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A Practical Guide to Sheep Shearing: Tips for a Smooth and Successful Shear

May 15, 2024

Sheep shearing is an essential task for maintaining your flock’s health, hygiene and ensuring high-quality wool production. While it can seem daunting, the process becomes...

Tim Ryman

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Maintaining Flock Hygiene with Dagging

September 4, 2023

What Is Dagging Sheep? Dagging, also known as crutching or tailing, is the process of clipping wet and dirty wool from around the sheep's tail...

Lauren Dorey

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Preparing Ewes for Tupping Time

September 28, 2020

After a long hot summer, our shepherds are busy body scoring the ewes ready for tupping.The lambs have been weaned around mid-august and the ewes...

Lauren Dorey

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Farming 101: Fight Back Against Flystrike in Sheep

September 11, 2019

Flystrike, also known as blowfly strike (myiasis), is a serious and potentially fatal parasitic condition affecting sheep across the UK and beyond. Caused by blowflies laying...

Tim Ryman

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