Monday, May 24, 2010

The bad blogger is back...kind of?

:D Hi guys! Long time no...seeing you read me? lol. ANYWAY...Lambing is in full swing. Unfortunately, it's looking like Philemon isn't a big spot thrower, though I have gotten once nice set of spots so far. And we ran out of tags yesterday...which is unfortunate because most of the lambs look alike, lots of moorit krunets or solid moorits. Some beautiful babies though, wow.
Nice tails and nice rears and nice fleeces! This is either Disas or Gails ram or ewe lamb and Marions kat ram lamb.

Here's a fleece shot of Marions boy. Mmmmmmm....

Polkas twin ewe lambs. Both will *likely* be for sale, but we'll see :)

Bejig's twins. She has got to be the best momma there is! Hopefully both twins are going to go modified like she is. Of course the ram lamb is the prettier one.

This little gem, whom I've already deemed is going to be North Star Tigerseye is a LOVELY modified little dear out of Rhiannon. Looks like she's going to be mioget and her brother fawn (different shades). Anyone have an opinion on her? LOVE the short crimpy fleece!

Torrent and her brand new baby as of last night. I didn't want to disturb her, so I didn't check the sex yet. I wonder if she's homozygous katmoget? She's thrown 2 gulkats bred to gulmogets & a kat bred to a solid for me, so far. She usually singles, but she hadn't passed the afterbirth when we left, so fingers crossed!

Frigga & her ewe lamb.

Magnolia and her twins., one of each.

Polka and one of her girls.

Bejig and her goons again.

And now for dessert....mmm....

March had twin boys(unfortunately) Looks like both are going to be AG, but look at these spots!

And...for all you polled breeders out there...both parents were poll carriers, and both boys only have leathery patches on their heads so far..... :) They both have fuzzy baby coats, but underneath that is soft, gorgeous, crimpy wool!

And what the heck? These aren't sheep, but they sure are damn cute :)

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Total blogging slacker...

I am SO sorry. My offline life has been very hectic lately. Updates: Kumani is getting HUGE...I still need to post her original post, just haven't gotten time. Sommarang Disa and Gail both delivered SOLID ( *pouts* ) moorit lambs, a boy and a girl. Both look gorgeous! Will post photos of them soon as well. Had to move back shearing, it was raining on our shearing day. Am going to have ewes with lambs at sides for sale to make room to keep some of the ewe lambs from this year, and am also looking for one or two really nice white ewes/ewe lambs. Would LOVE more gulmogets, but we'll see what the budget holds. I've got my eyes on a couple ewes, but need to move some out and makes some $ before setting anything in stone. Haven't had much time to work on artwork either, so art blog is lacking as well. So sorry :( I'll get back into the swing of things soon guys, I swear.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

5...no 6 new additions!!

Okay, I've been lacking in my blogging. Lots of pictures to update! On the 5th, Charm, one of my crossbred ewes whom I'm hoping to use for making butcher lambs, gave twin ram lambs. One white, and one RED?! Where the heck did that red come from? I'm assuming somewhere in Charms backround. The ram was 1/2 Coopworth, 1/2 Border Leicester, and Charm is 1/4 Lincoln, 1/4 Corridale, 1/4 Shetland, 1/4 Karakul...So maybe the Karakul? They're cute nonetheless, but destined for freezer camp.


All the above photos are from the 6th, they were a day old.And above is a photo from yesterday. The white really stands out now, didn't notice it at first.

And yesterday I get home from a wonderful time (as usual) staying at Garrett Ramsay's farm over the weekend for the Exotic animal auction in Perham. Walked out to the barnyard...hmmm...everyone seems to be there...oh wait...where's Chalmeaux? I hear that soft almost nickering sound, omg she must be in labor! So in high platform sandals, I attempt to climb over the fence...ker-plunk! On my butt/lower back...of course all of my tame ewes came over for pets and treats, but I like to think they were checking to make sure I was okay. Which, I'm alive, but in a lot of pain right now. Don't think I did anything too severe, just stiff and sore mostly. So I hobbled over behind the quonset hut, and low and behold! Twins! Both...almost solid :( lol. That's okay, I've got healthy twins! Both boys... :( Oh well, they're still good, healthy boys. And cute to boot. Both moorit, one blettet for sure, the other may be a krunet, but still has a couple small white spots, so we'll see if they fade or not. Both are F2 Orions out of White Pine Philemon AI, and the one looks to have very nice fleece, other has a bit of a baby coat, but hopefully that will shed out.
yummy fleece!

