More Lambs

Treviso (x Jon Snow) had a pretty little fawn katmoget on Wednesday.

On Friday, Sarin (x Jon Snow) had a striking black ewe lamb.  Sarin is stomping her feet at me once again, same as last year.

Then in the wee hours of Saturday morning, Genoa (x Rush) had two nice solid rams, one moorit and one black.

Couple of very flashy ewes

Mrs Hughes's ram is eating my shoelace and stealing my heart.

Lamb update

The last 24 hours have been very productive on the lambing front:

Baxter  (x Rush) had a lovely solid black ewe in the morning yesterday (4/24/19)

I don't like to admit to favoritism, but come on!

Later in the afternoon Pearl (x Peter) had a strapping black ram, burly little fella!

While Pearl was midway through her labor, Georgianna (x Rush) kicked out a sweet pair of ram lambs - solid black and moorit.

Does Georgiana look like she is smiling to you?

Always exciting when two ewes are in labor at the same time!

Then this morning I thought I'd check barn at around 6 am and then go back to bed for that last 1 hour topper of dozy rest, but it was not to be as Siena (x Jon Snow) was pushing, so she very quickly produced these two adorable ewes, one is a solid moorit, and the other a solid black.

English Garden

English garden had this ram lamb yesterday.  A handsome gray katmoget sired by Whispering Pines Peter.

Lambs!

We've started lambing at Whispering Pines, very pleased so far with our new family members!

Mrs. Patmore x Rush kicked it off with this sweet spotted black based ewe lamb:

Born 4/15/19 at about 1:30 am

Very flashy!

Mrs Hughes gave us two little sweet things, a grey katmoget ewe and a spotted black based ram.  He is so cute with his assymetrical eye and ear patches.

Followed soon after by Ivy x Rush's little grey katmoget ewe, such a looker I had to share two poses of this little ball of cuteness!

Oh the lovely yarn we will get from these new additions!!  Stay tuned, I am predicting Blue Sapphire is the next candidate for delivery.

Shave 'Em to Save 'Em

I recently became a fiber provider for the Shave 'Em to Save 'Em (SE2SE) program.  Sponsored by the Livestock Conservancy - Details on the program can be found by clicking this link:  SE2SE.

I have the passport stickers and will have available at the various events I'll be attending.  If you bought 4 oz of wool from me in 2019 I would be happy to mail you a sticker for your passport.

Shearing Day 2019

Shearing day was yesterday, it was a practically perfect day for shearing.  A little windy, fortunately most of the shearing was in the barn.  Had a lot of help, and got 66 sheep done in 4 hours thanks to our very able shearer who travels from Massachusetts to Western New York to do our flock plus a couple others in the area.  Managed to get some pictures to share.

Waiting for the shearer to arrive

Brought the ram lambs from 2018 into this stall from their outside pen for shearing day

Hannah's packaging and record keeping station is in order

Shots, worming and general checkover station

Shearing has commenced

Worm medicine being adminstered

The boys helping out

About halfway through the ewes

Edith is so very black - just wonderful

Patiently waiting

Pearl is certainly bred.

Keeping track of our progress

Meera Reed's fleece

The girls are almost done

Brienne

Reminds me of when he used to show in 4H Fair

Freshly shorn fleece

Fascinating to watch the graceful movement of the shearer - its hypnotizing

All the used coats - will get washed and reused next year after we start to feed them hay

All naked and ready for lambs!

Rich with his bottle ram lamb

Out to the ram pen

Hi Rush!

Before

During

after

Dowager Countess and one of Reawick's girls

Arya has a cool heart shaped patch of white?

I have 66 bags of wonderful wool to play with!

Already washed Mrs Hughes to build back my grey yarn/batting inventory for festival in May

Next up - Lamb Cam - waiting for lambing to begin!