Lambing
Most of our Ryeland Ewes manage lambing without assistance. Our lambs are born end of February / beginning of March and some years temperatures in Twyning have reached -9 degrees. If it's very cold, wet or the lambs are weak, we put red plastic coats on them until they've grown strong enough to cope with the elements.
Good Mothers
Ryeland sheep are great mums - they take good care of their lambs and are normally very attentive. They are also good milk producers. Hannibal is the only lamb we've had to bottle feed. His mum gave birth to twins and rejected Hannibal, the first born, but took good care of her second lamb.
Ryelands are efficient "lawn mowers" and great pet sheep
We don't normally have to mow the grass in the orchard - the only things our Ryelands don't tend to eat are the nettles. They love windfall apples and have been seen straining to reach apples on the lower branches.
Ryelands are great characters - little Hattie was the third of triplets and was always tiny. She was small enough to squeeze under the field gate and developed a liking for corn - so was often found wandering around the chicken houses, but knew she wasn't meant to be there, and quickly, made a dash back to the field! We often have Pedigree Ryeland sheep for sale, so If you're interested in keeping Ryelands for breeding, meat production, as "lawn mowers" or pets please get in touch and we'll be happy to give you more information.
Great Spinning Wool
Ryelands are known for their quality wool which is valued by hand spinners. If you're involved with spinning, weaving or textiles and would like Ryeland fleeces please give us a call or email us
Old Manor Ryelands - top quality local meat:
free range lamb - fresh or frozen lamb
Our Ryeland free range Lambs and one year olds provide delicious, great tasting local meat with cuts that work equally well grilled, roasted, casseroled and barbecued. We supply our local, free range meat both fresh lamb and frozen lamb - depending on the time of year and availability . Our sheep are taken to a local abattoir for slaughter then they're professionally cut and vacuum packed. We supply our free range lamb as either a whole or half lambs. Our Ryeland lamb is available for collection from the Old Manor but we are not a farm shop and we don't sell lamb from our online shop, so if you're interested in buying local meat and want to try our Ryeland free range lamb please call us or email to check price, availability and collection times. |
