Pearce Pastures
Barn Babe
Love the one on the right in your second pic. Very pretty face.
purplequeenvt - Ivy Knoll Farm
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purplequeenvt
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I've been shearing all the lambs that we are going to be keeping. I've finished 10 and I have 6 more to go.
Eloise "I know I'm cute"
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We are having some gorgeous weather this week, so I started work on a shelter for the ram lambs. I call it the "redneck sheep shack". Beautiful, ain't it? I still need to secure the bales so they don't fall over.
I pretty sure that I won't be able to walk tomorrow..... Saturday we stacked a lot of wood and I sheared 5 sheep, Sunday my dad and I set up the final fence for the animals and I had to walk up and down a steep hill 4 times and the around the fence 3 times taking wires down and then around 3 times around the new area putting wires back up, and then I spent all day outside shearing sheep and building the shack.
"When do I get my haircut?"
"Where's our breakfast????"
This is my favorite pig.
Eloise "I know I'm cute"
Bare behinds
We are having some gorgeous weather this week, so I started work on a shelter for the ram lambs. I call it the "redneck sheep shack". Beautiful, ain't it? I still need to secure the bales so they don't fall over.
I pretty sure that I won't be able to walk tomorrow..... Saturday we stacked a lot of wood and I sheared 5 sheep, Sunday my dad and I set up the final fence for the animals and I had to walk up and down a steep hill 4 times and the around the fence 3 times taking wires down and then around 3 times around the new area putting wires back up, and then I spent all day outside shearing sheep and building the shack.
"When do I get my haircut?"
"Where's our breakfast????"
This is my favorite pig.
Queen Mum
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Eloise said:
Oh my gosh! that picture just cracks me up. She looks so funny, she is cute.
I feel sore just thinking of how much work you did. Take a hot bath and relax, if you can. The sheep shack looks great!
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purplequeenvt
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The little Shetlands are pretty cute when they get sheared. They remind me of alpacas.
I got out and took some pictures of the creatures today.
"I want to come too" (Meg)
I find it very interesting how the animals arrange themselves. Whenever they are in a large group like this, the sheep are usually in the center with the horses out front and the llamas to the side and rear.
This is probably the best picture I have of all three horses. They are always in my face, so I can never get a good shot of them.
This is were you usually find Steve - glued to someone's side. She is a real lovebug.
Rikki
Charlotte (and yes, she ALWAYS looks grumpy!)
Cassie, Charlotte's daughter. We aren't sure what happened to Cassie, but she isn't all there mentally. She's a bit of a space cadet - I had to milk her mother (ever try to milk a grouchy mother llama???) and bottle feed Cassie for 2 or 3 days until she finally figured out how to nurse. Good thing she's cute, right? Weird story about Cassie....before she was born, I was asked what I was hoping for (gender and color), I said that I wanted an appaloosa girl. That is exactly what I got.
Gus and his girls
"Lemme tell you a secret"
"I'm the bad goat of the family" (Lyric)
2 of the boys (and also future dinner), Cal and Benjamin. Cal is a 7 year old Romney that we have had for years, but we no longer raise Romneys and he has become a pain. Benjamin is a Border Leicester Dorper cross that we got last year. We weren't super excited with his lambs and he is aggressive so away he goes.
Maple Man is the Shetland ram I used last year, but he had an unfortunate run in with the burdizzo. He will be joining the 2 boys above on their frozen holiday.
I got out and took some pictures of the creatures today.
"I want to come too" (Meg)
I find it very interesting how the animals arrange themselves. Whenever they are in a large group like this, the sheep are usually in the center with the horses out front and the llamas to the side and rear.
This is probably the best picture I have of all three horses. They are always in my face, so I can never get a good shot of them.
This is were you usually find Steve - glued to someone's side. She is a real lovebug.
Rikki
Charlotte (and yes, she ALWAYS looks grumpy!)
Cassie, Charlotte's daughter. We aren't sure what happened to Cassie, but she isn't all there mentally. She's a bit of a space cadet - I had to milk her mother (ever try to milk a grouchy mother llama???) and bottle feed Cassie for 2 or 3 days until she finally figured out how to nurse. Good thing she's cute, right? Weird story about Cassie....before she was born, I was asked what I was hoping for (gender and color), I said that I wanted an appaloosa girl. That is exactly what I got.
Gus and his girls
"Lemme tell you a secret"
"I'm the bad goat of the family" (Lyric)
2 of the boys (and also future dinner), Cal and Benjamin. Cal is a 7 year old Romney that we have had for years, but we no longer raise Romneys and he has become a pain. Benjamin is a Border Leicester Dorper cross that we got last year. We weren't super excited with his lambs and he is aggressive so away he goes.
Maple Man is the Shetland ram I used last year, but he had an unfortunate run in with the burdizzo. He will be joining the 2 boys above on their frozen holiday.
Straw Hat Kikos
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Very neat pictures. The horses are great!! I like the llamas and you're sheep all look very nice. I really like the Romney. But what is up with the buck's horns? haha
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Lovely pictures! Lots of POW potential there! 
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purplequeenvt
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Gus was supposed to be castrated and dehorned when I got him, but as you can see, his horns grew back. He also was a one-nut wonder for a while. I had the vet finish the job once when they were at the farm for something else. I was also told that he was a pygmy mix.....I'm inclined to think that he is mostly, if not fully, SaanenStraw Hat Kikos said:
This is what he looked like in 2009 when I got him (3-4 months old supposedly), poor little baby. He was smaller than the younger pygmy. I thought he wasn't going to make it for a long time.
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That Maple Man is beautiful! Stunning animal....too bad about the freezer camp....
Straw Hat Kikos
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One nut wonder. 
I thought he may have been disbudded and they grew back. Most of the time when you see horns like that, that's what happened. I'm glad he's doing good now.
I thought he may have been disbudded and they grew back. Most of the time when you see horns like that, that's what happened. I'm glad he's doing good now.
bonbean01
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Frozen holiday?
Beautiful animals, beautiful scenery...and I want those purple gloves sticking out of a pocket in one of the photos!
Beautiful animals, beautiful scenery...and I want those purple gloves sticking out of a pocket in one of the photos!
