Woolly Tales - Auchenstroan Wool

Dry Stane Dyke Rebuilt

One of the common themes of this blog is the repair of dry stane dykes (dry stone walls). Most of

In the sheep world, Ryelands are often referred to as "teddy bear sheep". The reason for this, as you might

Every year, round about the beginning of November we start the "hay ceremony". In other words, giving the little darlings

Recently you might have noticed a new logo in the corner of our home page. If you click on it,

Splish Splash

It has not been the driest of summers which has had it's good and bad points. However, it has been

Autumn mulching

Today while I was in the polytunnel having a tidy up, I became aware of some strange noises coming from

Elliot can now be with the hens

After three months of slowly introducing Elliot to the hens, yesterday was a big day for our Anatolian rescue dog

Today’s blog story is to tell you about my rug-making teaching adventures over the summer and about the new downloadable

Harvest Time

The harvest rush has been on in the last week. We already had collected what was left of the beetroot

Moving the Hens – Part 2

Carrying on from last week's story, Moving the Hens, we have both been busy installing and preparing the new area

Moving the hens

This week we have been very busy moving the hen coops to a new part of the orchard. This has

Beetroot Bother

As we move into September, our thoughts turn to harvesting. Over the next few weeks, we'll be collecting apples, tomatoes,

Two weeks ago I wrote about how we'd started Elliot's "hen training". Well it's still going on, we're taking things

If there's one thing we have come to realise about our sheep over the years, it's that they like their

Elliot learns to be with the hens

Now that the sheep have accepted Elliot and he can join us off-lead in amongst them, we have turned our

I often get asked how I get my white rugs so clean so I thought it might be helpful to

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