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| Young Don in action gathering up the ewes |
The lambs have been weaned and now the ewes are coming back in to be dipped (everything, except the culls) so they don't get flies laying eggs on them, or get lice. And culled - meaning the Boss sorts through them and takes out the old ewes who won't survive another winter here very well, but most of them will do several more years on a warmer flatter farm. And a few are only fit to go to the meat works, usually because they have something wrong with their udders so that means they can't feed any more lambs.
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| Cruise has taken over |
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| Queen and Don - their job is done and the ewes are in the yards |
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| Don - your job is over for now!! |
This year our old ewes have gone to a special sale for Perendale ewes only which is being held for the first time, this pen are not ours, but from a premium farm, so they fetched a good price. But our's did very well too, so we will sell at this sale again next year.
Buyers looking over the ewes, and a good chance for a gossip with people you don't see very often!
Some stud 2 tooth ewes (2 tooth means they are into their second year and have 2 permanent teeth)
Our ewes being sold. Three of the agents are holding the ewes and showing that they still have lots of good teeth with which to eat grass, so they get in lamb (hopefully twins and triplets) and then can eat enough to milk well to feed the lambs. These ewes are 5 years old so they should last 2 or hopefully 3 more years if the next farmer looks after them.
Pens of ewes waiting to be bid on.
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