Lambs born early in 2018

The last day of July and our Lambs are already dropping! Fantastic – so far, we have a little boy and a little girl. They are living down at the stables with their mums and other expectant mums from Morvern Valley’s Suffolk Sheep flock.

Each Year at Morvern Valley the small paddock turns into a maternity ward, all the sheep waiting calmly for their special moment! The farmer makes sure the sheep are comfortable, and all is going well, then after the birth checks that the new tiny lambs are drinking –  latching on properly to get that all important colostrum – the ewe’s rich first milk is essential!

‘Big Red’ our Tractor arrives to help the Farmer!

Soon our new BIG RED tractor will be here and we are very excited. Its got headlights so Jason won’t even need to come back out of the fields till after dark! It doesn’t take much to work out where Jason is these days – hes on his very own TRACTOR!

It’s a long-awaited, major purchase for us – but will really help, shouldering the loads of firewood, and moving the huge bales of hay around Morvern Valley Farm.

A Gypsy Cob for Morvern Valley

Gypsy Jewel arrived to a flurry of excitement at Morvern Valley. Every animal large and small came and stood in a line along the fence to get the best look at the new family member. We kept her separate in a paddock for the first week so she could calmly inspect her new surroundings! Now she has joined in with the others and all is harmonious!

Gypsy Jewel is a purebred Gypsy Cob Mare – 5 years old, purchased from The Hunter Valley from a dedicated Gypsy Cob Stud. This breed is hard to find in Australia and is highly sought for their calm and gentle nature.

They are a pony size Draft horse with long flowing manes and tails and feathered fetlocks. They became a firm favourite with the Romany Gypsy people to drive their gypsy wagons who bred them down in size. Jewel is the traditional colour – Piebald which is a stunning mix of black and white. Welcome to Morvern Valley Jewel!

Molly Charms Morvern Guests with her gentle manner

Some goats are just plain naughty but we have been lucky here at Morvern Valley with our Molly.

She even has been rewarded with her very own little house!

Molly happily stays in the paddocks, and shyly follows the guests around and just wants to be involved. She’ll come up and stand quietly beside you.

Lovely Molly loves Lucerne Hay, and her goat pellets too!

Did you know Cows and Goats both have 4 stomachs?

Announcing our Great Morvern Valley Guest Photo Competition

So let’s get first to the exciting bit – the PRIZE!!!

The Winner will receive a free Standard 3 Night Weekend Stay at Morvern Valley worth up to $837 in the Cottage of their choice. That’s a return visit……totally for free!

Photos from New Guests and Past Guests to Morvern Valley are all welcome. You can enter with as many photos as you wish (more chance to win!). Photos need to be nice and large (at least 2 MB) and will be used by Morvern Valley if chosen. Simply send them to our email address at morvern@bigpond.com

So if you think you are a bit of ‘a fox with a camera’, whether you just use your IPhone, or have full fancy camera kit, we want to see your experience, and find the essence of Morvern Valley.

Grinning kids, the animals, a funny moment, the cottages, arty shots, family gatherings, collecting eggs, down at the creek, on the tractor… Literally anything taken inside, or outside at Morvern Valley.

A Selection of the Shortlisted Best Photos will be published on our upcoming Guest Photo Pages at the end of each month, – so you will know when you are in the running!!! How EXCITING!

Good luck towards the win, Get Snapping, Entries Start NOW!!! – close 31st December 2017 and the Best of the Best will then receive the prize!