Acquiring a flock pics added page 2 don't laugh

[jenjscott]

DH said today it looked like everybody was coming in season. Had one young ram trying to breed a sheep while she was snacking, and big ole OneNut kept knocking him off.

On another note, if things progress as it appears, my daughter will be trading a tattoo for a llama. Barter is a wonderful thing.

 

[Beekissed]

Were you wanting to have Dec. lambs?

 

[jenjscott]

I wasn't thinking quite December, but I wanted them up and going strong before the buffalo gnat season in April-May. And December is actually better weather-wise than January or February, but we may need to take some extra precautions for shelter through the rest of the winter. Our winters are fairly mild compared to most of the sheep raising world, So I think we should do ok. Our biggest problem will probably be the cold rains we get in the winter. I will definitely have to do some more research in that area, we have plenty of time to prepare if we start now.

 

[jenjscott]

We finally got the permanent high tensile electric fence up on the north pasture and got the sheep moved. They were wary and hesitant about leaving the old pasture, but with some patience and a bucket of feed we were able to coax them across the yard and through the other gate without incident. I hope they haven't done too much damage on the south end. It has been so dry here, they have some big bare patches in their favorite eating areas. Now we need to take down the barbed wire on the south side and get the corner assemblies in place (what's there now is not adequate for high tensile fencing) and then string the wire.