Country diary: Lambing would be almost impossible without this super crook | Andrea Meanwell

Tebay, Cumbria: It's been a tricky season, especially with the wet start to the year, but this remarkable device changes everythingIn his book The Hill Shepherd, written in 1977, Edward Hart says that "the hill shepherd works effectively with the very minimum of equipment". I was thinking about this quote as I laced my Gore-Tex boots and pulled on my hat for another day of lambing outdoors.There are three bits of equipment that I need with me each day at lambing time - my lip balm, lambing rope (a very thin, silky rope that can be washed after each use) and a New Zealand super crook. Continue reading...