I don't know that she really "wants to do that" either... just the way the cookie crumbles sometimes...
mysunwolf - four acres and some sheep
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mysunwolf
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You should appreciate your sheep! Most small flock buyers are sold culls. I had just as many problems, but of a different sort, when I had Katahdins. The nice things about the current sheep I have is that they have great temperaments, are huge and make big lambs (not a lot of meat until 12 months though), MILK and udders are incredible compared to other breeds, and they will literally "poop" out a 12lb baby with no problems (especially if I know when lambs are coming so my feeding schedule is correct). The cons are sacrifices that are made for good dairy animals. I have a number of friends working on dairy sheep lines that have it all, but they are still hard to find and more expensive than most of us can afford.
I so don't wan't to do this but I love it that you do.
I think I secretly must love it, otherwise I'd sell my sheep and ewes who didn't give me a house lamb every now and then
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mysunwolf
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A bit of both for sure. My wallet doesn't appreciate bottle lambs, but my heart does (until we have to eat the boys of course).
Are you milking your sheep this year?
Wehner Homestead
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I’m now following you too! Can’t wait to see what the rest of your lambing year holds! I like the black and white sheep too! Your pottery definitely interests me too.
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mysunwolf
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I would be if my right hand wasn't in a cast
Seriously, it's been a battle trying to get the doctors to figure out if it's broken or not. And now I'll need PT from how inactive it's been regardless. Might be time to invest in that milking machine I guess...- Thread starter
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mysunwolf
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Thanks for following! It's been a wacky year already, but it's always something. Looking forward to following what's going on at your place too. And I love my black and white sheep a whole lot!!
Baymule
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I showed my husband the picture of Sammy the house lamb. He emphatically stated that a lamb would NEVER be in the house! I told him he would be the first one to hug and cuddle it, he's such a big softie! LOL LOL
You know he would to Bay... He'd have that baby lamb right square in his lap as often as you'd let him!
Bruce
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Maybe that is why he doesn't want one in the house. He knows it would be a house sheep eventually because he would miss it too much.
