2019, Waiting on lambs!

StarSpangledNubians · Nov 14, 2018

They are all so dang cute! If I ever get sheep I really want to get babydolls. I'm hoping to get sheep within the next 3 years and curious. What breed is Tatiana? She is beautiful! What are coats used for? To keep the wool clean? I love your feeder! I think I may try and make one myself! Is it just panels tied with twine? That's what I see based on observation but wanted to make sure before I try it and end up with a mess.

secuono · Nov 14, 2018

StarSpangledNubians said:
They are all so dang cute! If I ever get sheep I really want to get babydolls. I'm hoping to get sheep within the next 3 years and curious. What breed is Tatiana? She is beautiful! What are coats used for? To keep the wool clean? I love your feeder! I think I may try and make one myself! Is it just panels tied with twine? That's what I see based on observation but wanted to make sure before I try it and end up with a mess.

Tatiana is a BFL/Border Cheviot cross.

Coats are to keep fleece clean of VM.

This year's feeders are 4x4 inch goat panel cut down. Comes in 4x16ft sized panel.
Baling twine currently keeping them hung up on a cattle panel.

secuono · Nov 15, 2018

Should of moved the sheep yesterday...
:barnie

I wasn't thinking & forgot their billboard shelters would get smashed...
Went out to cold, wet, angry sheep...
Took 3hrs, completely soaked to the bone...and the electricity is out!!
Pulled a thigh/hip muscle and foot is killing me. Didn't really feel it much until I heated back up, lol.
Anywho, sheep have dry areas and hay now.
Ice sheet, anyone?

Soggy ewes!

Soggy boys

StarSpangledNubians · Nov 15, 2018

Yuck! You can keep that ice for yourself, thank you! Sorry about hip muscle! That must hurt.

secuono · Nov 16, 2018

Still no power. =/

secuono · Nov 16, 2018

All but 3 ewes. Some hard to see.

secuono · Nov 17, 2018

To use a clean up ram on December 1st or not...hmm...Will have to catch & remove Lolla, Tegan & the lambs if I decide to put Krillin in with the ewes...Or assume the lambs will be large enough or simply not cycle in that 3wk window...
Anywho, today's pics.