The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Pedwardine on August 05, 2013, 06:52:13 pm
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I LOVE my boys. These guys are intact 'grown ups' and there are eight of them (five in the pic) and we have regular cuddles. Thought it was time I had a photo of our shenanigans.
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They look so sweet, remind me of my dog's :love: :love:
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The look lovely. How come you have so many intact boys?
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:love: gorgeous. Right mammy's boys :D
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They are mammy's boys!
We've so many as we're soft sods.
Winston was our first stud ram purchased from the Whitehall flock, then Whitehall Noah followed a couple of years later to give us some new blood.
Dante-the one looking straight at the camera with the white markings-was one of our first two born. He was such a cutie as a baby, used to appear between our legs for a fuss(still tries sometimes ::) ). He's still a big baby and great natured. His brother Docherty had rattle belly as a baby and plucked our heartstrings too. He grew up to be a great big fella, handsome too. He's gone with his own hareem to Scarborough. D'Artagnan and Donatello were another two born that year (2010). We kept them as they were stunners from day one and we hoped to find them homes. Donatello was silver from birth, unusual in Gotlands and from darned good stock. Ebony, born 2011 was another obviously gorgeous boy who remained all black from birth whilst his fellows turned the usual Gotland silver, hence the moniker. He's got the most stunning soft fleece and has produced great lambs this year as has D'Arty. Ferdinand was kept back from the abattoir last year (you may remember his story)
We've kept no intact rams this year!!! Honest :eyelashes:
We've been stupid sods but I don't regret keeping a single one. Dante's gonna get some action this year and Donatello is going to a lovely lady down in Somerset. I really hope we still can find homes for the remaining boys but in the meantime I shall continue to enjoy the lurve :love:
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This is Dante AKA Moomoo as he looked like a little Jersey calf as a babba.
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And this is D'Arty
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And I thought I was too soft! I seem to keep back one male every year (usually a wether) but this year have a gorgeous intact ram lamb that I have grown very fond of and stupidly have also named him - Ted. Unless I can find him an excellent home, I can't see him leaving.....
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Softies of the sheep world unite!!
Is he Ted as he's cuddly like a teddybear? He looks it ;D
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Yes, he looks like a teddy bear, hence his name! I had another ram lamb that resembled a teddy bear this year, but he was a HD x Charollais - he was just sooooo cute. Luckily Ladygrey from this forum came to see him and he has gone to live with her now and is called Paddy. I was so pleased that he has found a good home, otherwise he would have been another on my "stay list" from this years lambs! Every year I promise myself I will toughen up, but if anything I get worse ::).
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Couldn't find this before. This is Dante AKA Moomoo as a baby. How could we resist? :love:
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lol, he does look like a calf! And I thought I was the worst one on these forums for keeping livestock others would discard. ::)