Shearing day is always busy, but this year I had two film crews to deal with as well as sheep, lambs, photographing and cooking a slap up meal for all. We were so lucky with the weather only … Continue reading
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Shows Having Zwartbles Classes in Southern Ireland
Please ring relevant show secretary for the show schedule
Clonmel
Sunday 1st July
Shiela Quinn 052 612 1413 or 086 196 0030
Tinahely
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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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Dear member,
At a recent meeting it was decided that this year, as in previous years, there will be two Zwartbles pedigree sales.
The first pedigree Zwartbles … 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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