The first weekend in February I went to Michigan to hang out with my friend Stephen and his Mom. We wormed his flock and made a list of sheep that Stephen thought he might be able to part with. It was GREAT fun.
Came home to a TOTAL winter wonderland ... and lingering frigid temperatures. I will be stocking up on aerosal spray cans if this continues ... hehehe
While stuck inside due to the chill ... I have been working hard to evaluate ewes to determine which ones I will be able to part with. Seems that I own 82 ewes ... not quite all of them are bred, but ... I still HAVE that many ewes. If lambing goes well, and I am SURE that it will ... I'll likely have 20 to 30 ewe lambs that I want to keep ... what with the AI and all.
Next year, I plan to have no more than 65 ewes ... and then 45 the year after that. Hmmmmmm ... 82 plus 30 = 112 ewes/ewe lambs. That means that I need to sell 47 ewes this summer in order to reach my goal!
Soooo ... to help me to reach this goal ... what did I DO??
I bought another ewe!!!!!!!
Meet SheltrgPines Zimbelstern ... who will be coming 'home' this Spring. Is this a sickness, do you suppose?hehehe
2 comments:
Well, I can see why you fell for her.... She looks like a little Shetland snow fairy!
If this is a sickness, I believe we are all infected! At least we'll go happy.
I wish I had the room for that many sheep! Ah, maybe in a few years I can talk my DH into moving to a more sheep-friendly state.
Your new addition is beautiful!
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