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Bridgemoof
Overrun with beasties
I wonder what happened to GotaCrazyLady? She used to comment on my journal every day. I haven't seen her in a long time. Hope you are doing well GoatCrazyLady! 
Bridgemoof--Sheep & Wool festival
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bonbean01
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Congrats on your weaving
And sorry things aren't working out with your wether
I know the frustration you're talking about...in my case it was our ram Watson...stick didn't do the trick with his butting anymore, so I've got the feed, gates and a bbgun for keeping him off me...just hearing the bbs shake in there worked for awhile. Gets to be a real annoying juggling act at feeding time...so...no more ram out there anymore...he is resting quietly right now in my freezer...picked up the meat yesterday, and had a roast for supper and it is no different than a young lamb...hmmm...this is good since our freezer if full and no mutton taste or toughness.
And sorry things aren't working out with your wether I know the frustration you're talking about...in my case it was our ram Watson...stick didn't do the trick with his butting anymore, so I've got the feed, gates and a bbgun for keeping him off me...just hearing the bbs shake in there worked for awhile. Gets to be a real annoying juggling act at feeding time...so...no more ram out there anymore...he is resting quietly right now in my freezer...picked up the meat yesterday, and had a roast for supper and it is no different than a young lamb...hmmm...this is good since our freezer if full and no mutton taste or toughness.
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Bridgemoof
Overrun with beasties
Yeah Bon, well I'll be darned if I'm gonna eat Uriah! He is one of the few sheep that we actually bought from a legitimate source and he's registered, adorable and will make great babies! He is the future of my Jacob Sheep Association Foundation Flock 
So I'll just continue to whack him with a stick if I have to 
So, looks like I have Lily, Starr, and Fluffy due in March to Uriah. Then Lottie, Flake, Sissy and Ruthy due in May. That's SEVEN Jacob ewes I have that are going to have cute little Uriah babies.
Today didn't go as planned, as usual when it comes to living with TIM. Forget cleaning and weaving. We ended up bringing all of our big sheep up to the barnyard so we could do a few hooves. They sat there all day waiting, while the Jacob sheep were crammed in the sheep shed waiting for the other sheep to get out of the way. Then we had to go pick up Phinneas 360. We lent him out to breed some Finns of the lady who has our alpaca Jules. He was there for almost a month, and she doesn't think her ewes got bred either. Phinneas is either very sneaky, or a total dud. In that case our Finn's will NOT be spitting lambs out like a PEZ dispenser. But when we brought him back in tonight, the girls were happy to see him and he was hopping on a couple.
So then we ran all the big sheep through the chute, trimmed some hooves, and put the lice pesticide treatment on them, just in case. We checked the ewes for signs of pregnancy, and the only one who looks remotely pregnant is Harriet, the ewe who has been acting strange. I took her temp and it was normal. So now everybody is back in their respective places.
Do you believe #26 goat STILL hasn't had her babies? I don't know what is going on with her.
OK, now on to weaving as previously scheduled....
and he's registered, adorable and will make great babies! He is the future of my Jacob Sheep Association Foundation Flock So I'll just continue to whack him with a stick if I have to So, looks like I have Lily, Starr, and Fluffy due in March to Uriah. Then Lottie, Flake, Sissy and Ruthy due in May. That's SEVEN Jacob ewes I have that are going to have cute little Uriah babies.
Today didn't go as planned, as usual when it comes to living with TIM. Forget cleaning and weaving. We ended up bringing all of our big sheep up to the barnyard so we could do a few hooves. They sat there all day waiting, while the Jacob sheep were crammed in the sheep shed waiting for the other sheep to get out of the way. Then we had to go pick up Phinneas 360. We lent him out to breed some Finns of the lady who has our alpaca Jules. He was there for almost a month, and she doesn't think her ewes got bred either. Phinneas is either very sneaky, or a total dud. In that case our Finn's will NOT be spitting lambs out like a PEZ dispenser. But when we brought him back in tonight, the girls were happy to see him and he was hopping on a couple.
So then we ran all the big sheep through the chute, trimmed some hooves, and put the lice pesticide treatment on them, just in case. We checked the ewes for signs of pregnancy, and the only one who looks remotely pregnant is Harriet, the ewe who has been acting strange. I took her temp and it was normal. So now everybody is back in their respective places.
Do you believe #26 goat STILL hasn't had her babies? I don't know what is going on with her.
OK, now on to weaving as previously scheduled....
Oh man! Hopefully you're off weaving now....
