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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: Clive on August 20, 2013, 08:31:57 pm

Title: New sheep owners
Post by: Clive on August 20, 2013, 08:31:57 pm
Hi,
After our adventures with pigs, We have finally become sheep owners.
We have just taken delivery of seven older Wiltshire Horn ewes, one of which is pictured. Very excited!

Clive
Title: Re: New sheep owners
Post by: mowhaugh on August 20, 2013, 09:28:10 pm
Congratulations!
Title: Re: New sheep owners
Post by: Pedwardine on August 20, 2013, 10:05:18 pm
Exciting stuff. Enjoy your sheepy adventure.
Title: Re: New sheep owners
Post by: roddycm on August 20, 2013, 11:13:50 pm
How exciting! She looks like a very nice ewe!
Title: Re: New sheep owners
Post by: SallyintNorth on August 20, 2013, 11:31:42 pm
Excellent!  :thumbsup:   Great pic, hope all goes well with them for you  :)
Title: Re: New sheep owners
Post by: Fleecewife on August 21, 2013, 12:11:27 am
Wiltshire Horns always look so aristocratic  :llama:  I know that's a llama but they have the same look  ;D
 
Enjoy your new venture - you won't regret it  :sheep: :sheep: :sheep:
Title: Re: New sheep owners
Post by: Rosemary on August 21, 2013, 09:15:43 am
Have fun with your sheep  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: New sheep owners
Post by: mantha9 on August 21, 2013, 10:19:22 am
Good luck :fc: in your new venture. We started out with 3 Zwartbles ewes and a tup :sheep:, now up to 20ewes, 2 tups and followers. Sheep are addictive. :excited:
Title: Re: New sheep owners
Post by: devonlad on August 21, 2013, 01:23:25 pm
good luck. we started with wilts horns a few years ago. no shearing  :excited: lovely breed to handle.
Title: Re: New sheep owners
Post by: feldar on August 21, 2013, 01:41:47 pm
Good luck :thumbsup: Wiltshires are, i'm told good milky ewes and good mothers.
Title: Re: New sheep owners
Post by: Clive on August 21, 2013, 02:43:56 pm
Oooh Mantha, I hope they are not too addictive. We started with three weaners just over a year ago and at the last count there were 24 pigs on the premises!