And last night, mom walked out to the pen to find Maid Marion not a maid anymore! lol. She had a single pretty little fawn kat ram lamb with her. I'll hopefully get photos today or tomorrow :)

So that makes 1...2....3....4...5....oh yes, and number 6, last, but definitely not least. Well, she's kind of a camera hog, so you're going to have to wait til the next blog post to meet my little sweetheart. :)

Monday, March 22, 2010

Waiting impatiently...




I just wanna go squeeze Disa! She looks to be the first to go. Disa, Marion, Gail & Chalmeaux were all first in with Philemon, for about 3 weeks prior to everyone else. I've been trying to look up the exact date, but so far have been unable to. Last fall/winter was a pretty trying time for me, but it's a new year, and I'm working on a new me.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Sheepies look great :)

Of course...at the top...my baby Thor :) He's such a honey! And still sooooo soft. Actually thinking about wethering him this year because there is likely no way to get him registered :(

An ALWAYS fat Magnolia. I would hope she's carrying quads this year, but she looked the same last year with twins...hell, she looks the same when she's NOT pregnant...lol. Not wormy, doesn't seem to get too much grain/hay...just is a hefty girl! lol

Silver, our 1/2 Shetland gulmoget spotted ewe lamb. Her other half? Your guess is as good as ours...Goldie is an oddball :)

Beautiful Maid Marion hopefully isn't a maid anymore...:D She's really coming into herself, actually looks more like I thought Alice would...I actually THOUGHT she was Alice the other day, the ear tag gives it away though...because she looks exactly like Alice's mom, Bedegrayne.
And Alice!
Another shot of Maggie :)
And for Ginny...Dory! My beautiful little gulkat out of Torrent and Likei
Trying to get a photo of Raja, nearly impossible...
Chalmeaux :)
Torrent
Mary Poppins
Princess Aurora
This little guy is likely going to be for sale! He's a poll carrier/half poll out of Wintertime Blues X Glenmore March Madness. He is an Ag fawn katmoget. SUPER soft handle, wide crimp.

And mr. Lightning McQueen will likely be staying here. Mom calls him "boyfriend" because he loves her lol. He is Sheltering Pines Cornet X Wintertime Blues. And unfortunately has rooed all his beautiful neck wool! lol. He has little bone knobs, but nothing more. I put each boy over the others mother, so hopefully will get full poll lambs! I decided it can't hurt to have a polled line...right?

March...My old girl. She's such a doll, and I LOVE her face!


Now I need to get my lambs registered asap! Been procrastinating. Had a lot of life changing events happen this year, I'm lucky I even remember to renew my NASSA membership. Lambs will be late this year, and other than the two ewes for the polled line, all lambs will be sired by White Pine Philemon, so probably not too many spots this year as he's solid, but I'm hoping he passes on his wool quality to all his lambs. I still have to find a really nice white ewe this year, so be on the lookout for me! :) I also need to get fleece samples taken! Gah! So behind, so behind.

OMG! I found the sock stealing monster!


Damn cat....

Monday, March 1, 2010

Read the wrong blog! lmao...j/k! :D Stole it off a fellow shetland breeders blog, cuz she said to! :) Not much going on in the Northland, getting some decent weather finally. Totally jealous over Garretts babies!
"One Word"
"Your Cell Phone?Walkman

Your Hair? ponytail

Your Mother? friend

Your Father? gone

Your Favorite Food? adobo

Your Dream Last Night? falling

Your Favorite Drink? monster

Your Dream/Goal? spin

What Room Are You In? livingroom

Your Hobby? critters

Your Fear? abandonment

Where Do You See Yourself In Six Years? happier

Where Were You Last Night? work

Something That You Aren't? normal

Muffins? chocolate

Wish List Item? improvements

Where Did You Grow Up? hereish

Last Thing You Did? ate

What Are You Wearing? clothes

Your TV? n/a

Your Pets? spoiled

Friends? few

Your Life? meh

Your Mood? painful

Missing Someone? yes

Vehicle? car

Something You Aren't Wearing? jewelry

Your Favorite Store? HT

Your Favorite Color? black

When Was The Last Time You Laughed? gym

Last Time You Cried? Yesterday

Your Best Friend? Rocks :)

One Place You Go To Over And Over Again? walmart

Facebook? yup

Twitter? confusing

Favorite Place To Eat? Lobster...



