Straw Hat Kikos
The Kiko Cowboy
I agree. Wait 63 more days. lol
Sorry though.
Sorry though.
Bridgemoof--Sheep & Wool festival
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Pearce Pastures
Barn Babe
Or play it on the 63rd day of the new yearCocoNUT said:Hey Bridge - maybe you should wait 63 days before playing the lotter with your numbers!
That's weird...but who knows what the significance is.
Sorry about your phesant as well.
That is really a strange thing---I don't gamble but I think that would have sent me to buy a ticket too!- Thread starter
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Bridgemoof
Overrun with beasties
I've given up on the 63 63 thing. 
IT was weird, but the moment has passed!
SHEEP SHEARING
I talked my sheep shearer into coming out today, yay! She is always so busy it's impossible to get her here. But I nailed her down yesterday in person at the Southern States where she works. So she's coming out this morning to sheer the 4 we didn't. Our clippers are just too hard to deal with. It will be so worth it to have her do them. And there will be NO YELLING because it will be me and her and Tim will not be involved!
While she is here we will inspect the teeth on these old ladies and try to get a sense of how old they are. I was thinking about worming them too, but honestly I don't think they have worms. They'll get them here, though, no doubt, so might as well wait until a couple of months then worm them. We can work on their hooves, too. It will be so fun! Last night I put them all in a stall. That was tough because they are a little crazy! Marge wouldn't go. She just would. not. go. But since we sheared her already we kept her out. I'm sure she's not happy being out there by herself. But oh well. As I was trying to close the stall door, one of the woolie fluff ball Jacob's jumped out like she was on a flipping trampoline! She came between me and the bucket I was holding, rolled out onto the ground upside down. I'm lucky I didn't get hurt! Tim came and helped and we got them all back in except Marge. Even though it's raining, there is an overhang in the barn so we can shear them right there. I'm not overly concerned about their wool, it's so wrecked already.
I can't wait to get the new Jacob sheep together with Uriah and Lily and the gang. I'll move Marge and the other two Romney beasties out with Dipsy. Then I'll bring Uriah and girls up to the barn to meet the new Jacobs. I'm hoping that Uriah and the woosy whether Boron will get along okay. That way Uriah will have a friend if and when I need to separate him from the girls.
FELTING
I'm going to try and make a felted Jacob sheep today. I was thinking about it this morning when I woke up. It would be sooo cute! I made 2 felted wool OWL ornaments yesterday. Hoot. Annie made a tiger. Raaar. Felting is SO MUCH FUN!
IT was weird, but the moment has passed!SHEEP SHEARING
I talked my sheep shearer into coming out today, yay! She is always so busy it's impossible to get her here. But I nailed her down yesterday in person at the Southern States where she works. So she's coming out this morning to sheer the 4 we didn't. Our clippers are just too hard to deal with. It will be so worth it to have her do them. And there will be NO YELLING because it will be me and her and Tim will not be involved!
While she is here we will inspect the teeth on these old ladies and try to get a sense of how old they are. I was thinking about worming them too, but honestly I don't think they have worms. They'll get them here, though, no doubt, so might as well wait until a couple of months then worm them. We can work on their hooves, too. It will be so fun! Last night I put them all in a stall. That was tough because they are a little crazy! Marge wouldn't go. She just would. not. go. But since we sheared her already we kept her out. I'm sure she's not happy being out there by herself. But oh well. As I was trying to close the stall door, one of the woolie fluff ball Jacob's jumped out like she was on a flipping trampoline! She came between me and the bucket I was holding, rolled out onto the ground upside down. I'm lucky I didn't get hurt! Tim came and helped and we got them all back in except Marge. Even though it's raining, there is an overhang in the barn so we can shear them right there. I'm not overly concerned about their wool, it's so wrecked already.
I can't wait to get the new Jacob sheep together with Uriah and Lily and the gang.
