Bridgemoof--Sheep & Wool festival

[Bridgemoof]

Yes MUD!!!!!!! AGH!! Everywhere! The sheep can hardly walk in it, either can I! The worst is when you take a step and your boot doesn't, and you end up stepping in the mud with your sock.
I should check out the camo jacket. I guess they would be kind of waterproof? And the MUD sure wouldn't show very well! I brought the Jacobs up from the beach, because I want to be able to sleep tonight, and the thought of one of them washing down the creek would keep me awake ALL night! :/


Hey Southern, that's so sweet you were showing your family my store Yes you can look at the sold stuff, it's all there! On the left hand side it says "10 sales" click on that and it will show you the sold stuff.

Straw, we have a Catahoula Leopard Dog. He's the best! He usually sleeps on the front porch, and we know if he is barking there really is something out there. He's not a false alarm barker. :/ But I've been bringing him in lately because he's been so stiff, getting older and the cold affects his joints. He's got a dog bed and a heating pad, but he's pretty much a wuss at this point.

 

[marlowmanor]

Yes MUD!!!!!!! AGH!! Everywhere! The sheep can hardly walk in it, either can I! The worst is when you take a step and your boot doesn't, and you end up stepping in the mud with your sock.
I should check out the camo jacket. I guess they would be kind of waterproof? And the MUD sure wouldn't show very well! I brought the Jacobs up from the beach, because I want to be able to sleep tonight, and the thought of one of them washing down the creek would keep me awake ALL night! :/


Hey Southern, that's so sweet you were showing your family my store Yes you can look at the sold stuff, it's all there! On the left hand side it says "10 sales" click on that and it will show you the sold stuff.

Straw, we have a Catahoula Leopard Dog. He's the best! He usually sleeps on the front porch, and we know if he is barking there really is something out there. He's not a false alarm barker. :/ But I've been bringing him in lately because he's been so stiff, getting older and the cold affects his joints. He's got a dog bed and a heating pad, but he's pretty much a wuss at this point.

Yes, that camo jacket is pretty waterproof. We are now under a winter storm watch. Calling for 1-3 inches of snow starting tomorrow evening and into Friday. It'll be nice to see a little snow and it's convenient that it happens when the schools are going to be on teacher workdays starting tomorrow afternoon. Kids get out of school early tomorrow and don't go back till Wednesday.

 

[CocoNUT]

And what about when you take a step (in your boots) and you boot/foot keeps going and you're not ready?! I can't do the splits...not even under THOSE circumstances! If it weren't so cold, I'd just as soon do my chores in my bathing suit...cause I need a shower afterwards either way! (EW...what an image!)

 

[Bridgemoof]

I have been covered in mud head to toe the last couple of days! I keep getting up in the morning thinking I should wash my muddy jeans and coat, then think NOT! I'm just going to get muddy all over again!

We are supposed to get snow today...rain and then snow. I just sure hope it snows enough to cover all the mud!

First up at bat to lamb: Harriet our part Harlequin ewe....bred to the Dipster!

She's due in less than 2 weeks. Her udders are really bagging up now and I'm debating about when I should bring her in to a stall. I don't want her sitting there for 2 or more weeks. But then again I should be feeding her ore than the rest. Decisions! While her udders are pretty big, she's not. I think she will have a single. Hope everything goes smoothly

 

[CocoNUT]

I don't see all this mud you keep talking about!
Cute girl...keep us updated for sure.

How's your stream/creek doing? Has it overrun it's floodbanks already? Everything out here has...it's CRAZY flooing out by our place....

 

[Bridgemoof]

I think the creek has receded a bit, but more precipitation on the way, I don't want to take a chance on putting the sheep back down there. But I might have to...

But, I'm in PANIC mode right now! Not only is Harriet looking like she's going to lamb soon, but Clementine also is! I felt her udders this morning and she feels even bigger than Harriet!

She's a Suffolk/Dorper cross, that's why she is losing her wool in spots.

So, the jacobs are up in front of the stalls...I can't get Harriett and Clementine up there until they get out of there. #26 and #29 goats are in one stall, still haven't had their babies. The other stall has the pigs in it which I don't want to let out if there are lambs coming. The momma goats and the kids have the other shed. So there's NO ROOM at the inn! There is one stall that I have to clean out before lambing. And the jacobs are using it!

HELP!!!!!!!

Tim's off at the lumber yard and hasn't even fed the horses yet. I'm rally panicking.

 

[Pearce Pastures]

Wish there was a way for me to really help.

 

[RemudaOne]

There's really no other choice....... They're going to have to come in the house.

Seriously though.... It will work out. Don't panic. Somehow, things just always work out

 

[Bridgemoof]

ok I put the Jacob sheep in a pen outside. I cleaned out the stall. Moved the two pregnant goats over with the other goats. I got the two pregnant ewes in the stall. Whew. Now we have Beatrix Potter up and are going to crotch her out so we can tell when she starts bagging up. In the meantime O'Malley is scouring really bad, bloody scours or she aborted. Not sure which but we are taking her to the auction on Monday. :-(

Progress.

 

[Bridgemoof]

I was panicking Remuda, but now the ewes are in the stall, so I feel a lot better. You're right, things somehow work out. And well, I didn't think about bringing them in the house, but that's always a possibility!