Woolly Tales - Auchenstroan Wool

Gap in stone dyke filled

We have a lot of stone dykes here and over the years, some have fallen into disrepair while others have

RIP Peaches

The last few days have been cold and yesterday, we took advantage of the frozen ground to lay an area

Frosty mornings

A cold snap in November seems to have been a regular thing ever since I was a kid. Each year,

It’s time for Hay

Around late October, early November the grass pretty much stops growing and loses most of its nutritional value. For sheep,

Latest rugs in our shop

With the onset of winter and frosty days I’ve been busy wrapping up my gardening business for another year. This

Spending the winter indoors

OK, so I was out and about as usual around 8:30pm on a cold November evening when I saw the

Underweight hedgehog seeks board and lodging

It is our custom to take the dogs out in the evening to give them a chance to pee before

Happy Halloween!

Many things have changed for us since upping sticks to run a smallholding and becoming ‘country mice’ but one of

Yarr gets into a pickle

Every so often sheep get into pickles. In fact, they’re probably more prone to pickles than other farm animals. We

Weedy paths

A couple of years back we built a vegetable patch. It’s six areas with a path connecting them all. It

Vera “a touch of the itchies” update

It’s been a few weeks since we wrote about Vera our ewe with “a touch of the itchies”. See earlier

Sheep happy with new path

With autumn fast approaching and soggier weather, access to the lambing shed (now known as “general sheep/hen/shelter/meeting room”) in the

Hello Boys!

Being autumn, it’s approaching tupping time when the ewes are put to the tup. The farm next door has been

It’s time for hooves and bottoms again!

Every three months we give our sheep a general MOT, this means checking their teats, checking (and trimming if necessary)

Bim the Wonder Hen

Since June, Bim has been suffering from egg peritonitis (see swollen hen), a common condition in hens of all ages

Vera gets a touch of the itchies

Vera, one of our Yorkshire lassies, has been on our radar for a while. She’s one of three we brought

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