Bridgemoof--Sheep & Wool festival

[CocoNUT]

Oh Bridge -

when I saw "Marge" in the photo I about peed myself (laughing - )! That poor girl! She looks like a big ol' cotton ball. I'm surprised she didn't have issues in our heat/humidity out here with all that wool...phew! Some cats are going to be LUCKY when they get all that bedding. Are you going to shear them now or wait for spring?

They'll probably LOVE you after a good shearing and some hoof trimming! I can't wait to watch them morph into the sheep they are under all of that wool!

Lanolin? Man! some people get all the luck! I can rub and pet on Snuggles all night...NO lanolin! I want smooth hands too!

 

[Bridgemoof]

OKAY we couldn't wait, here is Marge, Before and AFTER!!!! A completely different sheep and so beautiful! Her wool is going to be the softest prettiest wool I have! That fleece weighed about 20 pounds, no lie.

Tim did an excellent job. There was so much grease the clippers were getting so gunked up. But somehow he managed to get it all off. And she was such a sweetheart. She just laid there and said THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! YAY MARGE!

Before

After

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Wow big difference!! She looks much better.

 

[CocoNUT]

Oh I'll bet Marge is your best friend now! That's a TOTALLY different sheep! She's probably also thinking "I can SEE! I can SEE!"

I love the jacobs int he first photo...like a cotton ball with twig legs! I'll bet the other guys (newbies) are all jealous now!

 

[marlowmanor]

OKAY we couldn't wait, here is Marge, Before and AFTER!!!! A completely different sheep and so beautiful! Her wool is going to be the softest prettiest wool I have! That fleece weighed about 20 pounds, no lie.

Tim did an excellent job. There was so much grease the clippers were getting so gunked up. But somehow he managed to get it all off. And she was such a sweetheart. She just laid there and said THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! YAY MARGE!

Before
http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/uploads/5910_img_9633.jpg
After
http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/uploads/5910_img_9646.jpg

WOW! What a difference a haircut makes! I bet she is way more comfortable now!

 

[purplequeenvt]

Marge looks like she is a purebred Romney.

 

[Bridgemoof]

Isn't the transformation amazing? I just can't get over it myself. She's supposedly 3/4 Romney, not sure what she's mixed with. I can tell you, though, her wool was just the softest under all that gunk. We also sheared one of the Jacobs, and she is just gorgeous!

Can you tell how old Marge might be from the pics? Her body condition looks pretty good, although her hips are sunken in, not sure why. I can't really feel her spine, so that's good. She doesn't look bony. But I get the feeling she is older. We will look at her teeth tomorrow, but I'm still not sure how to tell from how many teeth they have.

 

[bonbean01]

Wow!!! I can't believe that's the same sheep

Hope you don't mind if I go back to Marge's first photos when I need a laugh...truly did look a gorilla sheep...gorileep

Bet you are thinking about all kinds of crafts while you pet that wool

 

[BrownSheep]

Besides the hips I would actually say she's pretty chunky looking at her brisket. You can check teeth for an age.

 

[Bridgemoof]

Now sssshhhh everybody. We won't refer to Marge as a "you know what" anymore. She has dignity you know! And we won't laugh at her before pictures.

Now I can't wait to put Marge with Dipsy! Those will be some nice, fatty and friendly lambykins!