Eljeraas Gaard

Eljeraas Gaard The ambition of Eljeraas Gaard is to run a farm that prioritises animal welfare and wellbeing as the core principals.

Our interests are rare Norwegian breed cattle and sheep, as well as training working sheepdogs.

When you're tired, you're tired! Roger finds some peace and quiet in the best place possible...
12/10/2022

When you're tired, you're tired! Roger finds some peace and quiet in the best place possible...

It's been a week of drainage here on the farm. The stream that crosses the arable had been laid in pipes in 1978 to drai...
08/05/2022

It's been a week of drainage here on the farm. The stream that crosses the arable had been laid in pipes in 1978 to drain what was then, a marsh. As tha marsh has dried out, the drain had subsided, leaving the drain permanently nearly entirely full of water. Subsequently, every time it rained, the pipe was over capacity, forcing the water out of the joins and washing away the soil above, leaving sinkholes in the arable! To fix the drain, we've excavated down to a firm base, and have created a foundation of crushed rock on top of fibercloth. The pipe and the foundation will be entirely wrapped into the fibercloth, creating a solid base. Many thanks to Ottar Skjold maskin and Vidar Viland for super work!

17/04/2022

Mum love. Not exactly gentle, but effective! The second of two calves born today. 😁

70 lambs and a calf this week. It's been a busy week! There's nothing better than new life coming onto yæyhe farm in spr...
29/03/2022

70 lambs and a calf this week. It's been a busy week! There's nothing better than new life coming onto yæyhe farm in spring..

19/03/2022

Brown gold! Stirring the manure so it ready for spraying out on the arable.

Heather burning underway on Eljeraas farm!
13/03/2022

Heather burning underway on Eljeraas farm!

13/03/2022

Lyngbrenning på Eljeraas gaard i dag!

Ophelia and her calve (hamlet?) Stand and eat their fresh hay. The last "spring" calving before we start with the autum...
18/09/2021

Ophelia and her calve (hamlet?) Stand and eat their fresh hay. The last "spring" calving before we start with the autumn calving in October.

And two more photos of herding in the sheep. Here's Luke hard at work taking a flock down from the high plateau. To say ...
15/09/2021

And two more photos of herding in the sheep. Here's Luke hard at work taking a flock down from the high plateau. To say the pasture is steep in parts would be an understatement!

It's been two weeks of collecting sheep down from the mountain pastures before winter. The results weren't the best this...
15/09/2021

It's been two weeks of collecting sheep down from the mountain pastures before winter. The results weren't the best this year due to the abnormally dry summer, with many sheep out on tour outside of their normal pastures. It'll be another month of regular trips to the mountains to bring in the last stragglers! Many thanks to all that have helped and provided great company. And it all wouldn't have been possible without the work from the dogs!

Evening trip to the mountain pasture to check on the sheep!
23/08/2021

Evening trip to the mountain pasture to check on the sheep!

Sheep outside the window...
20/06/2021

Sheep outside the window...

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Eileråsvegen 25
Sveio
5550

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