It's that time of year again: Herdwick tup registration time. The best of times #SheepOfTheDay

Make them stand out? Yeah, we can do that
#SheepOfTheDay

After marking it's bath time for #SheepOfTheDay

Jonny and Nathan Bland marking Herdwick yows in Borrowdale. "We want the shearlings to be easy to spot so they don't get tupped by mistake" #SheepOfTheDay

Craig bringing a few yows in to Nook Farm, Borrowdale, late in the day #SheepOfTheDay

Another view of #SheepOfTheDay heading down Sourmilk Gill to Seathwaite Farm

Gathering the Herdwicks off Base Brown and taking them down to Seathwaite Farm #SheepOfTheDay

Herdwicks being Herdwicks, while the Ryelands stand patiently in line waiting to be led to the judge one by one #SheepOfTheDay

Rob Steadman judging the Rough Fells and Kevin Wrathall judging the Herdwicks @WcaShow yesterday, thanks to both. #SheepOfTheDay

Congratulations to Brian Knowles, Rough Fell champion, and Ryan Capstick, reserve, at Westmorland County Show today joint #SheepOfTheDay

Congratulations to Anthony Hartley, Herdwick champion, and Vicki Edgar, reserve, at Westmorland County Show today joint #SheepOfTheDay

Westmorland County Show tomorrow - a big'un for Rough Fells #SheepOfTheDay

Tup inspection time for the Herdwicks #SheepOfTheDay

You can't show Dutch Spotted sheep unless you're wearing Dutch Spotted socks, rules are rules #SheepOfTheDay

There's always time to debate the finer points of a Herdwick tup, whatever the weather #SheepOfTheDay