{"id":73037,"date":"2018-02-23T09:17:25","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T09:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/?p=73037"},"modified":"2018-02-23T09:17:25","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23T09:17:25","slug":"families-expected-flock-reaseheath-lambing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/families-expected-flock-reaseheath-lambing\/","title":{"rendered":"Families expected to flock to Reaseheath lambing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class='avia-slideshow av-av_slideshow-5edb3aac88bf58f0863f6ab4c6f32112 avia-slideshow-no scaling av_slideshow avia-slide-slider  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-slideshow-ui av-control-default av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied avia-slideshow-1' data-slideshow-options=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;loop_autoplay&quot;:&quot;once&quot;,&quot;interval&quot;:5,&quot;loop_manual&quot;:&quot;manual-endless&quot;,&quot;autoplay_stopper&quot;:false,&quot;noNavigation&quot;:false,&quot;bg_slider&quot;:false,&quot;keep_padding&quot;:false,&quot;hoverpause&quot;:false,&quot;show_slide_delay&quot;:0}\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 66.417910447761%;'><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-av_slideshow-5edb3aac88bf58f0863f6ab4c6f32112__0  av-single-slide slide-1 slide-odd'><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"wp-image-73038 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-73038\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Dan-Henderson-and-Floss-pen-sheep.jpg\" width=\"4288\" height=\"2848\" title='Dan Henderson and Floss pen sheep' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Dan-Henderson-and-Floss-pen-sheep.jpg 4288w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Dan-Henderson-and-Floss-pen-sheep-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Dan-Henderson-and-Floss-pen-sheep-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Dan-Henderson-and-Floss-pen-sheep-1030x684.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Dan-Henderson-and-Floss-pen-sheep-1500x996.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Dan-Henderson-and-Floss-pen-sheep-705x468.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Dan-Henderson-and-Floss-pen-sheep-450x299.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4288px) 100vw, 4288px\" \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-2de302bf1aa3cf4c9157dbe6f50ac7eb '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Hundreds of local families are expected to flock to Reaseheath College, Nantwich, during the first two weekends of March to welcome the first lambs of the season.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/lambing\/\">lambing weekends<\/a> have been a major draw to the college over the past 22 years, with many visitors returning each season to meet the newborns and hopefully to experience a live birth.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/zoo\/\">Reaseheath\u2019s Zoo<\/a>, which is one of the best at any educational institution in the country, is also open to the public. Both attractions are open on March 3rd and 4th (10am \u2013 4pm) and again on March 10th and 11th.<\/p>\n<p>The college has a flock of over 500 expectant ewes which will produce around 1,000 lambs over the next few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>During quiet times in the lambing sheds visitors can catch videos of earlier action and watch experts demonstrating the special care required for the delivery and care of the lambs. There will also be demonstrations of sheepdog handling.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/zoo\/\">Reaseheath\u2019s zoo<\/a> houses over 1,000 animals including meerkats, lemurs, a tapir, otters, birds of prey, companion animals such as rabbits and guinea pigs, reptiles, amphibians and fish. Activities will include face painting and educational talks by Reaseheath zoo keepers.<\/p>\n<p>Reaseheath shepherd Dan Henderson is in charge of the lambing flock helped by a rota of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/further-education\/courses\/agriculture\/level-3-diplomas-agriculture\/\">Level 3 Diploma in Agriculture<\/a> students who are gaining practical experience in the lambing sheds.<\/p>\n<p>Dan said: \u201cLambing is traditionally the first sign of spring and this event is always very popular. Opening the lambing sheds gives us the chance to show what we do here. As well as giving the public the unique experience of seeing lambs being born, it is also a great opportunity for us to tell them about the farming calendar and about the food on their plate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reaseheath.ac.uk\/lambing\/\">Click here for more information on our Lambing and Zoo Weekends<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Reaseheath shepherd Dan Henderson and his sheepdog Floss prepare for the lambing weekends.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-0688d0b0b6ed2f8b057db7a8270206df\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-0688d0b0b6ed2f8b057db7a8270206df{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-0688d0b0b6ed2f8b057db7a8270206df hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of local families are expected to flock to Reaseheath College, Nantwich, during the first two weekends of March to welcome the first lambs of the season.<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":73038,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[468],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - 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