September, 2011

Telltale signs of Soay rams in rut

Telltale signs of Soay rams in rut

There’s no need to mark your calendar to remind yourself that it’s breeding season for your Soay sheep – the rams will let you know by their appearance and their behavior.  As usual, a few pictures tell the story best. Eight days ago we taped the horns of rams going to new homes this fall, including […]

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Jugs – they’re not just for Soay lambing any more

Jugs – they’re not just for Soay lambing any more

Veteran readers of this blog know what firm believers we are in using jugs to house our Soay ewes with their newborn lambs. The first couple of years we made jugs from our Shaul panels and that was nice, but the lambs sometimes crawled through and wandered off. So Steve and Shawn designed wood-sided jugs […]

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