News for December 2017 and January 2018
Winter is drawing in, but here on the farm we have had an exciting result in the Dorset Down Sheep Breeders Association annual on farm flock competition. Rampisham Hill Farm…
Winter is drawing in, but here on the farm we have had an exciting result in the Dorset Down Sheep Breeders Association annual on farm flock competition. Rampisham Hill Farm…
Our latest batch of fantastically soft sheepskin rugs are now available. They are priced at £60 each, or £65 posted to anywhere in mainland UK. With winter creeping up they…
We had the Dorset County Show the first weekend of September, and no one could have predicted the results! On day 1 we took 1st in 5 out of 6…
Competition and show season is well under way and we have already have some encouraging results to report. We were awarded 2nd in the Melplash Agricultural Society on-farm flock competition for…
Yeovil Show provided us with a 1st place and Down Breed Reserve Champion for our Dorset Down Stock Ram ‘406’, then we took 1st with an older ewe and 1st…
WE HAVE SHEARED THE SHEEP! - Order your freshly shorn raw fleeces now. Dont forget we now have washed and carded fleece back in stock, rolled into batts and sold…
Lambing is nearly over for another year and we are pleased to report another good crop of lambs have been born and are growing quickly on the fresh spring grass.…
Just a quick note for March, as we are in full swing with lambing. So far all the lambs have been born really strong and healthy and with the grass…
We have decided to award the annual fleece competition to Jay Montague for the second year in a row! As she says "Take a look at my Christmas knitwear, I…
After about 5 months of paperwork, blood testing and examinations, we managed to export 5 Dorset Down Ewe Lambs and a Dorset Down Ram Lamb to France on the 16th…