For the past few weeks the breeding ewes in the Eversfield flock have been joined by our ‘tups’ who get in amongst the sheep to ‘cover’ them during the autumn, in order to produce spring lambs.  The tups finish their work and leave the flock in November, and our ewes begin to lamb indoors during March.

The sheep had their fleeces shorn in the summer, but have now grown another warm layer of wool which keeps them warm and dry for the winter months.  The grasses of the Eversfield meadows during winter provide some forage which is supplemented with hay and silage.  Our sheep are perfectly adapted to stay outside all winter, but will be brought into the barns for lambing at the end of February.