Happy New year

Our new year started with severe weather conditions. The birds were starving, as fast as i filled the feeders they emptied.This cheeky chappy actually came into the kitchen asking for more food!!
We had lambing start on New Years day, so a very early start for me, it was a straight forward delivery with no intervention. 3 days later another portland girl was in labour but not such a good outcome, she delivered her lamb dead and no amount of attempting to rescucitate helped, it was very sad.
a week later another difficult delivery, this Portland ewe's lamb was head back and leg back, we managed to turn the head ,but she had to deliver with one leg forward and one back.With a lot of pushing and pulling (and profanities from me) we got the little ewe lamb charlotte safe and well.
We still have 6 portlands to go, then the Herdwicks begin, and the 2 manx... now they are evil to lamb!!!
We have a waiting list for our herdwick meat available, which is testament to the qulaity, so we are delighted.
The bookings for the cottages are looking up, and we hhave had our inspection today which earned us a 3* plus... so we are delighted!!