Manx Loaghtan

It’s the Southern Agricultural Show on Sat 26th July. We’re looking for 2-3 people to help hold sheep - no experience needed. Last year we had brilliant helper- any of you up for helping again? We’ll pay your entrance fee & get you coffee &a Bacon Butty!

We are at @Robinsons “meet the producer” . You can taste our Charcuterie and Rosemary & Garluc Sausages. Come and say hello #manxloaghtan #ManxCharcuterie #SupportLocal #buyManx #isleofman

Hen pretending to be a millipede! There are 9 chicks under there sheltering from the rain. Aren’t hens brilliant mums. #chicks #freetoroamhens #farmyard #bestumbrella #isleofman

The Southern Show will soon be here. We will be showing our Manx Loaghtan sheep & also in the Food Village with our Manx Charcuterie. Come and cheer on the sheep or taste our charcuterie made with over 95% Manx produce. #ManxLoaghtan #ManxCharcuterie #supportlocal #IsleofMan

Another hen has appeared with 8 chicks…..I have lost count of how many chicks we have had in the last 3 months but they are very cute and hens are lovely protective mums #chicks #freetoroamhens #farmyard #isleofman

Beautiful day with perfect evening light to photograph a beautiful perfect Manx Loaghtan ram #manxloaghtan #rarebreed #nativesheep #conservationgrazer #farming #sunshine #isleofman

My beautiful gang of orphan/bottle fed lambs who will soon be completely weened. They don’t know it yet but today will be their last bottle. #lambing #orphanlambs #happyandhealthy #farming #isleofman

Having found our first orchid in one of our wildflower meadows we went and checked more of the 10 acre field & found lots more - so exciting as have been trying to get orchids to grow here for a few years #speciesrichmeadows #naturefriendlyfarming #biosphereIOM #isleofman

A patch of cow parsley but only one of the plants was covered in ladybirds. Not sure they ignored all the other plants. Beautiful little creatures close up #ladybirds #naturefriendlyfarming #wildlifematters #BenefitsOfLeavingWildAreas #isleofman

Today we had a German film crew all day filming every thing from our Manx Loaghtans to orchids in wild flower meadows to our wetlands for a documentary on the Isle of Man to be shown next spring. It was a pleasure to share our farm with them #naturefriendlyfarming #isleofman

Tom is standing guard over the first orchid we have found in this field, there are quite a few in fields higher up. Note it is growing in a patch of yellow rattle. #naturefriendlyfarming #orchids #speciesrichgrassland #isleofman

This companula has been growing against this wall since my childhood and still every year it takes my breath away when it flowers #flowersmakeyousmile #gardens #beautiful #isleofman

A ewe gate crashing lamb feeding time! #bottlefedlambs #pushymum #farming #isleofman

We will be with our award winning charcuterie at the Good Health Store in Port Erin on Saturday 28th June - today - Come and see us #bestcharcuterie #madeonthefarm #supportlocal #buylocal #GreatTasteawards #ManxLoaghtan

The last four bottle fed lambs will be weened soon so had to get one last video of them all feeding from the rack #messyfeeders #bottlefedlambs #farming #isleofman

Working with the sheep, this little Dunnock sat on the top of the crook just a metre away watching us. May just be a LBJ but actually very beautiful close up #birds #naturefriendlyfarming #mademyday #biosphereIOM #isleofman

At last we’ve managed to all the 4 remaining bottle fed lambs on to the feeding rack, very messy but so much quicker! Dinky and Four are both weened and happy out in the field #bottlefed #messyfeeders #lambs #farming #isleofman

Thursday afternoon we had the Manx Wildlife Trust’s holiday group. We went down to the wetlands and these are some of their photos. Thank you for being such a great group to show around #MWT #wetlands #naturefriendlyfarming #frogs #insects #birds #biosphereIOM #isleofman

What a fantastic day, we were invited (as current holders of the Chough Award) to the Silver Lapwing awards at the Cooil brothers farm as they were last years Lapwing winners. Lots of people from UK #FWAG groups. Thank you Cooil family, FWAG & sponsors for a great day #Isleofman

Big Mel is half the size she was - she’s been sheared. The fleece was enormous but she is still a big lass! #BigMel #shearing #fleeces #sheep #farming #isleofman