I'll just tag whoever reads this... :)

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Merry Christmas!


I hope everyone is having a very merry Christmas season! Although I'm sitting here listening to hard rock (Distubred - Down with the Sickness at the moment...lol) I'm starting to get the Christmas tunes stuck in my head. It's usually sickening to listen to them because being in retail, I start hearing them about 2 months in advance of December...Yeah...Not cool! lol.

Anyway, some fun things coming up/happening in my life!

Got ticket to the Three Days Grace/Breaking Benjamin/Flyleaf concert! SOOO excited. Missed TDG & BB last time they were here in Duluth, was sooo sad. The last time I saw Breaking Benjamin was when they were a no name band with Evanescence at the St. Cloud college and it was just after Denny and I started dating...he actually bought me the tickets before we started dating (Christmas present). They are some very good bands, and I am very excited!

Got the breeding pens together FINALLY! White Pine Philemon has been with Disa, Gail, Wendy & Chalmeaux since he came home, so they should all have earlier babies, but boy did he get a big suprise last night when he got put in the BIG pen with most of the girls! He was one HAPPY boy! lol. Lightning & Woody got put in with each others mothers, in hopes for full poll lambs...that should make some of you poll breeders VERY happy, as these guys should throw GORGEOUS babies! Lightning is a grey kamoget and he is in with March who is a Musket, possibly modified (she's a very neat color). Woody is an Ag Fawn Katmoget, and he is in with Cornet who is a gulmoget...Crossing my fingers for a gulkat! Wouldn't it be fun to get a full poll, uber soft & crimpy, Ag gulkat ram? Although a ewe would be nice too ;-) Philemon got the rest of the girls minus Goldie. Which comes to another, although sad, story.

Likei is no longer top ram...by any means. They knocked him down and would have made mince meat out of him had mom not been there, so he got moved to a seperate pen, and now has Goldie for company and a lil' lovin, since she produced such a GORGEOUS spotted gulmoget ewe lamb last spring.
Silver

Silver & Goldie

Likei will likely live out the rest of his days at the farm, as mom is SUPER attached to him. I do admit, he's been our best ram. Never once put his head down towards us, even in the ewe pen. Mom never had to worry about him in his years here. Can't say that about ANY other ram we've had. Although mom gets a kick out of Philemon...She was worried at first because he was always crowding her, but he was just wanting a scratch and to be close to her because she is the "grain bringer" lol.

So, I thought Philemon was MORE than enough of a Christmas present...so a couple days ago, mom starts mentioning that she's getting me ANOTHER BIG present...I kind of had an inkling the way she'd been talking about our neighbor lady A LOT lately...our neighbor lady who likes to SPIN...our neighbor lady who has voulnteered her wheels for me to come SPIN on to try them out...low and behold...what does mom bring over yesterday?

Spoiled do you think? lol! It's a homemade wheel, but Carol even says it's WAY better than her first wheel ever was...*sigh* What ever shall I do with my mother...besides hug her :) lol. So now I need to watch some videos on Youtube so I can try to figure out what I'm doing...She also sent over some Corridale roving! Nice lady :) Apparently Moose Lake has open spinning sometimes in the evenings, and Carol thinks if I bring my wheel one of the ladies can get me started. Very excited to start spinning!

And this is for Ginny...her favorite ewe lamb of mine...well, at least the only one she's ever mentioned!


This is Dory, Torrent X Likei. Cute little fuzzy gulkat. She's open crimped, and feels pretty soft when I've gotten ahold of her. Unfortunately not registerable :( But a gorgeous gulkat nonetheless.

Anyway, I think I'm going to try to get some things done today. I hope everyone has a great Christmas!

Monday, December 7, 2009

Free Chicken nesting box!

Excellent giveaway on http://georgiafarmwoman.blogspot.com/2009/12/chicken-nest-box-giveaway.html A free nesting box! Go, sign up now!! :) I'll blog later for real :)