now we are off...

Not only to watch the Grand National later today but with our lambing season.

This little chap is our first lamb, one of a triplet born to an older ewe and in for a little extra TLC.

One of the three will be reared on our automatic drinker [pictures in due course] and the ewe will be turned back out to enjoy the spring grass with a pair of twins.

This makes sense as ewes only have two teats on their udder and as we all know three is definately a crowd!

Stocking up

Our lambing supplies are now ordered. We always get lamb milk in ready for any orphans, although we much prefer the ewes to naturally rear them.

The grass is now growing slowly and in another week's time we will be flat out on lambing sheep.

The cattle will remain inside for another 3 weeks at least until the grass is really through.