The Night Shift
Lisa has the night-shift in the lambing barn…
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The Daily Rhythms of Lambing
Life takes on a familiar rhythm during lambing…
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Lambing Under Sunny Skies
We really need more rain to keep the grass growing, but I have to say that we have nevertheless been enjoying the most beautiful lambing weather, and the mildest March we have ever had. There have been a few windy days and some cold ones, but it has been sunny the whole time and there
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The Monterey Wool-show Results are In…
Our fleeces did really well at this year’s Monterey wool judging! We got 4 first places and two Reserve Champions, in the Breed Division and Market Division. Our colored Romney ewe Brenda placed first in the Romney breed class, and was Reserve Champion for the Breed Division. Our colored Romney ram Sky King placed 3rd
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Lots of Beautiful Fleeces!
We had a big shearing day on Thursday, and I will have lots of new fleeces posted for sale in my web-shop in the next day or so. Each year we have two shearing dates; the first is in January when we do the pregnant ewes before they have their lambs. We let the rest
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Entering the Home Stretch
After three days with no lambs born, the past three days have seen a lamb-storm, and the jugs are full again…
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Singles, Twins, and some Genetics
We are more than halfway through lambing, with 26 lambs from 18 ewes, and 13 left to go. We haven’t lost a single lamb or had any still-births, but we have had quite a run of singles, which is very unusual for us. Only 8 sets of twins from the 18 ewes, and 10 singles.
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