purplequeenvt - Ivy Knoll Farm

[purplequeenvt]

What is she?

Umm that would be a lamb

I think we know who the smarty pants is......

 

[Southern by choice]

What is she?

Umm that would be a lamb

I think we know who the smarty pants is......

Yep...see the grief I have to put up with....

PQV- I love how your sheep are so personable, if I ever have lambs here I hope to spend a lot of time with them, to keep them tame.

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

What is she?

Umm that would be a lamb

I think we know who the smarty pants is......

 

[purplequeenvt]

It is quite nippy out there today! 15 degrees with wind making it feel colder. The sheep don't mind and the little babies are still in jugs in the barn so they are cozy too.

We got a hay delivery today. 15 huge square bales. The guy who brought them is an old French-Canadian dairy farmer, although now he just hays and doesn't have any cows. I worked for him for a couple years when I was 16 or 17 and he picks on me constantly - in good fun of course. He always asks me if I've found a guy yet. He told me a couple years ago that he'd found a man for me, but then he never introduced us....last I heard the guy had no teeth and may or may not have died.....

I wasn't thrilled about getting these large bales. Last time we got them they were processed bales and the flakes wouldn't stay together and it was a huge pain to feed. This time we got unprocessed ones and they are so much better! Each flake weighs almost 30 lbs.

No new babies, but there are 3 ewes that will probably go in the next day or 2. One of the unintentionally bred cull ewes, Nelly - one the cull list because she isn't up to my standards for a Border Leicester and because she prolapsed last year - is prolapsing again. That seals her fate.

 

[CocoNUT]

Wow! Those are some pretty big hay bales! Maybe I'm just not a "true" country person...but I've never seen those HUGE square bales!

And if your prospective 'man' has got NO teeth and one foot in the grave....maybe you better jump on that ASAP! You don't wanna let a winner like that slip past you...a deal like that may only come once in your life!

 

[SheepGirl]

 

[BrownSheep]

1/2 tons bales?

People around here either produce two string or ton bales so I don't see many of these.

 

[purplequeenvt]

Wow! Those are some pretty big hay bales! Maybe I'm just not a "true" country person...but I've never seen those HUGE square bales!

And if your prospective 'man' has got NO teeth and one foot in the grave....maybe you better jump on that ASAP! You don't wanna let a winner like that slip past you...a deal like that may only come once in your life!

I know! But, seeing as he may or may not still be alive, this particular fish looks like a dead end.....

It seems that everyone is trying to get me "married off" around here. My 2 littlest sisters, and several friends have decided that I have to marry this other friend (he is the oldest from the family of 9 kids that we have known forever). His sisters have decided the same thing. And, while I like him, I don't know that I like him like that and he hasn't ever given an indication that he is interested either. But they are all convinced that it is a done deal.

 

[purplequeenvt]

1/2 tons bales?

People around here either produce two string or ton bales so I don't see many of these.

That sounds right. I prefer the small squares because they are easier to feed out, but we have limited options this time of year. It was nice having the hay delivered instead of having to load the trailer ourselves.

 

[Southern by choice]

I have never seen bales like that either! WOW!


As far as a mate..... Let G-d bring him to you! Always better that way. We wouldn't want to see such a precious jewel like you end up with someone who doesn't know your worth!

Oh...and how is it 16 degrees here in NC? Sounds like that is Vermont weather! :/