Archives for lambs

Bottle Lamb Nostalgia

June 14, 2010 | 14 Comments

Georgia & Mistral Garamond My three little friends are now bottle lambs in name only – since we're entering week two of the weaning phase. That doesn't stop them from mobbing me the moment I set foot in the barn, nudging and nosing around my legs, insistently bah-ing, pleading eyes, jumping up in protest when all I have to offer is a handful of hay. Garamond is taking it very well. He's caught on to the "no more milk" thing, and after quickly checking just to be sure there are no bottles up my sleeve, he ducks outside. Georgia is
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Foggy Farm part two

June 12, 2010 | 5 Comments

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Foggy Farm

June 12, 2010 | 2 Comments

Nothing yanks me out of bed as fast as the sound of lamb in distress. That's what I thought I heard at 5:30 a.m. today. Patten Hill is socked in by mist this morning, making it hard to do a head count. But when I arrived in the pasture (above) all was well. But the farm looks like a different place in the fog. Late yesterday afternoon Holly and I had moved the entire lamb flock with mothers and Crackerjack to the open barn pasture on the west side of the road – the lambs' first experience crossing the street.
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Sheep Afield

June 8, 2010 | 6 Comments

After a stormy weekend, it's always good to get back to our usually scheduled program. As I mentioned last week, we're already well into our rounds of grazing rotation. The flock is divided into several groups based on age and gender. Caitlyn's charges (top photo), a mixed group of Cormo yearlings and adults are bivouacked in the upper pasture for the moment. The mothers and lambs are centered at the "home farm" pastures – safest and closest to the barns – under Crackerjack's watchful eye. The rams hold the high ground up by the house, their usual summer digs
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An Update on Mistral

May 10, 2010 | 26 Comments

I'm sorry to have kept you all wondering how Mistral is doing. It was an exhausting mother's day weekend caring for her, while trying to get Sheep Shares out the door. Since Saturday night I've been seriously concerned and I've held off on posting, hoping for positive signs to report. And there is some good news – her temp. is down from 105 on Friday (normal for a lamb is 101). But her front leg is still swollen, very sore and so she hobbles around on three legs and also has trouble finding a way to comfortably lie down. The
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Spring Appearances

May 7, 2010 | 7 Comments

It feels very strange to not be packing a van to head to the NH S&W Festival today. Family circumstances, a book to finish on the heels of lambing season and a general energy lag are all contributing factors in this really tough decision. Sometimes you reach a moment when you say to yourself, "whoa – something's got to give." I send my love to everyone there and look forward to being back in my usual spot at the festival in 2011. Here's where you can find Foxfire Fiber this spring: – WEBS Fleece Market and Tent Sale, Saturday May
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Video – Morning in the Garden with Lambs – And Word about Sheep Shares

May 6, 2010 | 9 Comments

For you: Another morning with lambs in the garden. In yesterday's post I was mistaken about the timing of the school bus – you'll see it in this post. You can hear the bus rumbling down the road from 1/4 mile away. When it swooshes by, the lambs go flying. Same for motorcycles and tractors. Fortunately, we don't see much road traffic here. The slow-moving chunky little lamb tagging along after the others have taken off is Zap. Poor little guy is always getting left in the dust. His mom, Thalia, is great about staying near his side. You'll also
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Video – Garden Lambs

May 5, 2010 | 11 Comments

I'm immersed in shipping Sheep Shares this week so I'll be posting a series of short videos of the lambs enjoying the yard as we let them out each morning. You'll be able to spot the bottle lambs – just look for the ones congregating at the picnic table! At the beginning of this clip, the school bus rolls by which always sends the flock running for cover. Enjoy!
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Evening Chores!

May 3, 2010 | 24 Comments

Some scenes from this evening: three frantic bottle lambs at dinner time! I promise, this is the last post about the bottle lambs for a while, but couldn't resist sharing these pics. After playing in the yard all day, they are crazy hungry. Mistral wanted to skip the bottle and eat the powder milk replacer directly from the sack. Georgia and Garamond lost patience and demanded counter service. Dinner is served. Storming into the house is getting to be routine for this group – it's so funny to call them in from the yard and have them come flying through
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Sunday’s Lambs

May 2, 2010 | 9 Comments

Time for Sunday visitors. The lambs enjoyed their first outing into the yard surrounding my studio this morning. The bottle lambs followed me in the front door and stormed right into the kitchen demanding lunch. Fun! Hope you're enjoying this lovely weekend. copyright 2010. Barbara Parry. All rights reserved. Feel free to share a link to this website. Please do not take content or images from this website without my explicit written permission. Thank you.
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