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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: SallyintNorth on May 02, 2013, 02:33:18 pm

Title: My little fleece flock is complete ... for now ;)
Post by: SallyintNorth on May 02, 2013, 02:33:18 pm
Well, Pricket finally produced this morning - a lovely little black ewe lamb, fleece not quite as soft as the others but seems to be very curly, so it'll be interesting to see what they're all like as they grow on.

She named herself in a flash...
Title: Re: My little fleece flock is complete ... for now ;)
Post by: Fleecewife on May 02, 2013, 03:02:13 pm
 :idea:  - very clever  ;D
 
If she is like moorit Shetlands and self brown Soays, that black will change to brown/moorit.
Title: Re: My little fleece flock is complete ... for now ;)
Post by: Bionic on May 02, 2013, 03:10:22 pm
She has lovely markings  :thumbsup:
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Post by: FiB on May 02, 2013, 04:44:55 pm
aw lovely :love: :love: :love: .  I am teetering towards a few icelandic... THEN my flock will be full (for now!!!)
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Post by: in the hills on May 02, 2013, 04:52:48 pm
Munchy  ;D   :trophy:
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Post by: Mammyshaz on May 02, 2013, 10:54:28 pm
Congratulations Sally, glad you have another little girl for your flock   :sheep:
What a beauty she is  :love: and a very apt name  :D
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Post by: Rosemary on May 03, 2013, 08:55:09 am
Clever Pricket! Is she a good Mum?
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Post by: Anke on May 03, 2013, 10:07:57 am
"for now..." complete... really  :-J
I have heard those words before...  :innocent: ......
Title: Re: My little fleece flock is complete ... for now ;)
Post by: SallyintNorth on May 03, 2013, 10:16:57 am
Quote from: Rosemary on May 03, 2013, 08:55:09 am
Clever Pricket! Is she a good Mum?
The best - both Manxes have been outstanding, although Dot Cotton didn't have enough milk for her pair so I'm rearing Diesel on the bottle.  Not that anyone minds that, he's such a little character.  :love::sheep:  Pricket had had a lamb last year, DC hadn't.

The Charollais hoggs have both done well too - a bit more laisse faire, especially if there's cake to be had  ::), but good mums nonetheless.

Title: Re: My little fleece flock is complete ... for now ;)
Post by: SallyintNorth on May 03, 2013, 10:22:24 am
Quote from: Anke on May 03, 2013, 10:07:57 am
"for now..." complete... really  :-J
I have heard those words before...  :innocent: ......

 :eyelashes: :eyelashes: :eyelashes:

BH wouldn't let me get any more "funny little sheep" (* ) until I have some Icelandics - which of course have to come from Scotland or somewhere TB-free and then some ::).  I expect I'll be trying to buy some of Windy Gowl's gimmers again at Lanark, hopefully more successfully than last year.  Or, we have now started discussing trying to get an Icelandic tup - previously we said we wouldn't have a horned tup, but we're so delighted with the Shetland crossing experiment, we both now know that horned tup(s) are in our future...  :excited: :excited: 


(* ) Although he was unable to stop me telling Ann I'd have the Palacerigg Castlemilk Moorit ewes if they couldn't find a pure-breeing home for them ;)
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Post by: Blinkers on May 03, 2013, 12:36:59 pm
Gorgeous  :thumbsup: