Well yesterday was not as wonderful as the weather purported it to be :( Juniper fell ill Tuesday night and passed away Wednesday morning. She had a bit of a rough go of it from the start but sometimes there is only so much you can do.
Today is shearing day at lease for a few of the ewes and I will post again with some pictures later today.
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Sunday, March 10, 2013
And for my next trick.....
Sorry Everyone! I know you are all DYING to read my next post but the demands of the working world drastically limited my blogging time the last week or so! And of course I had to have something to blog about! So here we go -
JUNIPER UPDATE:
Juniper now weighs 15lbs and is religiously taking her bottle like a trooper 5-6 times a day. She spends her days at the barn, playing with all the other little lambs and trying desperately to catch on to the whole eating hay thing, and her evenings in the bathtub. When Juniper is in the house however she now wears a diaper so our lives are exponentially easier and we are not chasing her all over the place with paper towels :p Recently she has been taking her morning bottle on the veranda with Mom and her morning coffee before the short walk to the barn.
LAMB COUNT:
8-Ewes 6-Rams
We had TWO sets of twins born today!
IN OTHER NEWS......
While doing some internet surfing Mom came across a fiber festival in Long Island, NY that we are looking in to going to as vendors. This would be great exposure for our little farm and for networking in the fiber community. This festival will be the weekend of May 18th just two short weeks after we will be at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival as the Texel Breed Display.
Right: Juniper sporting her purple monkey diaper
We are definitely looking forward to the warmer weather coming our way! Take care and I will blog again soon! Until then here are some pictures to hold you over!
JUNIPER UPDATE:
Juniper now weighs 15lbs and is religiously taking her bottle like a trooper 5-6 times a day. She spends her days at the barn, playing with all the other little lambs and trying desperately to catch on to the whole eating hay thing, and her evenings in the bathtub. When Juniper is in the house however she now wears a diaper so our lives are exponentially easier and we are not chasing her all over the place with paper towels :p Recently she has been taking her morning bottle on the veranda with Mom and her morning coffee before the short walk to the barn.
LAMB COUNT:
8-Ewes 6-Rams
We had TWO sets of twins born today!
IN OTHER NEWS......
While doing some internet surfing Mom came across a fiber festival in Long Island, NY that we are looking in to going to as vendors. This would be great exposure for our little farm and for networking in the fiber community. This festival will be the weekend of May 18th just two short weeks after we will be at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival as the Texel Breed Display.
Right: Juniper sporting her purple monkey diaper
We are definitely looking forward to the warmer weather coming our way! Take care and I will blog again soon! Until then here are some pictures to hold you over!
Randall the ever vigilant Guardian of the Flock aka "The DogFather"
Hallie (right) and Josie (left) waiting impatiently for their food
Juniper peeking over her "bath tub barrier"
Randall taking a nap amidst the lambs
Pure Bred Texel twins making the great escape
Pure Bred Texel Ewe
Texel/Shropshire Cross Ewe
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