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Ewes Released Passing by John Rowlands Judging Eye

Zwartbles All Ireland Flock Competition

On 06/10/2013 By admin

The All Ireland Flock competition is taking place right now, a judge from Wales John Rowlands and driver Judy Maxwell are going all over Ireland looking and judging flocks both North and South of the border.

I think this is a wonderful competition as it is the only time that pure [...]

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Vita Walks Away as Mystic Gets Her Shinny Shoes

The Farrier Visits

On 03/10/2013 By admin

When the farrier visits all the horses must be gathered in to have their hoof’s dressed, in human terms they get a pedicure, there are three horses and one pony. This summer I took some photographs of this regular event when the sun was shining and we sought shelter from the heat of [...]

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My Da Helps Bring in the Ewes Using the Magic Bucket

Toxo & Enzo Vaccines

On 01/10/2013 By admin

This year I seem to have been vaccinating the sheep every other week. I know that is an exaggeration but up until this year there was only 1 pre breeding vaccine which was for Toxoplasmosis and then the pre lambing vaccine for Clostridial plus Pasteurella called Heptavac plus which is given a month before [...]

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10 of the 14 Tweeting Farmers

Ploughing 2013 & Tweeting Farmers

On 30/09/2013 By admin

This year I was due to meet up with some of the tweeting farmers at the annual National Ploughing Championships in County Laois. I arrived early about 8 am finding the parking area was shrouded in a thick mist.

I stopped by a large picnic area which was quite empty at [...]

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Willow Feathered & Ready for Rain Dance

Zwartbles Do the Rain Dance

On 30/09/2013 By admin

Our fields are dry but we do get a dew in the mornings so fields with no stock are green in color but not with grass growth.

I fenced off our lawn around the house so the ewes could graze some fresh grass.

To give you an idea what [...]

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Standing Patient Waiting For Their Que to Plough

Going to National Ploughing Championships 2013

On 23/09/2013 By admin

The 2013 National Ploughing Championships are starting Tuesday the 24 of September.

One of Europe’s largest Outdoor Exhibitions and Agricultural Trade Shows the National Ploughing Championships attracts on average 1,100 exhibitors and 189,000 visitors. This year’s National Ploughing Championships 2013 will take place from 24th to 26th September Stradbally, Co. Laois.

These images [...]

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Zwartbles Wool With Honesty

Going to London Design Festivel 2013

On 17/09/2013 By admin

I’m going to the London Design Festival where our Zwartbles Travel rug will be displayed on a plinth like a piece of sculpture.

In Ireland have only photographed it on old stone steps or in the fields with the previous owners of the wool.

I have taken photographs of [...]

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Listening to Bosco's Call

Tornado Moves To a Commercial Flock

On 16/09/2013 By admin

Tornado one of my Zwartbles rams has just been bought by a commercial sheep farmer.

So I had to get him out of the field where he was living with the horses and Bosco the wether sheep

Once I shake the food bucket he follows like a pet lamb [...]

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Pepper Departed as the Hungry Zwartbles Girls Crowded Around

Sheep Hungry & Looking for a Bit of Rain

On 15/09/2013 By admin

We are very tight for grass at the moment.

This is for two reasons one it has been a dry summer the other is we live in an area with a bit of a microclimate due to what we term around here as “The mountain splitting the clouds”. There is a [...]

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Zwartbles Shearling Ewe Champion at Tinahely Show 2013

Noel Lally Champion Shearling Ewe Tinahely & Tullamore 2013

On 14/09/2013 By admin

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Zwartbles Shearling Ewe Champion at Tinahely Show August 2013

Zwartbles Shearling  Ewe Champion at Tullamore National Livestock Show August, 2013

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