Our Lambs are Perfect for Ewe
Posted Wednesday 4th March, 2026
March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb
Spring has sprung, and for many families, adults and children, nothing means spring like meeting, handling and cuddling (for adults) a young lamb. This Mother’s Day weekend, March 14 and 15, we’re offering lamb cuddling, chick handling plus free hot drink and sweet treat for all visiting mums and grandmothers. Lamb cuddles is an activity focused on adults who are welcome to share the experience with children. Please note we don't allow children to hold the lambs. Animal welfare calls for quiet and calm when dealing with young animals.
Lamb cuddles offer a unique and deep form of comfort, tapping into our basic appreciation for soft textures, warmth and innocence. We offer this activity every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday throughout the month. It’s incredibly therapeutic. We know as farmers we are blessed once again. Although this is one of our busiest months, including a few sleepless nights and very, very early mornings, it is always a little miracle filled with joy, watching those first few precious moments of life.
Cuddling a creature so gentle and dependent satisfies a deeply human, inherent need to nurture and protect. And the lambs loves it too. All grow up accustomed to human interaction from our long-serving team; promoting animal welfare, reducing stress, and improving management ease. Generally early handling of lambs diminishes a natural fear response they have toward people; they are less timid and more docile. Experience has taught us that there's always mums out there who would love to give some lambs a hug before they grow too big. The window however, for this activity is relatively small and always very popular, so we do encourage you to book online, to ease arrival times in March.
This year we’ve had a few twins (and triplets). As ever, the patience and strength of mothers is reflected in our ewes - this year and every year. It always amazes us how forbearing they are. Please note that we encourage our lambs to bond with their mums, and vice versa, which is why we don’t favour bottle feeding unless a lamb is struggling, orphaned or rejected by mum. One of our babies, a few weeks ago, needed to be tube fed, 20ml, then 30ml and so on. We’re very pleased to report this little titch is now doing extraordinarily well.
Baaa-rilliant!
