BrownSheep- It's been a while

[BrownSheep]

I found the shearers on here http://www.sheepusa.org/shearer_directory
And you can find local wool pools here as well http://www.sheepusa.org/wool_pools

Looks like there is one pool in Irvington KY and 5 or 6 shearing groups that service Kentucky.


Now you can get those Scottish blackface !

Cool! Thank you. Now my husband is going to have some words with you and they won't be kind......

 

[BrownSheep]

Well on wednesday there was absolute down pouts going on at home. There was also seven lambs born. Two set of triplets and one single. Unfortunately, we loss two triplets from one set ( rain and stepped on) and one from the other ( rain). On Friday Beazus had an adorable black ram lamb

Freckles, a two year old out of Bertha, had one of the sets of triplets. Last year she also had triplets . She a such good ewe!
Max, a yearling out of Bertha, had the other set of triplets.
Millie, a former bottle baby, had a gigantic ewe lamb.

We'll have three or four other ewes go pretty soon.

I'll try to get pictures this week seeing as its spring break!

 

[autumnprairie]

Congrats on all the lambs sorry you lost some

 

[Pearce Pastures]

Is it break now? I wanna see these babies. Sorry you lost some.

 

[BrownSheep]

Still here! Not dead, jusr busy.

Not much to report. Sixteen had a big,ugly,but still adorable ram lamb last week. Three or four more ewes to go.
Butchered 4 wethers from last years lamb crop. They were just itty bitty guys and none of the hanging weights were over forty. Smallest lambs we ever had. I think they might have been stunted. Ive salted their hides. They should make some nice rugs.

Also sent three toms in for butchering. They were twenty lbs a piece. I am excited to try them.

Went on a six mile bike ride today. Pretty impressive considering it's the first in over a month and my regular route is just 3 miles.

 

[autumnprairie]

I understand the super busy part. Between getting ready to plant and school I have no time for much else

 

[Four Winds Ranch]

What do you do with your lamb hides after you salt them??
We always have some kicking around every year and I feel horrible to just waste them!

 

[BrownSheep]

I don't know! I just thought I would preserve them and then either A) find a tannery or B) do it myself. There are several tutorials I've found that look good.

 

[Four Winds Ranch]

Let me know if you find something that works good! I would love to find something useful to do with mine!

 

[BrownSheep]

Let me know if you find something that works good! I would love to find something useful to do with mine!

Will do!