I can't believe it is 40 dergees and snowing like heck. It is a really pretty wet snow, sticking to everything. This is a take care of myself day. Three years ago today my best friend, soul mate, greatest husband in the world was killed in a car accident. Don I miss you and love you as much today as I did the day we were married. Life is not the same and never will be, but it does go on and so must I. Boy I really wish spring would come. I am more than ready to be outside in the dirt and playing… Continue

Finally got around to trimming a few hooves. I waited for the coldest day of the year! But its done. Almost time for Booster shots, I've learned to give them closer to delivery time for peak protection, 1 mo. before.
I enjoy the time I spend in the barn. I have my list of lamb names ready , 2 for each ewe, no ram names necessary. I don't name them. I had three rams used this fall. I had all black babies last year!!!! 14 of them. It took a while, but I eventually could tell the difference (cause… Continue

I was hoping the snow & cold would hold till shearing, but our snow is pretty much gone. So now my sheep are looking kind of dirty. Hopefully we get another snow to help clean them up a bit.
I got a yearling shetland ram (pictured below) this past fall and hopefully my 4 ewes are all bred. I traded my corridale whether for the ram. His name is Spot.
The corridale whether who I raised as a bottle baby turned out to not be fully whethered. So I had a 250# bottle fed ram that enjoyed being swee… Continue