The last two cades went outside this morning. It was fun to see them together in their new home. After days of the little tup cade bleating every hour, I’m glad the farmhouse is finally quiet! Since a ewe only has two teats, Charlie thinks one of the lambs might need to come inside as a cade in a few days.
We’re running low on hurdles and space, and there are just eight ewes left to lamb. Things will stay tight until the end of the month, when we’ll have more grass for the flock. I wanted to head back to my flat today, but I agreed to stay another day and night since there’s still so much to do. Lambing season is nearly finished, but the cades will need bottle feeding for another three weeks.
I visited the grass keep to check on the flock. When we got close, the sheep seemed restless, which made me think they might have had some unexpected visitors. One side of the field has a walkway with a great view of the Eildons. The grass is especially green where the sheep were fed last year. After about ten minutes, the sheep settled down and recognised us.
We were curious about the Reavers festival in Hawick, but there was so much to do that we drove down Hawick High Street and did not see anything. We subsequently fed and watered the flock before taking the dog for a walk over the hill. Even though the burn was not flowing at a rapid pace this evening, he was apprehensive.