Spring must be here! We had our first Shetland lamb this morning he/she was happily trotting around after its mum when I arrived this morning to collect 2 rams to take to market. New life replacing old. We don't have many ewes due to lamb as most of our flock is made up of wethers but it is always nice to see young lambs running around in the sunshine.

I moved some Manx loaghtans to new grazing this morning and they are starting to shed their fleeces. it always amazes me how early some of these primitive breeds start to lose their coats certainly long before it feels warm enough to me!