Brecknock Hill Cheviots

摘要

Sheep thrive in dire lambing season. The worst lambing season for many years has seen the Brecknock Hill Cheviots come out on top, according to the man managing what is believed to be the biggest privately owned estate farmed 'in hand' in Wales. David Vaughan, who is the new chairman of the Brecknock Hill Cheviot Society, says the lambs are up and sucking very soon after birth despite extremely testing conditions. "We started lambing at the end of March on the Cnewr Estate", says David. "The driving rain and very cold conditions has meant it's been one of the most testing seasons I've known in a lifetime on the land.