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| Lambs heading back to pasture following FAMACHA scoring |
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| Ewes enjoying the hayfield pasture |
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| Bella finding an old bone |
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| Dust baths were popular with the guineas |
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| Rams’ pasture |
Tag: ewes
Hayfield… Pasture
With the click and rattle of the bottom gate opening, our quiet roadside pasture suddenly turns into a very excited stampede of ewes and yearlings. The word passes quickly and loudly from one to another, “Baaaaa… baaaa… the gate is open to the hayfield!”
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Isn’t She Lovely
Even on a misty morning, the girls look lovely!
(top to bottom – Keela, Prudence and Daireann)
Moving Day
Yesterday was moving day on the farm. We moved the rams over on the backside of the hill to their summer paddock.
We moved the ewes and their lambs to the paddock at the bottom of the knoll, that was a zoo.
We moved the yearlings and wethers to a paddock near the new pasture.
Hera and the Mod Squad, along with a few other ewes and lambs stayed in a paddock near the barn so that they can get a little extra tlc.
Samson and his much loved igloo also moved to new quarters.
Everyone is now very happy…
…and we felt like border collies for much of the day.
2 + 2+ 1 =
. . . 5 ram lambs Three more lambs yesterday. A set of twin rams from one of our Coopworth/Blue faced Leicester cross lambs that we purchased from Martha at Deer Run Sheep Farm. This is Neala as a lamb with her beautiful full fleece: 
And yesterday, all grown up and recently sheared, attending to her two new ram lambs. 
One of them weighed in at over 9 pounds, the other at almost 13 pounds. This is the big boy looking for his first meal. 
Later, yesterday evening, when going to close up the guinea coop for the night, Jill our only Romney cross ewe was in the process of delivering her first lamb that looked pretty large. With a little assistance, she delivered a hefty ram that weighed over 12 pounds and has sturdy ‘Clydesdale’ legs. This is our Jill as a lamb. We so hoped she would give us a ewe lamb. Maybe next year. ![722_oct_07[1]](http://lh3.ggpht.com/_oG6KlPqNYuM/Sc56gWefsjI/AAAAAAAABX0/ucQe3Af_L78/s1600-h/722_oct_07%5B1%5D%5B4%5D.jpg "722_oct_07[1]")
And Here is Jill yesterday, with her new lamb. He looks almost halve as big as she is! 
And here he is showing off his hefty, wooly legs. He is a sturdy boy. 
So, now we are up to – let’s count together — one, two, three, four, five. And did I mention they are all rams??????
The Queen
This is Queen Elizabeth. In a Border Leicester frame of reference, she is a real beauty; from her lovely Roman nose to her even more lovely wool full of crimp and curl.
We have not had great luck breeding The Q Liz to Liam, our registered Border Leicester ram. We have everything crossed that this will be the year that everything works out.
Cinder’s Carriage and Her Royal Majesty colorways
Shown above are two colorways we have developed from the lovely queen’s wool. You can find them here in our etsy shop.
Patiently
Just a couple more weeks of waiting and the pasture will be filled with new lambs. Everyone on the farm is patiently waiting.
Even the guineas seem to know that something special is about to happen. They spend a lot of time basking in the sun, ‘quietly chatting’ with the ewes.