No, we don't live in NYC. Queen Elizabeth and Queen Latifah, that is!These two old girls have joined us at our home on Forty Foot Road. They are the last two sheep remaining from the closing of a local flock. The girls were older, not fit to be sold, but faithful ewes that had given their previous owner a grand total of 33 lambs over the last 10 years. She didn't have the heart to ship them, so they (and various loaner stock panels and feeders) have migrated to our rural property.
They were exposed to a ram for a few weeks, but we're not sure if they have caught. We're hoping to have some 4H lambs for A. and C. this spring, or at the very least lamb for the freezer. We shall see.
In the meantime, they are fulfilling my long-held desire for livestock, and they're sweethearts to boot! In addition, my daughter A. and I have a strong interest in fibre and we are looking forward to their spring shear. Spinning, anyone?
3 comments:
yeah, sign me up for spinning.
welcome to the blog world
We washed Rosalie's fleece. We are SO not set up for this. No laundry tub, no top load washer. It will take weeks ... but it sure looks nice. L. thinks the staple is too short to spin though.
Thanks for the welcome!
How about some mohair to go with that wool. Sounds like we'll be busy this spring.
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