Bridgemoof--Sheep & Wool festival
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Pearce Pastures
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Hugs and hopes that you have a better week. So glad your mare made it but so sorry about the babies and your sheep.
ragdollcatlady
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Sorry about your sheep and her baby! Glad to hear that your mare is OK, sorry about her baby too.
When I have a day like that I start counting my blessings....I am always blessed with so many good things. Once I get lost in counting the good things, I don't feel as bad even if I am sad about losing a favorite animal. This year I lost the one baby goat...but without even getting out of the goat blessings, I have 6 healthy babies and their mamas are all healthy, and making enough milk, taking care of the babies, and my boys are strong and stinky and .....
I hope tomorrow is more peaceful for you.
When I have a day like that I start counting my blessings....I am always blessed with so many good things. Once I get lost in counting the good things, I don't feel as bad even if I am sad about losing a favorite animal. This year I lost the one baby goat...but without even getting out of the goat blessings, I have 6 healthy babies and their mamas are all healthy, and making enough milk, taking care of the babies, and my boys are strong and stinky and .....
I hope tomorrow is more peaceful for you.
bonbean01
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Oh Bridge...I am so, so sorry...that has to be so terribly hard...have said prayers for your comfort in such an awful experience
Now I feel kind of bad for being so nutsy about Chickapee's lamb
I totally LOVE sheepies and babies are the frosting on it all...and so terribly sorry you lost not only the lamb but your sheepie too Really wish I could give you REAL time hugs Glad the mare will pull through...what an awful day for you...yeah...not adequate, but more hugs for you
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Bridgemoof
Overrun with beasties
Oh Bon! When I saw that Chickapee had lambed, it just made my day! The ONE bright spot was that, so don't feel bad for having good news to share. Thanks for the hugs Bon and everybody.
I have a new saying after today..ready?
BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD SHEOPLE.
I have a new saying after today..ready?
BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD SHEOPLE.
bonbean01
Herd Master
Cute saying...love it
Well...I am glad my news didn't make it worse for you...reading yours just made me break down in tears
We have such a small flock...and only doing this for 6 years...so kinda new still...and so far have not had to deal with a death, but I know that is just a matter of time.
Bridge, you are such a good sheople...and again so sorry...here is a hug from a one sheople to another sheople
Well...I am glad my news didn't make it worse for you...reading yours just made me break down in tears
We have such a small flock...and only doing this for 6 years...so kinda new still...and so far have not had to deal with a death, but I know that is just a matter of time.
Bridge, you are such a good sheople...and again so sorry...here is a hug from a one sheople to another sheople
Pearce Pastures
Barn Babe
Nice saying!
alsea1
True BYH Addict
Hey bridge
So sorry to hear about your sheep and the baby.
Good thing you have a good horse vet.
with luck the rest will be okay
So sorry to hear about your sheep and the baby.
Good thing you have a good horse vet.
with luck the rest will be okay
autumnprairie
Owned by the Rotten Heifers
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Bridgemoof
Overrun with beasties
HI everyone! 
Have had a busy week here, haven't had much time to post. As you can see I am writing in the middle of the night, I had to get up and feed my bottle baby! I picked up a newborn Tunis lamb from a friend of mine this week. She just didn't have time for it, (like I do!) so I took it for her. She's actually a purebred Tunis, and my friend will register her for me. She's so sweet and pretty, perfect in every way and a delightful reddish color. She's in the house now, although I've been sending her out with the other sheep and lambs during the day to socialize. I've been feeding her goat's milk, and she seems to be thriving on it!
No new lambs since I last wrote. But all the lambies are so cute together and have been boinking around, especially the Jacob babies. Oh my, those little spotted babies are the cutest! This year I had a major scare though because there has been a fox lurking around right outside the fence from where the lambs are. It stole one of our roosters practically right in front of me, so it's very brazen. I've been locking up the ewes and their lambs at night, along with the pregnant ewes. They are all crammed together in our little sheep shed and are hating it. But just can't imagine losing a lamb to a fox.
I am so ready for more lambs, though. Beatrix Potter and Leah, the Finn, were due on Wednesday and nothing yet.
Could be my calculations were off by one breeding, but they both look so ready, it doesn't seem like they would be off by a few weeks. So hopefully soon!
Tim sold a year old colt by our breeding Oldenburg stallion this week, so that was good. He had been moving horses around to get the colt up to the barn. So this morning he had our 2-year old, Thunder Bob, the appaloosa in a stall around back where some of the goats are. Thunder Bob was so excited that he tried to jump out of the stall door! He was halfway out, and stuck and was kicking around. It gave me a heart attack and I ran down the hill screaming for Tim to come up. He ran up and saved Thunder Bob. I'm sure his belly and underarms are pretty scraped up, but other than that he is fine. I tell ya, when a horse gets into trouble like that, it's the scariest thing because of their size.
Goat babies are getting big, but have several limpers and we are going to try something new, some Coppertox. We'll see how that goes because the limping goat thing has gotten bad. Tim's still milking the boer goat who lost her baby and the fridge is quickly filling up with goat's milk. We are going ot be getting some ingredients to make some hard cheese, the soft goat cheese just doesn't have a shelflife. At least I have milk to feed to my bottle baby lambie!
Nothing creative going on here, haven't had much time.
ok, that's it for now, back to bed! :bun
Have had a busy week here, haven't had much time to post. As you can see I am writing in the middle of the night, I had to get up and feed my bottle baby! I picked up a newborn Tunis lamb from a friend of mine this week. She just didn't have time for it, (like I do!) so I took it for her. She's actually a purebred Tunis, and my friend will register her for me. She's so sweet and pretty, perfect in every way and a delightful reddish color. She's in the house now, although I've been sending her out with the other sheep and lambs during the day to socialize. I've been feeding her goat's milk, and she seems to be thriving on it!
No new lambs since I last wrote. But all the lambies are so cute together and have been boinking around, especially the Jacob babies. Oh my, those little spotted babies are the cutest! This year I had a major scare though because there has been a fox lurking around right outside the fence from where the lambs are. It stole one of our roosters practically right in front of me, so it's very brazen. I've been locking up the ewes and their lambs at night, along with the pregnant ewes. They are all crammed together in our little sheep shed and are hating it. But just can't imagine losing a lamb to a fox.
I am so ready for more lambs, though. Beatrix Potter and Leah, the Finn, were due on Wednesday and nothing yet.
Could be my calculations were off by one breeding, but they both look so ready, it doesn't seem like they would be off by a few weeks. So hopefully soon!Tim sold a year old colt by our breeding Oldenburg stallion this week, so that was good. He had been moving horses around to get the colt up to the barn. So this morning he had our 2-year old, Thunder Bob, the appaloosa in a stall around back where some of the goats are. Thunder Bob was so excited that he tried to jump out of the stall door! He was halfway out, and stuck and was kicking around. It gave me a heart attack and I ran down the hill screaming for Tim to come up. He ran up and saved Thunder Bob. I'm sure his belly and underarms are pretty scraped up, but other than that he is fine. I tell ya, when a horse gets into trouble like that, it's the scariest thing because of their size.
Goat babies are getting big, but have several limpers and we are going to try something new, some Coppertox. We'll see how that goes because the limping goat thing has gotten bad. Tim's still milking the boer goat who lost her baby and the fridge is quickly filling up with goat's milk. We are going ot be getting some ingredients to make some hard cheese, the soft goat cheese just doesn't have a shelflife. At least I have milk to feed to my bottle baby lambie!
Nothing creative going on here, haven't had much time.
ok, that's it for now, back to bed! :bun
