Recent content by PyrOfTheFlock

So far all of my ewes have eaten their afterbirths. And thanks! I wish I could upload some pics of the lamb, she is the cutest one yet! She has a black mask, black legs, and a cookies and cream type body pattern. If I find the wire to transfer them then I will certainly show pics of all of my...

Dang, she was carrying five babies? That's amazing! Was the small lamb born the next day alive? She is in a small pen that would make it easy to find the afterbirth, all of our sheep but one have had their babies in the same calfhut she was standing in today too, I checked all over the pen and...

We've been waiting weeks for my ewe Clover to lamb, she had shallow sides and was starting to bag up several weeks ago and we had been thinking it would be any day now since then. She was huge compared to our other two yearling ewes and she waddled around like she was carrying quite the load...

I have rambouillet/merino mixes, I was wondering how far down you dock their tails? It probably doesn't matter for mixes but since I have ram lambs that have to go I want them to be as presentable or close to the standard as possible so their new owners will keep them as long as they can. Should...

Ok! I will try that on one of my sheep with shorter wool, a white one to see how clean I can get it, lol. I can't wait till it's warm enough to try this!

She is cute! How did you wash her? Did you just spray her down with a hose or did you actually scrub her wool with your hands?

Ok, SheepGirl, I'd love to see the pictures if you are willing to post them! Elyssia001, if I wash it after it is on the burlap I am afriad the wool will matt and I will have to brush it to make it fluffy again, this will probably end up pulling a lot of the fleece out and my pillow will become...

I've been working on a new project since last year on trying to find new ways to use the wool without having the expensive tools you need to process it, like a spinning wheel. I've always loved the look of those sheep hide pillows and throws that are just oh so fluffy and soft looking but I...

Thank you all, it really means a lot. I've been depressed about it since. I've lost lambs before and sold sheep knowing they were probably going to their deaths but nothing hit me as hard as this time. I don't know what it was about him but I just couldn't help being so attached and really...

I apologize in advance for writing this depressing novel and thank you for those of you who are willing to read it. My favorite ewe, Shadow, had twins today early in the morning. My mom had been up early and went out to check on them to find that she'd already birthed twins and passed the...

That's awesome! Do you use their wool? My lamb's sire was a Suffolk and the mom is part wool/part hair, she spent her first summer as a lamb so I don't know if she will shed or not this next summer. I also have the mom's dam and she is a wooly but she also came from the rescuer and I don't know...

I think it depends on whether they are wooly or hair sheep. My hair sheep don't have much hair or wool on the underside of their tails even in winter, so they don't get a build up of dirt or feces back there even on the ones I chose not to dock. On the otherhand, I have two wool ewes...

What kind of sheep are these? I have a ewe that looks just like this about to pop any day now. I also have a lamb that looks kind of like the baby, she is white but with one brown ear, brown spots on both sides, and brown spots over her eyes, but she was born from a different ewe. I got my ewes...

Thanks, haha. She's actually registered as a Tennesse Walker and a Spotted Saddle Horse, but yah I've always loved paints and my mom wanted a Tennesse Walker so I guess I get the best of both worlds, lol.

Thank you for answering all of my questions! I've also heard before that it could be bad for the mom's health to raise three or more lambs, or that the new lamb could be taking nurishment from the other lambs; but I think she has enough to take care of him too, especially if the stillborn was...