I'll move Marge and the other two Romney beasties out with Dipsy. Then I'll bring Uriah and girls up to the barn to meet the new Jacobs. I'm hoping that Uriah and the woosy whether Boron will get along okay. That way Uriah will have a friend if and when I need to separate him from the girls.FELTING
I'm going to try and make a felted Jacob sheep today. I was thinking about it this morning when I woke up. It would be sooo cute! I made 2 felted wool OWL ornaments yesterday. Hoot. Annie made a tiger. Raaar. Felting is SO MUCH FUN!
Alice Acres
Ridin' The Range
Good luck with your shearing. I think it's a good idea, especially as these sheep are new to you. Actually seeing what you have under that wool is really important. Plus you will be starting fresh with wool growth that you can protect and use.
Can't wait for the pictures
Can't wait for the pictures
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Bridgemoof
Overrun with beasties
You are right Alice, it's good to know what you have under all that wool! We took them all down and they look great. We checked all of their teeth and while they are older, maybe 7,8 years range, none of them are gummers! Yay! Their eyelids were medium pink so we didn't worm them. Their body conditions looked good. I'm going to keep them up in the barn just for a couple of days until some of their wool grows back. It's pretty warm out for this time of year so they should be fine.
It's amazing that getting 4 sheep sheared is cheaper than getting my schnauzer groomed!
The sheep on the left could be a Romney/Jacob cross. Her wool is a nice charcoal gray. Marge's was a light warm gray.
This is what happens when you start collecting sheep like they are baseball cards! (Beware Southern, don't become a fiber addict like me!)
I'm going to start having to make life size Santa's to use up all of this wool! (not a bad idea)
I have 6 of these after this week's shearings:
It's amazing that getting 4 sheep sheared is cheaper than getting my schnauzer groomed!
The sheep on the left could be a Romney/Jacob cross. Her wool is a nice charcoal gray. Marge's was a light warm gray.
This is what happens when you start collecting sheep like they are baseball cards! (Beware Southern, don't become a fiber addict like me!)
I'm going to start having to make life size Santa's to use up all of this wool! (not a bad idea)
I have 6 of these after this week's shearings:
Straw Hat Kikos
The Kiko Cowboy
Lot of fiber there. lol
Southern by choice
Herd Master
Wow! That is great, now what is the first step from this point. I'll start...
1. take fleece out of bag
2.
our 2 little ones are soo adorable! but they will not be collected, so to speak...No G.A.S. or S.A.S. here!
I would have loved to see a picture of them actually being sheared...little disappointed Bridge, but I'll get over it.
So what kind of felting needles do I need? My DD and I should come up and take a day long crash course with Bridge!
1. take fleece out of bag
2.
our 2 little ones are soo adorable! but they will not be collected, so to speak...No G.A.S. or S.A.S. here!
I would have loved to see a picture of them actually being sheared...little disappointed Bridge, but I'll get over it.
So what kind of felting needles do I need? My DD and I should come up and take a day long crash course with Bridge!
Pearce Pastures
Barn Babe
That is so fun!
My neighbor had so much wool, too! They were all Montadale fleeces packed in a cattle feeder in the barn. Don't know what he did with it when he moved or if it's still there, but I would guess at least 100 lbs worth of wool. There's a natural colored fleece in there, too. One thing I know for sure is that it gets stinky & dusty when it sits outside for years 
Alice Acres
Ridin' The Range
The sheep look really nice. And cracked me up that they were cheaper to shave than your schnauzer!! 
And yes, that wool needs to get out of those plastic bags, ASAP!
It can go in paper or fabric. The big commercial shearer bags my husband uses are made of burlap. It has to be able to breathe, or as it cools it gets sweaty, then musty and growing mold.
And yes, that wool needs to get out of those plastic bags, ASAP!
It can go in paper or fabric. The big commercial shearer bags my husband uses are made of burlap. It has to be able to breathe, or as it cools it gets sweaty, then musty and growing mold.
