We weren't supposed to have a moat!
We had taken the ewes due to lamb first down to the railway fields and they had to learn how to walk the plank to get in and out of the barn!
As you can see they are on an island, there is water all around and the rest of barn is still full of implements and other stuff that needs removing.
We have been working hard to clear the barn and to build a decking platform in one bay. The idea of this is that it will provide a dry place to store the food, supplies etc, while we are lambing and also provide me with a dry place to sleep!
Today it is very nearly completed and most of the rest of the barn is clear. The mud is still very sticky but at least it hasn't rained anymore.
Here are a couple of photos of the swelling ladies, a nosy Wensleydale and hungry ewes at the ring feeder.