I got woken early by little people...got all the 'chores' done....then woke up daddy in time for the fun stuff! Now we've all been crafting our various 'hobbies' this evening. It's been kinda fun. Hubby is moving his model stuff into OUR craft room...not too happy about it...but I was finally able to convey that I WILL NOT have boxes laying about my craft room....and his "junkie" organizational methods aren't allowed! I showed him how things WILL be done (DD also jumped on the boat and gave him a bunch of poop for trying to take over our room) and he finally understood WHY i've been so hesitant. So HOPEFULLY he'll conform to our rules...or all his stuff will find its way into the basement!
We need photos of your weaving! (I'm off to retrieve my yarn off the stovetop....)
I got woken early by little people...got all the 'chores' done....then woke up daddy in time for the fun stuff! Now we've all been crafting our various 'hobbies' this evening. It's been kinda fun. Hubby is moving his model stuff into OUR craft room...not too happy about it...but I was finally able to convey that I WILL NOT have boxes laying about my craft room....and his "junkie" organizational methods aren't allowed! I showed him how things WILL be done (DD also jumped on the boat and gave him a bunch of poop for trying to take over our room) and he finally understood WHY i've been so hesitant. So HOPEFULLY he'll conform to our rules...or all his stuff will find its way into the basement!
We need photos of your weaving! (I'm off to retrieve my yarn off the stovetop....)
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Bridgemoof
Overrun with beasties
You set him straight there Coco! Don't let the evil manslob take over your craft room. Nope.
The weaving is going great, but if I send a picture you won't see anything different than the last pic. That's because it's wound up on both ends. So you only see the foot or so I'm working on. You'll have to wait until I'm done to see the whole thing! I'm definitely improving though. And I am closer to the finish than the start, if that makes any sense!
Tired now, though. Lots of running around today.
Talk to you in the a.m.!
The weaving is going great, but if I send a picture you won't see anything different than the last pic. That's because it's wound up on both ends. So you only see the foot or so I'm working on. You'll have to wait until I'm done to see the whole thing! I'm definitely improving though. And I am closer to the finish than the start, if that makes any sense!
Tired now, though. Lots of running around today.
Talk to you in the a.m.!
bonbean01
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Can't wait Bridge...so many of you are so amazing with your ability to do these things!!! 
Coco...if you get your man in line with the craft room...give step by step instructions...my daughter is not doing well with her hubby in that department
Coco...if you get your man in line with the craft room...give step by step instructions...my daughter is not doing well with her hubby in that department
Oh I'm sure you ladies have seen "the face" before...of a man who is a little upset at being left out. I told him it's taken me nearly two years to get this room mostly done. I've done the flooring in the room myself, set everything up, organized it, and it's CLEAN! I mean EVEN the DD has respected the organizational set up (miraculous) of the room. He hadn't even asked to be included and he had already dumped (LITERALLY) 4 dusty moving boxes in the MIDDLE of the floor! OH NO NO NO! So after he huffed and puffed for a while, I finally WALKED HIM THROUGH the process...designated the most out of the way area for his model car boxes - even gave him two tupperware for his paints, etc. So he's been satiated...for now. But don't get me wrong...ONE misstep...and his items will find themselves on the shelves in the basement!
And Bon...it's not so much 'talent' as it it an inability (or refusal) to think you "can't" do something! I see some neat craft and I say..."how could I do that?" and then I try! It's only when stuff starts to get SUPER TECHNICAL that I lose interest...because it's not fun anymore. Felting is fun...cause it's already a mess! It's SUPPOSED to be messy looking! From there you can make it more clean looking...or even more crazy. Hey Bon...maybe we could tempt you to visit a fiber festival near you...then pick up some wool-based hobby...then you could add woolies to your sheepie collection! (Are you allergic to lanolin?)
And Bon...it's not so much 'talent' as it it an inability (or refusal) to think you "can't" do something! I see some neat craft and I say..."how could I do that?" and then I try! It's only when stuff starts to get SUPER TECHNICAL that I lose interest...because it's not fun anymore. Felting is fun...cause it's already a mess! It's SUPPOSED to be messy looking! From there you can make it more clean looking...or even more crazy. Hey Bon...maybe we could tempt you to visit a fiber festival near you...then pick up some wool-based hobby...then you could add woolies to your sheepie collection! (Are you allergic to lanolin?)
Southern by choice
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Coconut- Please start your journal...now....next post should start with ...I live in WV and I am super funny, I have an awesome LGD...etc!
I'll be watching for it...forget the list...it's boring anyway.
plus I'm selfish... and I want to say hi and then there is no journal.
Bridge- I can't wait to see the finished project! I really hope your ram is not a dud!
