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Carole: Posted on Sunday, January 22, 2012 7:50 PM
Well Christmas has been and gone it has been really wet and muddy so we haven't much in the way of grass. Ten of my little ewe lambs have gone to their new home and I wish their new owners every success with them . Because my ram went in with the ewes a lot earlier this year I decided to have them scanned to give me an idea when they will start to lamb,so last Monday Alan came with his machine and everything went very smoothly and all twenty eight ewes are in lamb even the two girls that didn't lamb last year,so very pleased with the result Anton has been a very busy chap,can't wait to see his offspring. |
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carole: Posted on Friday, December 16, 2011 5:57 PM
ShareWinter is upon us and over the last few days we have had hail, snow, rain strong winds and thunder, at least this year the ewes can come back from the fields and into a dry shed although the track is very muddy at least they can get out of the weather if they prefer. The ram lambs have a good shelter and the little ewe lambs were brought in this week.so all have dry beds. All the ponies are wearing rugs for the first time dear Jessie was not pleased with hers but she seems fine now ,Ash is happy with his rug and stands outside in the wet I do believe he is testing it and dear Petal the oldest girl is more than happy in hers but she did get used to hers last winter. |
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Posted on Friday, October 14, 2011 7:17 AM
WE DELIVERED FURZEHILL DILLON TO HIS NEW HOME LAST WEEK ,HE WAS SUCH A GOOD CHAP ,JODIE WENT IN THE FIELD WITH THE HALTER POPPED IT ON HIM WALKED HIM UP THE TRACK AND INTO THE TRAILER.AND WHEN WE GOT TO HIS NEW HOME HE WENT INTO THE PEN WITH TWO WETHERS WITH NO PROBLEMS AT ALL WHAT A STAR HE IS. WE HAVE ENJOYED LOOKING AFTER DILLON SINCE HE WAS BORN HE HAS HAD THAT SPECIAL SOMETHING.WE WILL MISS HIM. DILLON HAS GONE TO A SUPERB HOME WITH SOME LOVELY EWES . |
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carole: Posted on Sunday, September 25, 2011 12:39 PM
THE ARRIVAL OF THE LATEST ADDITION TO THE FLOCK WAS LOOMING CLOSER ,WE HAD BEEN TO SEE HIM A LITTLE WHILE AGO AND DECIDED HE WOULD HOPEFULLY BE GOOD FOR THE FLOCK. WITH A GOOD FLEECE AND COMFORMATION,SLIGHTLY HEAVEY HORNS, BUT WE ARE HOPING THAT THIS WILL GIVE STRONGER HORNS ON OUR RAM LAMBS WE HAD LOTS OF WORK TO DO BEFORE HE ARRIVED, TAGGING AND WEANING THE LAMBS, EWE HEALTH CHECK AND DRENCH , FENCES TO MAKE STOCK PROOF OR SHOULD I SAY LAMB PROOF,TEMPORARY FIELD SHELTER TO MAKE,AND SO THE LIST WENT ON. |
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CAROLE: Posted on Sunday, September 04, 2011 9:26 AM
ShareTHE LEAVES ARE BEGINING TO CHANGE COLOUR,THE NIGHTS ARE DRAWING IN WITH A CHILL IN THE AIR,THOUGHTS OF GETTING READY TO PUT THE TUP IN WITH THE EWES. THIS YEAR WILL BE OUR FIRST FULL YEAR AT COPPERFIELDS MANY THINGS HAVE TAKEN PLACE SINCE LAST NOVEMBER AND AT LAST THE PLACE IS REALLY TAKING SHAPE. THE EWES ARE QUITE SETTLED NOW AND ARE ENJOYING THE DIFFERENT PADDOCKS AND SEEM TO LOVE THE CHANGE EVERY TWO OR THREE WEEKS. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT ARE LATEST ADDITION COMING TO JOIN THE FLOCK VERY SOON, ANTON WHO IS BY HEIGHTS ORION. |
