The farm is 2 700 acres and has about 1300 sheep, this year with about 2000 lambs. So many have twins, some have triplets and one even had quads!! I asked Vince why there were so many multiple births this year, and he said he'd like to put it down to good planning, good pasture management and good stock, but looking around, he said, seems everyone else in the neighbourhood has achieved the same thing!! LOL!!
This year is the first time in 10 (?) years that the region has received 'average' rainfall. The pastures looked lush and green.
Janet and Vince have mostly Texel sheep, who have very characterful faces and are the best 'eating' sheep. Woolworths wont buy anything that has Texel in it's pedigree, because the meat is darker - and since they are all about 'the look' they only buy the lightest red meat-ed sheep - if you're buying your meat at a supermarket, time to make a change in favour of taste!!
Moorlands is a bio-dyamic farm, and markets it's fantastically flavoursome lamb directly. Check it out at:
www.moorlandslamb.com.au
I had a lovely time checking out all the mothers and babies, the Plymouth Rock chicks I hatched for Janet have grown up, one boy, one girl, the dogs and 'interesting' stuff on the farm. A great day out :)
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