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An Eye Full of Trouble

Because run a virtually closed flock, and we hope maintain a high standard of flock husbandry we have few if any outbreaks or instances of disease or infection.
2009 however was a wake up call..

All our stock return from shows to an isolation paddock approved and inspected by DEFRA. Thank goodness we have this facility! Five days after returning from the 2009 Yorkshire Show we spotted the first signs of trouble - big trouble!

Red Eye, Pink eye, New Forest Disease, call it what you will but we had it - and soon it spread to the entire show group of some 24 sheep. Our attendance at the next 3/4 shows was cancelled.

Our hard working vets and the family attended to each animal every 48 hours with the necessary antibiotic creams.

The infection was stubborn to shift and even by isolating group after group it took us 6 months to crack the problem.

Suddenly one day in January 2010 we were clear and so far no sign of return. The infection can only have come from contact with other animals at the show, so no matter how good our own on farm bio-security and husbandry the isolation paddock is a must, and showing is a calculated risk.

This Year's Sheep Shearing

Some New Farm Machinery

New Staff Join Farm Unit - Click on Photos to Enlarge

"I learned on a Massey Ferguson this John Deere is a bit confusing "

Farm corporate wear Introduced

2009

UPDATE: We cannot accept any further orders for Xmas turkeys .We are now completely sold out for 2009

You wanted breasty birds and we,ve surely supplied them. All our customers this season have commented on the sheer size and flavour of our hybrid Norfolk Bronze choice. Glad we could please and we look forward to even better results next year

Our Lambing season started on April 6th. Pictures available here.

This year we intend to extend the number of shows at which we exhibit, the dates and venues will be available on this site as we register for them.

Show News & Results:

Yorkshire Show 2010
For the first time for many years we did not enter any stock for the show.
We lost 6 good weeks of training time due to house refurbishments (which are still ongoing) and reluctantly decided to give the show a miss.

July: Great Yorkshire Show

2007

Saturday 7 July: Goosenaugh and Longridge Show

Cancelled due to waterlogged field.

25th August Bellingham show: Cancelled FMD

1st September Eccleshall (Shropshire) Show: Cancelled FMD

Family and friends at a previous show.