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Posted: Saturday 2 July, 2011
I entered three fleeces into the Royal Highland Show fleece classes - one white one and two coloured. We didn't win but we did get some useful comments and our marks weren't humiliating, although not close to the winners.
I'm planning to enter again next year and hopefully, we'll do better.
Meanwhile, the fleeces are all in the wool sheet ready to be delivered to Perth on Wednesday.
While AI is available for use in sheep breeding, smallholders don’t commonly use it. Most of us the tried and tested m
A sheep that is lame will not thrive as well as one that is sound so foot health in sheep is an important welfare issue.
As a grazing animal, the condition of a sheep’s teeth and mouth will directly affect its performance.
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Hello, I'm Rosemary Champion, aka the Accidental Smallholder. I'm a smallholder in the east of Scotland and started this website to help other people who are interested in smallholding to find their way, and to share my experiences.
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