Promise Acre: Our Journey

[Shelly May]

are you kidding me they are all just to cute to eat at that age, some even stay that way, You will
never eat lamb if this is the way you are going to think, My flock has grown triple times the amount
I started with, FOR THE SAME REASON, my DH just slaps his own head, and says guess we are keeping
that one too.

 

[Southern by choice]

are you kidding me they are all just to cute to eat at that age, some even stay that way, You will
never eat lamb if this is the way you are going to think, My flock has grown triple times the amount
I started with, FOR THE SAME REASON, my DH just slaps his own head, and says guess we are keeping
that one too.

That is one cute baby!

 

[greenbean]

He's adorable!

 

[promiseacres]

are you kidding me they are all just to cute to eat at that age, some even stay that way, You will
never eat lamb if this is the way you are going to think, My flock has grown triple times the amount
I started with, FOR THE SAME REASON, my DH just slaps his own head, and says guess we are keeping
that one too.

Well..... I keep telling myself that his name is lambchop unless he gets some big horns like his daddy....then I will try to sell him...either way I know I cant get too attached...got a 4h background and we ate Wilbur as kids....my 4 yr old son might not get told where supper came from though lol

 

[Bridgemoof]

Congratulations on your sweet boy! I just love your sheep, so pretty!

 

[promiseacres]

Since we got one lamb I had DH help move sheep, well the next ewe I think who should lamb next her name is Smoke and is she ever flighty! Of course her and Barbie aren't pals...who know since there's only 3 ewes... If she rejects or won't care for her lamb I guess we'll end up with a bottle lamb....bc I don't think we'll ever catch her. She'd rather jump thru the fence! I REALLY need a good catch pen. These particular sheep can't jump over our 4' fence but 2 of the ewes have jumped thru the strands in the middle, will be adding more strands to help prevent that. In any case it's not good to see them get hung up so far no injuries. I really want to be able to control breeding times this next fall so def. need to look into a companion for the ram...kind of playing with the idea of the donkeys but we will see. He can't jump high at all I think he's just a wee bit fat, another good reason to get the pregnant girls away so they can have more food. I think 3-4 more ewes and another ram would be awesome...I guess if we're going to think about selling for horns we need to really get some registered stock. DH wants a ram with 2 curly horns... but we either need to build more pens or sell the donkeys or geld the stallion....

If anyone was interested my hens are doing fantastic in their coop! We put in a red heat lamp an they're all laying daily, will most of the time. I currently have 8 dozen eggs in my fridge! I have advertised them for sale but haven't gotten any serious group so have been trading eggs for cartons to friends... If I get feeling better will bake more too. Thanks for the comments on our lamb!

 

[promiseacres]

Ok feeling kind of guilty now after my post yesterday afternoon, why? because of this statement "but we either need to build more pens or sell the donkeys or geld the stallion..." plus I was talking to DH this weekend about more lambs and made the statement that the donkeys were a waste of hay....

So then I went out to feed this am and found Howie (donkey) dead....Colic?? Ack! Not what I wanted at all!

Guess I need to be careful what I type/think/say!

I am not looking forward to telling my son another critter is gone.... I guess it's good he is learning about life and death but!!!

 

[Bridgemoof]

Aww that's terrible! Colic is We had a 4-year old Appaloosa gelding die from it last year. So sad. I'm sorry.

 

[Four Winds Ranch]

So sorry about the donkey!!!

 

[Pearce Pastures]

Sorry about your donkey.