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SA Farm
Herd Master
I love the work. Having been raised by parents who taught us all to have a strong work ethic, I always struggled to feel like I did enough... I have back problems and anxieties that make working a typical job difficult for me. Caring for animals has always been my thing, but it’s not exactly a money maker 
to put it mildly lol
My only goal is to make them pay for themselves as much as possible and to fill our freezer with healthy, happily raised meat. I do some gardening even though I don’t enjoy it for the same reason.
I know my DH would hire a shearer and my sheep would all get done in one day, I would probably give the fleeces to him/her and call it done, but I feel like it would be too much of a loss when I can do it (though slowly) and now have found that I even enjoy it. I actually even like spinning more than I like crocheting
Though I do hope to eventually have enough yarn to make some fun stuff with - more than just a hat.
Here’s some Foxy yarn being spun:
And a bunch of Foxy and Kit from yesterday... I should’ve gone a bit closer on Foxy’s neck and I missed a couple spots on Kit’s neck (Where the halter was, mostly), but they’re done enough for this year lol. I’m expecting to get better each year
to put it mildly lolMy only goal is to make them pay for themselves as much as possible and to fill our freezer with healthy, happily raised meat. I do some gardening even though I don’t enjoy it for the same reason.
I know my DH would hire a shearer and my sheep would all get done in one day, I would probably give the fleeces to him/her and call it done, but I feel like it would be too much of a loss when I can do it (though slowly) and now have found that I even enjoy it. I actually even like spinning more than I like crocheting
Though I do hope to eventually have enough yarn to make some fun stuff with - more than just a hat.Here’s some Foxy yarn being spun:
And a bunch of Foxy and Kit from yesterday... I should’ve gone a bit closer on Foxy’s neck and I missed a couple spots on Kit’s neck (Where the halter was, mostly), but they’re done enough for this year lol. I’m expecting to get better each year
I also am happy that she doesn’t really look bred to me anymore. I was thinking Dingo had gotten her in the fall, but now that her wool is off, she doesn’t look as rounded as I thought. Phew. I don’t mind if she lambs this year, but since she was born end of April, I wanted her to be at least a year old, maybe more before having her first.
I was hoping the few nights of freezing that we had would slow them down, but no such luck.
I set it today to check viability. Queen’s eggs that I put in last week were all fertile. I’m hoping to sell more hatching eggs than poults this year. We’ll see. I’ll post them once I’m close to having a dozen available and see what the interest level is.
but, I need to keep practicing and trying new techniques until I find what works best for me and the sheep.
Look how much she shrunk! I left her fro on because I just thought it was too cute to cut off for now. It does seem to be rooing off, so it will be gone at some point.
