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Sheep can be surprisingly agile, especially lambs, so it can come as a surprise to those new to the species that they have a bit in common with turtles. SHeep do not naturally rest or roll on their backs, and if they end up in this position, they can become stuck. We lost […]
We have 2 lambs this year, both are white ewes. One is from Carmen, and the other is from her daughter Equinox Joy. Carmen’s other daughter, Sheepdog sadly had stillborns possibly because a lamb was on the large size and may have taken too long in labour. This was her first year lambing so based […]
Late on the evening of the 21st of February, Animal Instinct’s Carmen, our herd’s ‘matriarch’, gave birth to our first lamb of the season! It is a little off-white ewe-lamb. Carmen’s daughter, Equinnox Joy, and her daughter, Sheepdog, are both still expecting. Last year, Joy gave us twins, so I hope that she will twin […]
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Here is Poppy, an adult Babydoll Ram from Michele Hill. We look forward to having lambs from him and Carmen next year. Although we could have looked for a ram lamb, I’ve read too many (conflicting) stories about how they should be treated to be sure that they grown up well adjusted and not overly […]
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Carmen is our newest sheep, and the youngest of our itty bitty 3-sheep herd in the suburbs. She comes from Patricia Chambers’ Animal Instincts and is registered with the North American Babydoll Southdown Sheep Association and Registry. This will be the last sheep we get for some time. While ewes can be bred as soon […]
What I’m trying out: Eggzy, to track my flock’s egg laying. Check out my “Egg Stand” there. Speaking of Eggs: For a while we were finding no eggs. Then I caught them in the act of eating an egg. I’m not sure how it began- possibly stress from moving- but I do know a reliable […]
Fozzie and Zeus. They are Babydolls (Olde English South Down Sheep)… No Tag
I love sheep, and since there are several ‘miniture’ breeds, I felt they belonged in our little ‘urban farm’. I decided on Babydoll sheep, aka Old English Southdown. There are large sized southdowns as well, but those are a recent alteration of the breed, created for the modern “mega” mindset. As such, the babydoll isn’t […]