(RIP) Bodacious The Shepherd Cat

(RIP) Bodacious The Shepherd Cat

Truly Sad Tidings. I had to have Bodacious put to sleep late Friday afternoon, on 1 February, Imbolc, traditionally known as the first day of spring in Ireland. This day is more commonly known as Saint Bridget’s day.    These past 3 weeks, he had been under...
How a Shepherd Approaches Sheep

How a Shepherd Approaches Sheep

The cat shepherd, Bodacious aka Mr. B, has kindly demonstrated how you approach sheep without disturbing them by using body language. We have chosen sheep that were lying down as this way you can see they are the same sheep with little change in them as we walk around...
Don’t Forget the Rams

Don’t Forget the Rams

This is the time of year that as a shepherd your feeding pregnant ewes, thinking about getting ready for the long sleepless nights and rush of lambing. The poor rams often get forgotten about, their work has been done and all or most of your ewes are carrying their...
Why Alpaca? To Help Protect Sheep from Dog Attack!

Why Alpaca? To Help Protect Sheep from Dog Attack!

Dogs straying into sheep fields can do untold harm and stress to sheep. We have had a series of incidents over the years of dogs killing sheep in the area which I farm. Only last year within a 2 mile radius of our farm 3 different flocks had sheep killed by...
A Tree Must Fall

A Tree Must Fall

The Scrub plum tree that had to come down as it had been slowly falling down of it’s own accord for some time. Scrub plum trees were used by my Grandfather as a root structure for grafting commercial plums onto. This was done as the hardier roots were stronger...

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