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A pretty perfect way to spend a day off, fresh air, sheep and a bit of sunshine. Good day getting jobs done around the f...
23/09/2026

A pretty perfect way to spend a day off, fresh air, sheep and a bit of sunshine. Good day getting jobs done around the farm and of course finding plenty of time to check in on the sheep.

The Cheviots and Dutch Spotted girls were all looking well and enjoying the sunshine after the morning showers. What started off as a rather wet day soon opened up into beautiful blue skies.

Harty was performing as usual… straight over to say hello and demand her scratches! She’s definitely getting cheekier by the day but we wouldn’t have her any other way.

A lovely evening checking on the Cheviot ewes.  After a busy day in the office, there’s nothing better than swapping the...
16/09/2026

A lovely evening checking on the Cheviot ewes. After a busy day in the office, there’s nothing better than swapping the desk for the wellies and getting out into the fields.

We have been really surprised at just how well the grass has bounced back after the hot, dry summer months. After looking so parched only a few weeks ago, it’s now looking plentiful again and there’s plenty for the ewes to enjoy. The girls are looking well for it too, which is always a good sight.

Feeling very grateful for this little bit of countryside on our doorstep and the lifestyle that comes with it. It’s easy to take it for granted, but evenings like this are a lovely reminder of just how lucky we are.

Meet Cysgod Jennifer... our latest addition to our Dwynwen Dutch Spotted flock.We bought her on Sunday from Iwan Davies ...
15/09/2026

Meet Cysgod Jennifer... our latest addition to our Dwynwen Dutch Spotted flock.

We bought her on Sunday from Iwan Davies at the South Wales and Borders Dutch Spotted Group sale at Clee Llandovery mart and we’re really happy to have her join us.

She’s a lovely ewe lamb with a great temperament and plenty of potential. She’s already settling in really well, certainly looks very happy with her new surroundings... sunshine, plenty of grass and a new flock to get to know. Welcome to Tirypant and thd Dwynwen flock, Jennifer! 🖤🤍🤎 Dutch Spotted Sheep Society

Our first box of store lambs are away. We have had a good morning at Clee Tompkinson & Francis - Sennybridge Market, wit...
12/09/2026

Our first box of store lambs are away. We have had a good morning at Clee Tompkinson & Francis - Sennybridge Market, with the place absolutely packed.

Our first Dutch Spotted × Cheviot ewe lambs and wethers went under the hammer and made up to 335p/kg. We are really pleased with that for our first store lambs of the year. We also had three Dutch Spotted ram lambs (all out of graded mothers) which reached £160 as a fat lamb and £142 per head store lambs.

We find that our Dutch Spotted crosses are a good option for some of our commercial flock, bringing the growth and shape of the Dutch Spotted together with the hardiness of the Cheviot. They can make a good, practical store lamb for buyers looking for lambs with the potential to grow on and finish well. Dutch Spotted Sheep Society

A busy mart with plenty of lambs, not a bad way to start the store lamb season for us!

04/09/2026

📌 Llandovery Market 📌
📆 Sunday 13th September - 11.30am 📆
South Wales Texel Breeders Club Sale, South Wales & Border Dutch Spotted Club Sale, Continental Sunday - Ewe & Ram Sale followed by Fortnightly Breeding Ewe Sale.

Catalogue availablehttps://mr1.homeflow-assets.co.uk/files/site_asset/image/7085/3614/Continental_Sale.pdf

Buddy is one of our favourite old Cheviot girls. At 8 years old, she’s certainly earned her retirement and this is her l...
28/08/2026

Buddy is one of our favourite old Cheviot girls. At 8 years old, she’s certainly earned her retirement and this is her last lamb before she enjoys a well-deserved life of leisure here on the farm.

To be honest, we are still not quite sure how she managed to have an encounter with the ram last year… she definitely wasn’t meant to! But somehow, she had other ideas and we’re so glad she did. It was a lovely surprise.

We are absolutely over the moon that she had an ewe lamb, she’s a little cracker. There was never any question that she’d be staying on.

So, as Buddy hangs up her maternity boots, she can look forward to being thoroughly spoilt in her retirement here at Tirypant.

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What a day.... We have to admit, we were very nervous heading to our first Dutch Spotted Sheep Society Sale at Welshpool...
21/08/2026

What a day.... We have to admit, we were very nervous heading to our first Dutch Spotted Sheep Society Sale at Welshpool Livestock Sales with our very first homebred ram lamb on offer Dwynwen Jâc Jones!

It felt like a pretty big milestone for our Dwynwen Flock, putting one of our own lambs forward for the first time. We’ve watched Jâc Jones grow from a tiny lamb into the smart, correct young ram he is today, so seeing him go through the sale ring was a very proud moment for us.

Jâc Jones found a new home in the sale ring and we are happy with what we achieved with him and most importantly beey grateful to everyone who bided. Good luck to J Davies, we hope he settles in well and develops into a lovely stock ram to help to build their starter flock. We’ll certainly be keeping an eye out for how he gets on!

We’re still learning, still finding our feet and there’s certainly plenty more to learn, but days like this make all the hard work, early mornings and hours spent worrying over sheep feel all worthwhile!

To make the day even more exciting, we were absolutely over the moon to come home with two lovely lambs of our own Aberhonddu Dutch Spotted Jessie J from Darren Witcomb and Cara Morgan and Dustland Jellybaby from Chloe Harding.

Two cracking, good-looking lambs that we are really pleased to have added to the flock. A huge thank you to you both we’re excited to see how these two develop over the coming months into promising yearlings.

Our first society sale, our first home-bred ram lamb and two new additions to the Dwynwen Flock. A day we won’t forget in a hurry! Here’s to the next chapter… 🖤🤍🤎

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