Bridgemoof--Sheep & Wool festival

[Bridgemoof]

For Beastie

A more fearsome beast there never was,
With a warmth that emanated from within
You touched my heart like no other
And stood so brave til the very end.

I hear the pheasants softly calling your name
"Beastie, Beastie, Beastie."
Now always surrounded by lush, green pasture
You will remain a part of my heart for eternity.

 

[Pearce Pastures]

 

[bonbean01]

I'm so sorry...and a lovely poem for him

 

[Roving Jacobs]

I'm so sorry for your loss. You are such a good shepherd for working so hard to make him better and giving him peace at the end

 

[ragdollcatlady]

I am so sorry for your loss......I totally fall apart when letting go of my dearest friends.....

He was beautiful by the way.

 

[Southern by choice]

so sorry about Beastie life/death on a farm is so hard to deal with sometimes- as many "up" moments that happen there are always going to be the "down" ones too. The day it doesn't bother us or make us sad with a death is the day we shouldn't have animals. You took great care of your boy, Bridge, and did all you could. Making the decision to put him down was because you cared for him, it was an un-selfish act. You loved him enough to do the right thing. Be comforted in that.

 

[marlowmanor]

So sorry about Beastie.

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

I know I'm late but I am so sorry Beastie. It's a tough thing to do and swallow but in the end I think you did what is best for him.

 

[SheepGirl]

 

[Bridgemoof]

Thanks everyone for your hugs and so forth for Beastie. It hit me really hard, but I'm feeling a bit better now.

So much has transpired too since I last wrote, I'm not even sure if I can remember everything!

I do know that this past weekend we went to get 2 Finn sheep and ended up with 4. Three of them are triplets and white, the other is brown. They are too closely related to our Finneas ram, so we can't put them together. Tim will have to create a new grazing area for them.

We also took a long road trip up to PA on Monday to get Uriah, our new Jacob ram. We stopped at the New Holland livestock auction first, and wow. It was huge, and there were seas of goats and sheep, and horses and pigs...It was pretty sad that all those animals were giving their lives for human consumption pretty much. There were a few dead animals, too in the aisles that didn't make the trip. It was not a pretty sight!

We made it home with Uriah, a 4-hour trip! He did pretty well in the truck. Tim has rigged up a transport area in the back of the pick up that is enclosed so the sheep don't get pounded by the elements. It's better on gas than if we bring the horse trailer. It's also a smaller space so they don't get knocked around. We put him in a stall when we got home, and the next morning we let him out to be introduced to our other Jacobs. He mounted Lily almost right away! So hopefully she will be due the beginning of March.He hasn't shown any signs of getting on Star, Lottie or Fluffy yet. I'm a little worried because they were with Finneas for a while. Hopefully he didn't get them pregnant, but I don't think Lottie or Fluffy have had their first heat yet.

That's it for now. Time to go feed the sheep!