Zwartbles made it into The Irish Farmers Journal. A very nice piece about Jimmy O’Keeffee and his Zwartbles sheep.
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When shearing a sheep there is a system; one shears up one side then down the other.
All the while the sheep is moved, rolled, held, and if done correctly relaxes into the system as its … Continue reading
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Having been quite busy farming, filming & photographing I have been delayed but will be posting lots more shearing day photographs quite soon. There will also be photographs following the fresh shorn Zwartbles wool down to … Continue reading
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About a month ago I wrote about about netting lambs in electric sheep netting which I have been using for years dividing fields up for better grazing rotation. Well I have finally had it fenced with proper sheep wire a … Continue reading
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A visit to the Cushendale Woollen Mills is a wonderful experience you feel like you’ve gone back in time.
The only things missing would be the clip clop of horses going up the … Continue reading
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So now it is the Merry Month of May and many have started shearing.
So I am looking for all Irish Pure Bred Zwartbles Breeders to save their Wool for me.
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Electric sheep netting I have used for years but for some reason this year it seems to be working against me and netting me a string of lambs.
This last week has seen my … Continue reading
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I have been asked to write more about what happens here on my small farm in Ireland. So thought I would give it a go calling these post’s ‘Farm Diary Days’. They will cover one day or several days depending … Continue reading
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Sunday morning on March 4th when feeding I notice my Suffolk Texel cross had no interested in food but licking her lips giving all the signs she was due to lamb. I separated her from the flock bringing her … Continue reading
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