purplequeenvt - Ivy Knoll Farm

[redtailgal]

Purplequeen........your farm and your critters are lovely. But, I also noticed that you have a pretty good photographers eye, your pics are nice. I hope that you will participate in the picture of the week threads: http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=11011

 

[purplequeenvt]

Purplequeen........your farm and your critters are lovely. But, I also noticed that you have a pretty good photographers eye, your pics are nice. I hope that you will participate in the picture of the week threads: http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=11011

Thank you!

 

[purplequeenvt]

Here are some old pictures that I came across recently. They were all taken in 2000 or 2001.

My older sister, Katie, with Shadow. Katie would have been 13 and Shadow, 5 or 6.

This awkward picture is of me. I was 11 and my llama, Charlotte, was 3.

Completing the obstacle course...

3 sisters.....

My cute-as-bug sister, Lydia, at 2 years.

 

[autumnprairie]

love reading your journal and the pics are great

 

[Remuda1]

love reading your journal and the pics are great

X2, beautiful girls and animals!

 

[purplequeenvt]

love reading your journal and the pics are great

X2, beautiful girls and animals!

Thank you!

 

[purplequeenvt]

It's cold, grey, and snow today, so there's not much happening here.

In other news....1 month until lambing starts! We're praying that it goes smoothly and that there are lots of little girlies! We've also heard from our shearer, Gwen, and she'll be coming on the 6th.

 

[purplequeenvt]

We are going to be giving CD&T shots today. The ewes are all getting large. 20-25 days before chaos begins! I need to start gathering lambing supplies.

Galadriel - poor thing looks like she's going to explode!

These are some of the basics that I carry in my lambing caddy.....
towels
iodine
scalpel
elastrator and bands
ear tags
"alligator" clips - in case of entropion
Bo-Se
stomach tube
jar

 

[purplequeenvt]

Stalker Chicken. She follows me around when she sees something in my hand.

"Watcha doin'?"

"I want to be a ballerina."

Meet Smerda, an extremely strange looking Border Leicester/Romney cross (photo taken Spring of 2011). My little sister desperately wanted to name a ram lamb "Smerdis" (from Herodotus), but due to a shortage of ram lambs she had to settle for this silly looking thing.

This is Smerda now. Her fate is still waiting to be decided. The original plan was to eat her, but now that she's a yearling she may get to stick around for a while. Her looks haven't change much - she still is as silly looking as ever.

 

[purplequeenvt]

Here is a neat "before" and "after".....

My little sis at age 7(?).

Here she is again at almost 14.