And I sold lots of yarn, batts and pelts. Saturday started off with lots of visitors inspecting the goods, but few purchases. I was anxious that no one would be in a buying mood! But suddenly around 12:30, an unheard “buy-things-now” alarm went off and suddenly 4 pelts, a pile of yarn and half ofContinue reading “We Went to the Festival”
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End of the Summer
The ram lambs left on the 12th of the month, so the flock is down to the girls all dining in the Donkey Pasture, and the boys, banished to mow the lawn and subsist on shrubs in the periphery of the fields. The guys were quite large when they left, and I’m lookingContinue reading “End of the Summer”
Thoughts While Mowing
I spent about 6 hours mowing the fields this weekend. It was past time to cut down the woody overgrowth and encourage new, more palatable growth for the flock. Jim and I attached the bush hog to his little 18hp tractor and off I went…like a herd of turtles. 18hp is just enough to powerContinue reading “Thoughts While Mowing”
Getting Together
After an escape and a few other instances of naughtiness, primarily instigated by The Doctor, I gave in. Knowing a bit about sheep psychology, I made a guess: if I put the BFLs with the larger flock, they would be more inclined to stay put because the larger flock doesn’t pressure the fence. After aContinue reading “Getting Together”
MSWF Part III- Meet the Bluefaced Leicesters
It’s been four days since Beechtree’s Outlander (whom we’re calling the 4th Doctor after his long, dark, shaggy locks), Pitchfork 926 (Fred) and Pitchfork 882 (Little Moose) moved into the barn. The grade Cormos are out in the fields, grazing. The process of bringing home new sheep is like meeting new friends. Right off the bat,Continue reading “MSWF Part III- Meet the Bluefaced Leicesters”
MSWF Part I – The Bos-Wash
It happened. I’m still recovering. We started on Thursday with takeout and our master planning session. How would we load the sheep? How would we give them water? What time would we need to get to the festival? You can try to lay out a plan in 15 minute increments, but good luck carryingContinue reading “MSWF Part I – The Bos-Wash”
Some Fond Farewells
The tough part about bringing in some new sheep is having to part with a few old friends. When I reserved two new Bluefaced Leicester rams, I knew that Cinder’s days on my farm were numbered. As delightful as he is a companion, he doesn’t have the value of a purebred, registered ram with productionContinue reading “Some Fond Farewells”