Castle Farm Vets

06/01/2026

👋 Meet the Team – Welcome Ailsa!

We’re pleased to introduce Ailsa Wraith, who joined Castle Farm Vets as our receptionist back in September 🩺🐄🐑

Ailsa is often the friendly voice at the end of the phone or the welcoming face when you get in touch with the practice. She plays a key role in keeping everything running smoothly and helping our clients get the support they need.

We’re delighted to have her as part of the Castle Farm Vets team

05/01/2026

🐑 Lamb Visitor at Castle Farm Vets 🐑

We had a very special (and very woolly!) visitor on Friday– a lamb suffering from entropion in both eyes.

Entropion is a common but painful congenital condition in lambs where the eyelid – usually the lower lid – rolls inwards. This causes the eyelashes to rub against the surface of the eye, leading to:
👁️ Excessive watering
👁️ Squinting
👁️ Infection
👁️ And if left untreated, potential blindness

The good news is that early treatment makes a huge difference, relieving pain quickly and protecting long-term vision.

If you spot lambs with watery or sore-looking eyes, don’t ignore it – give us a call and we’ll be happy to help. Early action really does matter 💙

02/01/2026

🎉 Fun Fact Friday is BACK at Castle Farm Vets!

We’re bringing back one of our favourites… Fun Fact Friday 🐾🐄🐑

Every Friday we’ll be sharing interesting, surprising (and sometimes slightly weird!) facts from the veterinary world – from farm animals to behind-the-scenes life at the practice.

Got a question you’ve always wondered about? Or a topic you’d love us to cover? Drop it in the comments below 👇

Let’s kick things off……

31/12/2025

🐑 Lambing Courses at Castle Farm Vets 🐑

Lambing season will be here before we know it, so now is the perfect time to prepare. We’re delighted to be running two lambing courses in the new year to suit different ages and experience levels.

🐑 Junior Lambing Course
Perfect for children and young people who want to learn all about lambing in a safe, fun, and hands-on environment.

🐑Lambing Course (Standard)
Ideal for those wanting to build confidence, refresh knowledge, or gain practical skills ahead of the busy lambing season.

Both courses are delivered by our experienced farm vets and are designed to be informative, practical, and confidence-boosting.

📅 Taking place in the new year – please see the advert for dates and full details.
📞 Spaces are limited, so get in touch with the practice to book your place or to find out more.

24/12/2025

From all of the team at Castle Farm Vets,
we wish you all a very Merry Christmas!
🎅 🎄

22/12/2025

🎄🎅Christmas opening hours for Barnard Castle and Darlington 🎅🎄

17/12/2025

16/12/2025

🐑 Protect Your Sheep Genetics 🧬

We are holding a Sheep Semen Collection & Freezing Day — an ideal opportunity to preserve valuable ram genetics for the future.

📞For more information or to book a slot, please contact the team on details below👇🏻

10/12/2025

Sneak peek 👀

The stables are now gone and block work is going up for the new office and dispensary. The beams are now down and pre work is being done for the new ceiling.

Keep your eyes open for more updates!! 🚧👷‍♂️🧱

03/12/2025

📢❗️ANNOUNCEMENT❗️📢

We are making some exciting upgrades to the practice at Barnard Castle! We will remain open during the work but at times it may be a little noisy, please bear with us during this time.

Keep an eye open for sneak peeks over the next couple of months 👀

03/12/2025

Last week, Olivia enjoyed going back to her University to talk to farm keen veterinary students about emergencies and on call in her first 2 years working. Olivia really enjoyed looking back at cases, and was pleased that the students were very engaging, with some great questions!

🐮🐑 A big thank you to Olivia Stockdale from Castle Farm Vets who came to talk to us about Emergencies as a New Grad Farm Vet!

It was a great talk and we enjoyed hearing all your stories as well as your top tips (which we will definitely use!) 🐮 🐑

We really appreciate professionals giving up their valuable time to come and talk to us 🫶🏼