2018, Waiting on Lambs! ♡

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Let Wooly Bully out because he was chewing cud! Eventually found him grazing! Yippy!!

 

[Wehner Homestead]

Wonderful news!!

Hilarious name too!

 

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Wooly is getting blood drawn for some tests next week. Grazing and ate a little hard feed, but still has some issues to figure out.

And here is a new ewe coming from Northern California! A Corriedale!

 

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Oh gawd.....I hate when people post distantly bred sheep...locally for sale....You guys can figure out what's about to happen....

 

[Mike CHS]

It looks like you are using the Advanced Sheep Math Formula.

 

[Wehner Homestead]

on pics of your new additions!

 

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Someone almost bought them out from under me, but ended up too far for them to get them.
Now to either tell DH or wait until the day before I go pick them up....
So much happening all on top of the next!
Brother's wedding tomorrow, his family is coming by Sunday, then I think 3 lambs are being picked up sunday as well. Vet should be coming on Monday for alpaca teeth trimming, 4x horse coggins & shots. Then Thursday night or early Monday morning I'm driving to MD to get the second oddball ewe!!
Am I forgetting anything...
We need a headless chicken smilie!

 

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Daizenshuu, Ginyu & Korin left for their new home today!

 

[goats&moregoats]

Will be watching for the rest of your lambs to arrive. I am not a sheep person so can you share as to why the tails are docked? I have know since I was young that they are done, just have never known why.

 

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Will be watching for the rest of your lambs to arrive. I am not a sheep person so can you share as to why the tails are docked? I have know since I was young that they are done, just have never known why.

Most wool breeds have their tail docked for sanitary reasons. Limiting fly strike and such. But they can get fly strike with a short tail or no tail, so....
Also a preference for many buyers in general.
I kept one lamb's tail natural this year, keeping her, so I'll find out how much of a pain the tail is to deal with. My guess is it may be peed on a lot and shearing it will be somewhat a hassle.
Super short/no tail docks are done on many show sheep because....idk, I don't show and I would never do them that short. I think I've read somewhere that it somehow accentuates their butt muscles. I can see the muscles just fine with a tail.....

Hair sheep are not docked. Not sure if that's still true for showing hair sheep as well or not.