Latest videos
A new video every Sunday from the croft: choosing ewes, lambing, foot care, shearing and winter feeding.
November 2026
5 videos
Feeding a small flock through winter
Hay, a ring feeder and a bucket of feed on a snowy morning. How much, how often and how I check that every ewe is eating.
Choosing your first ewes
What I look for in a ewe at a sale or on a neighbour’s field: feet, teeth, udder and temper.
Trimming feet and checking for lameness
Turning a ewe, trimming the horn and spotting the limp before it becomes a problem.
Hay, water and minerals: what a ewe needs
The three things a ewe needs every day, and how I know she is getting them.
Worming without overdoing it
When to worm, when to wait and how to count eggs before you reach for the bottle.
October 2026
4 videos
Ear tags and flock records
One page per ewe, five lines per year. What I write down and why it matters.
Getting the lambing shed ready
Straw, pens, lamps and a shelf of kit. How I set the shed up a month before the first lamb.
A night in the shed: what I check and when
The torch, the rounds and the signs that tell me a ewe needs me.
Helping a lamb that is slow to feed
A warm lamp, a little colostrum and a steady hand. What I do in the first hour.
September 2026
1 video
Shearing one sheep by hand
Sitting the sheep, opening the fleece and taking it off in one piece with hand shears.
Flock Notes
A short letter every Sunday from the croft: what the sheep are doing, one tip and one job to do this week.