Mrs Down's Diary

While we are nowhere near the epicentre of the earthquake, it was on that night that both gave birth.

Coincidence? I don't know. But the rest of the flock are not due to start lambing until the end of next week, so something must have stirred them into action. Perhaps they missed us.

What is a little disconcerting is that all of the lambs, a pair and a single, are white-faced. We have a Texel tup and they throw white-faced lambs (our Suffolk tups throw black-faced progeny) but the tups were in a separate field.

None of the lambs is undersized, just normal, so no indication that they are premature. Must have had a sneaky liaison with a passing tup. Wild lives these sheep lead.

For full feature see West Sussex Gazette March 19