Rare Breeds Animal Auction @ Carlisle

Michael getting help from the rest of the crew to get his ewe into the back of the trailer.




Disheveled but not defeated after wrestling with a hebredian sheep to win third prize in show. The sheep, not me :)



Thomas and Lynn (owners of Ewe Close Farm) looking bored and exhausted after the early start corralling all the animals in at the crack of dawn.

Some of the many animals at Ewe Close Farm

The rogue chickens who hang only hang around when it's lunchtime


Hungry and Demanging. Their real names.


There's always a black sheep


You can't do anything without goats getting in your way



A rare moment of peace


Pandora, the lovable goat who sits atop the feed bag all day buried in grain. I would take her out and dance in the field everyday because she had such uncontainable energy




Highland cattle up in the hills. Placid and friendly despite their horns

Derwent Water - Lakes District