Tag Archives: lamb
Playing tag
I made it up to the sheep barn today just in time to see the last lamb of the morning being tagged. French bureaucrats make one hell of a meal (no pun intended) out of lamb traceability and every year the requirements become … Continue reading
Posted in Counting Sheep, Farming, Lambing
Tagged border collie, Farming, France, French Alps, lamb, lambing, sheepdog
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Hitting the bottle
I abandoned my dearly beloved for a week to visit my sister, but it was business as usual in the sheep barn. Lambs were born and bottle fed when necessary.. ..and any leftovers always went to the most hardworking mutt. … Continue reading
Pocket lamb
When this little fellow was born my husband immediately christened him Pocket lamb, or Agneau de Poche as the French like to say. He weighed in at about a kilo – which I suppose makes him the equivalent of a … Continue reading
The man with the lamb
Our new flyers advertising the sale of lamb at the farm have succeeded beyond my wildest dreams. They have not only managed to seduce many potential customers but also cause them to salivate and dribble over the back cover for a … Continue reading
Back to reality
I know, another week gone by and no time for virtual niceties such as blogging. You can take your pick from my list of excuses – too much work, skiing, partying or cooking pancakes. But there is another reason for … Continue reading