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Carole: Posted on Saturday, August 13, 2011 6:45 AM
THE END OF SHOW SEASON FOR THE FURZEHILL FLOCK, OKEHAMPTON SHOW WAS THE LAST FOR US FOR THIS YEAR, ITS BEEN A GOOD YEAR WITH SEVERAL FIRSTS AND SECOND PRIZES AND A SPRINKLE OF THIRDS AND FOURTHS. OKEHAMPTON WAS A LITTLE DAMP THIS YEAR BUT AS ALWAYS A GOOD SHOW. WE HAD FOUR SHETLAND BREEDERS AT THE SHOW AND FIVE ENTERED.NEW TO SHOWING AMANDA AND DAVID BOWEN WHO TOOK SECOND PLACE WITH THEIR BEAUTIFUL RAM LAMB IN A CLASS OF 21 MIXED RARE MINORITY AND RARE BREEDS ALSO THIRD WITH THEIR EWE LAMB IN ANOTHER CLASS OF 19,WHAT A BRILLIANT START. |
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CAROLE: Posted on Thursday, August 04, 2011 6:59 AM
WELL SHOW SEASON IS COMING TO AN END ONLY ONE LEFT OKEHAMPTON ON THE 11th OF AUGUST.HOPEFULY WE WILL GET A GOOD TURNOUT AND FINGERS CROSSED DARE WE HOPE FOR SHETLAND CLASSES FOR NEXT YEAR. ALL IN ALL WE HAVE HAD A GOOD SEASON WITH 1st's 2nd's, 3rd'S &4ths SO WE ARE MORE THAN PLEASED. WE ENJOY SHOWING ARE BEAUTIFUL SHETLANDS AND TO GET THAT RIBBON AT THE END OF THE DAY IS THAT SPECIAL BONUS,BUT GETTING THE SHETLAND BREED OUT THERE FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE WHAT VERSATILE SHEEP THEY ARE IS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT. |
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carole: Posted on Sunday, July 24, 2011 7:32 PM
THE WEATHER WAS BRILLIANT FOR THE MID DEVON SHOW,WE ARRIVED IN PLENTY OF TIME SO NOT TO MUCH STRESS. SO MANY BEAUTIFUL SHETLANDS THE QUALITY IMPROVES EVERY YEAR WITH BIG CLASSES AND MORE BREEDERS. HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO CHRISTINA WHO TOOK THE CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A GEORGOUS BLACK SHEARLING WHO REALLY DESERVED TO WIN. WE GOT A FIFTH AND A THIRD, FIRST FOR WOOL ON THE HOOF. AND OUR FLEECE CAME FIRST AND THEN WENT RESERVE CHAMPION SO IN ALL WE HAD A GOOD DAY,THE ONLY BLIP ON THE DAY WAS ARE FRIENDS COULDN'T MAKE IT WHICH WAS SUCH A SHAME. |
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Carole: Posted on Monday, July 18, 2011 6:59 AM
.Less than a week and we will be showing at the mid Devon show .Three lambs need training and the rest need a little work,(or should I say a lot of work) The weather is against us once again the fields are muddy and the grass which is growing well is having an adverse effect on a few lambs,and they really don't like their ends washed. Mind you I don't like the job either and for some reason I always get the short straw.I think Jodie should get this job. Tomorrow a job I really dislike a couple of shearlings have got to go down the line,this is something I don't like and I don't seem to get used to it. |
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Carole: Posted on Sunday, July 10, 2011 6:57 AM
Share The weather was good to us this year at the liskeard show,with big classes and some quality sheep.First up was the ram class with Jodie taking in Furzehill Dillon as usual Jodie did a brilliant job and got a well deserved third place.All the classes were well supported and we had some brilliant support from friends. Two good friends came along to help show , Ann who had helped train lambs took sheep into the ring for the first time and did a really good job ,I hope she enjoyed it as much as I did. |
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