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Livestock
The farm carries a ewe flock of between 25 and 30
ewes. The breed is a cross bred Mule ( a cross of a Blue faced Leicester Ram and
a Swaledale ewe) or Texel. These will have one, two, three, or very rarely have
four lambs.
Lambing is typically from mid March to Mid April. It is the aim to have two
lambs per ewe, the lambs are taken off triplets and put on to singles if it
is seen that the ewe can feed another lamb. For details about their management
see
farm diary
Other livestock are ponies Chickens, Geese, ducks, and turkey's. These are
mainly for the visitors to look at and for really fresh eggs for visitors to eat
at breakfast!
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