The lady I got my Jacobs from... her rams are separated from each other too! They will fight and fight and she never turns her back on them..ever! My lil guy hopefully won't be a jerk... he is getting cut a bit late so who knows.
How many days over is #26? Hopefully they are not going to be stillborn.
Going to bed... back hurts, I'm tired. I'll check you in the morning.
I'll be watching for it...forget the list...it's boring anyway.
plus I'm selfish... and I want to say hi and then there is no journal. Bridge- I can't wait to see the finished project! I really hope your ram is not a dud!
The lady I got my Jacobs from... her rams are separated from each other too! They will fight and fight and she never turns her back on them..ever! My lil guy hopefully won't be a jerk... he is getting cut a bit late so who knows.
How many days over is #26? Hopefully they are not going to be stillborn.
Going to bed... back hurts, I'm tired. I'll check you in the morning.
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Bridgemoof
Overrun with beasties
Morning BYHerders!
I have no clue when #26 was bred. I was trying to keep track of matings between the sheep and diligently writing everything down in my calendar. I left the goats up to Tim I wasn't putting in my calendar when the bucks arrived, new goats, etc. So we have no clue. The thought of her babies being stillborn did cross my mind as well Southern. But as of last weekend, we saw babies kicking around in there. All I know is we are in BIG trouble, because lambing season is upon us and all the goats and their babies are taking up all the stalls and there is no place to put them. I could clearly see this happening way back when when Tim was buying all these animals. He could not. He is still in "we'll figure it out" mode. That just burns me up 
How soon would you put baby goats out in a field with horse fencing and a strand of hot wire about 6" high off the ground that runs between the bottom rail and the ground?
Southern, I'm hoping your guy is okay. I'm pretty sure it's those male hormones that kick in around breeding season that make them head butting maniacs. None of my whethers do this. So you should be good. If our Finn ram is a dud, the lady we got him from will replace him, but we will have lost a whole breeding season I would think. But I have marked on my calendar that he was mounting the shetlands in September, they are older than the rest. The other Finns are ewe lambs just born this past year, so they may have been too young to breed when he came here. Now that he's been gone almost a month and came back, maybe we will see more activity.
As lambing season approaches, wish me the best of luck in providing a safe place for all the ewe to have their lambs.
I have no clue when #26 was bred. I was trying to keep track of matings between the sheep and diligently writing everything down in my calendar. I left the goats up to Tim
I wasn't putting in my calendar when the bucks arrived, new goats, etc. So we have no clue. The thought of her babies being stillborn did cross my mind as well Southern. But as of last weekend, we saw babies kicking around in there. All I know is we are in BIG trouble, because lambing season is upon us and all the goats and their babies are taking up all the stalls and there is no place to put them. I could clearly see this happening way back when when Tim was buying all these animals. He could not. He is still in "we'll figure it out" mode. That just burns me up How soon would you put baby goats out in a field with horse fencing and a strand of hot wire about 6" high off the ground that runs between the bottom rail and the ground?
Southern, I'm hoping your guy is okay. I'm pretty sure it's those male hormones that kick in around breeding season that make them head butting maniacs. None of my whethers do this. So you should be good. If our Finn ram is a dud, the lady we got him from will replace him, but we will have lost a whole breeding season I would think. But I have marked on my calendar that he was mounting the shetlands in September, they are older than the rest. The other Finns are ewe lambs just born this past year, so they may have been too young to breed when he came here. Now that he's been gone almost a month and came back, maybe we will see more activity.
As lambing season approaches, wish me the best of luck in providing a safe place for all the ewe to have their lambs.
bonbean01
Herd Master
Bridge...I wish you not only a safe place for your lambings....but also for a wonderful lambing season...I know you are as nuts as I am about these adorable, beautiful lambie pies 
I wouldn't eat Uriah either if he isn't trying to kill you or bash apart your shed/barn walls. Tried lots of things with our ram for half a year...then gave up. Plus we are going to build up our flock of ewes again and would need another ram this year.
Perhaps Tim will have to make building something for the goats and new kids a top priority and move them out of your lambing jugs quickly. You can't let anything spoil your lambing season
ps to Coco...don't laugh...but yes, I am allergic to lanolin :/
I wouldn't eat Uriah either if he isn't trying to kill you or bash apart your shed/barn walls. Tried lots of things with our ram for half a year...then gave up. Plus we are going to build up our flock of ewes again and would need another ram this year.
Perhaps Tim will have to make building something for the goats and new kids a top priority and move them out of your lambing jugs quickly. You can't let anything spoil your lambing season
ps to Coco...don't laugh...but yes, I am allergic to lanolin :/
