Herdies and a walk on the Sitheans

 

Putting the tups out

 

Tupping time!

We bought a new Herdwick tup earlier this week, and he went out with the Herdwick ewes on Thursday.   We were worried there wasn't going to be a Rare Breeds sale at Dingwall this year as the one earlier in the year was cancelled.  So when I saw a Herdwick tup for sale on Facebook, in Scotland, we contacted the seller and here we are, proud owners of Richie Gray! 

Peter the Suffolk tup went out with the Cheviots (and few remained Zwartble crosses) last Sunday.  Whenever Farmer went to check them, he would leave the ewes and start following the quad bike. Farmer deduced he was hungry and started taking him a few nuts each day.  

It has been very wet! 

Here is Richie Gray in his finery.