I am working on updating our list of sheep for sale and have listed two Icelandic ewes so far on the for sale page. We have 4 Jacob ewes left – 2 yearlings, 2 lambs, all 2 horned. 2 Icelandic ewes and 2 or 3 Icelandic ewe lambs. We are keeping one ram lamb and [...]
Archive for September, 2011
Updating our Sheep for Sale
Posted in Uncategorized on September 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Produce at the Hay auction in Wooster
Posted in Uncategorized on September 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Kelly and I attended the hay auction that happens every Saturday morning at 9 in Wooster, OH. We are pretty stocked up in hay for winter, but lately they have been selling eggs and produce at the end of the auction. Last week, Kelly brought home sweet corn and melons. Thanks to Brigetta, my escaping [...]
Tucker’s fleece
Posted in fiber, Icelandic sheep, sheep, Uncategorized, wool on September 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Tucker has really pretty fleece. His outercoat, or tog, is reddish, which his inner coat z(thel) is more of a darker brown with just a few white fibers. It’s pretty easy to separate the coats too and I’m looking forward to seeing what his lambs’ fleeces are like.
Planning for Breeding season 2011
Posted in fiber, Icelandic sheep, lambs, sheep, Uncategorized, wool on September 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Tucker seems to be a bit lazy lately so I sheared him last week, except for a spot on his leg when he decided he’d had enough. He has such pretty wool. Yesterday was hot, but he sure had a good appetite. We had an cantaloupe that was getting soft and a pumpkin we picked [...]
