2017 by Francis Pryor

I’m writing this on Tuesday, April 11th and we’re approaching the final week of lambing. Easter, late this year, is next weekend and we are down to just four ewes who haven’t yet lambed – and one of them, I’m … Continue reading →

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Freedom! Ewes and Lambs Released

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Francis Pryor

This is a very brief blog post to celebrate the release of the first batch of ewes and their lambs out of the barn and onto the lush green pasture of early April. It’s always a joyous (and yes, that’s … Continue reading →

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Katie, lambs and human frailty

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Francis Pryor

Abigail, Barney, Clodagh, Desmond…? I had to Google the names our weather forecasters have given the succession of storms that have lashed the British Isles this winter. We’ve just experienced storm Katie, which the Daily Mirror predicted would be an … Continue reading →

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Lambing, 2015: no two years are ever the same

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Francis Pryor

I’ll discuss the actual lambs and their mothers shortly, but I want to start with what you might think is a digression, but is nothing of the sort. In fact I sometimes think it’s the main reason I like to … Continue reading →

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Lambing, 2014

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Francis Pryor

Every year is different. Some years are marked by tough, resilient bags that imprison the lamb when it is born and can quickly suffocate it, unless the ewe or one of us clears the membrane from around its nose. Other … Continue reading →

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If I were a newt , I’d believe in God

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Francis Pryor

Last week the weather was ‘lovely’, or that was what we were told by the people on telly – and they should know. I think it was Thursday, but around 6.00 AM I’d done the second morning patrol through the … Continue reading →

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Lambing starts four days early

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Francis Pryor

This morning I got up as usual around 5.30 and started work on the blog, writing something to appear before next Sunday, when Time Team is showing one of my sites.  At 6.30, as soon as there was enough light, … Continue reading →

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