Bridgemoof--Sheep & Wool festival

[CocoNUT]

So I ALMOST drove through Middleburg on my way home tonight! I was trying a new "backroads" way home that a friend from work told me about. You can never have TOO many alternate routes! Such a beautiful area. I WAS thinking of your scalloped potatoes too...good thing i don't have your number! My poor hubby and daughter would've thought I'd gotten lost on my way home....they were STARVING when I walked in the door at 8PM!

Still no snow/rain yet...but I'm waiting...

 

[bonbean01]

So cool that you live close together...I would love that

 

[CocoNUT]

Oh Bon...I've been thinking of finding SOME excuse to get to Mississippi to get some of your home made bread and wild stories! I've yet to catch up with Bridge...she's so busy!

 

[Bridgemoof]

Coco was SO close to my house and didn't realize it. About 5 minutes away! Now she has my number so she can stop by next time.

Oh boy, everything is good on the farm. All the animals are being well cared for, better than when Tim is here and it's so peaceful! I'm totally NOT having a nervous breakdown. I actually enjoy taking care of everyone when it's a peaceful and relaxed environment. My helper got it in gear today and was ready to go this morning. So we were finished feeding in no time. I was actually able to get some work done on my new pub today. The baby goats are cute as a button.

I smell like a herd of goats, though. The dogs smell like a herd of goats. I've never been so muddy and icky in all my life. The house is muddy. The dogs are REALLY muddy. It did snow but it was warm enough that it just created more mud! Tim's brother almost got washed down the creek. We were going to cross it like usual to feed the horses on the other side. He said he would go because it looked like it would go over the top of my tall boots. So he got a few feet and the current was so strong and he stepped in a hole and almost got washed away! We lost a whole bucket of corn down the creek, bucket and all He was not happy, as he basically fell in the icy cold water which quickly rose inside his boots and gloves. Oops. So I had to drive around to the neighbors and walk down there from the other side while he took a hot shower.

But now I am alone! He went out to their other brother's for dinner. This is the brother whom I've never met. He and Tim don't get along. And he lives right down the street Oh well, I'm happy to be here in the peace and quiet and not have to cater to anyone.

Gee, maybe I should take a shower?

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Bridge - Do you see that goats are well.......better? hah

When your sheep lamb how many do they have? You seems surprised that the goats all had twins.

 

[Bridgemoof]

Well, it's like this Straw...

The first sheep I had that lambed had twins. One was a bottle baby because the mom rejected one. The other twin ended up dying at about 4 months. :/
The second sheep I had had twins, one was still born. :/
The third ewe that lambed was a total surprise and a single. :/
The fourth ewe we had to pull the lamb because it was stuck and a single :/
The fifth ewe aborted at about 3 months :/

Not a great success rate. Hoping for a better success rate this coming year!

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Yeah that's not very good. Hope they do better this year.

 

[CocoNUT]

of COURSE they'll do better this year
Our snow didn't melt around here...still too cool. The wind is CRAZY right now though....sounds like the house is going to blow over at times. Well...seems like Tim's brother got HIS bath....you should get yours...light some candles...play some nice music...enjoy the SERENITY! Maybe whileyou're in the tub you can get some of your wet felting projects taken care of? Multi-tasking!

I want you to know...because of you...I made scalloped potatoes! Now it's time for the taste test....

 

[Southern by choice]

Bridge, that had to be a sad season for you. Did you all ever have any necropsies done?
I'm sure glad the kidding has gone so well.

Hoping for a good lambing season.!!!

That is scary about the creek.

 

[Bridgemoof]

oh no wind! I hate wind! I don't think it's here yet.

Ewes #1, 2, and 3 weren't bred here, so no telling what kind of care they were given before. Ewe #4 produced Mac, my handsome, healthy Tunis Cormo ram, so that's pretty good. I think ewe #5 was rammed by the Alpine goat that just had her babies That's my theory, anyways. No necropsy was done on her baby. The only necropsy we had done was on Snowcap. which didn't show anything out of the ordinary, and didn't help my Beastie Boy either.

I'm hoping for a healthy, productive season from all my ewes! And those Finn sheep should be spitting out lambs like a PEZ dispenser!

Coco! I took a nice hot shower, ahhhh. My serenity was briefly interrupted by a stinkbug who tried to share the shower with me and stunk up the whole shower. I was able to wash him away and regain my moment. Then I luxuriously smoothed foot lotion on my feet, only to be interrupted once again by a stink bug!

Now I have a candle lit, am eating my leftovers from last night... my homemade Alfredo sauce with pasta, peas and ham. And I'm thoroughly enjoying the fellowship of my BYHerders.

I'm not even going to check on the goats before bed because my spidey sense tells me #26 and #29 are not quite there yet!