sheep

MEET THE
SHEEP!

With the passing of our Shetland ram, Alexander, Jacob (above) had to
take over the duties of herd sire. He was undaunted by the
responsibility, and gave us some beautiful, sturdy lambs this year.

Here's a brother and sister pair. A few of Jacob's ram-lambs, like the
little mottled-colored ram here, took after "Dad" and had four horns.

Below: This pretty, flashy little boy was enjoying himself basking on
the ground. He only had 2 horns.

White Ewe (Fantasia) had only one lamb this year, but she was a BIG girl! Isn't
she pretty? Now she's almost as big as her Mama, but Mama still watches out
for her, and she still yells for Mama when she's afraid.

Here's Hepzibaaaah, with her little
boy. He also developed 4 horns.

Shadow was born in 09. At three days
old, she only weighed 1.8 lbs and was
too short to nurse Mama. But this
spunky little girl, when fed on a bottle,
grew into a sturdy ewe.

As a lamb, she looked like a stuffed
animal and slept in a basket in the
house. She visited the nursing home
and even appeared in an historical
program.

Shadow now lives with the Johnson
family as a pet.

"When Mama ain't happy, ain't
NOBODY happy."

White Ewe and I have a complex
relationship built on mutual respect
and lots of foot-stomping.

I don't get close to her precious lambs,
and she doesn't try to ram me. She
actually has hit me several times when
I've had to work with her and her
newborn lambs.

She's a GREAT mother, though. Her
lambs are big and sturdy and grow
FAST. You can bet that nothing
bothers them. Her hobby in the
lambing pen is hitting the fence every
time a dog walks within ten feet of her.

Here she is with her '09 babies. You
can see that she may be about to
stomp her foot at me, warning me
away.

I often stomp my foot back at her.

Ram: Jacob
Ewes:
Fauna (color- Shaela)
Falecia (color- Moorit)
Fantasia (color- White)
Hepzibaah (color- faded black as far as
I can tell)
Ewe Lamb- Black and White
Wethers:
Frosty- "Blue" Color: Gray Flecket
Wooly ("Wooly-Booger") - faded black