New Cheviots and Peat is 5.5 mos!!!

It's hard to believe that Peat is almost 1/2 year old! He is 26# now...and still waiting on all of his adult teeth. He is just a marvelous dog and I thank the universe (and Loretta) every day for putting such a great dog in my life....

New Cheviots are here! Drove to Davison, MI this weekend to pickup the new ewes. Along with Astrid and Adelle these ladies are going to be our foundation Cheviot flock. We're very excited! The sheep came from Ugly Dog's Farm owned and operated by Rich Fitz and Wayne Barber (http://www.geocities.com/uglydog75/). We were fortunate to find these guys who were such a pleasure to work with. Thanks, Rich and Wayne, we promise to make these girls live up their potential!

Yearling

"Deer in the headlights" come to mind?

The two chubby new lambs getting a couple of hours on pasture.

Adeline is growing and growing and recently began sporting her very own jacket! Quite cute!

And, Juli had to inspect the new sheep too...from her side the fence...

Peat 18 weeks last Tuesday!

Peat is 4.5 mos old already! Woah!
Looooves to be comfy!
On the dirt road in front of the house...love his expression!

First Lamb at Fiddle Knoll!!!

The day finally arrived! Adeline is our first lamb born here on the farm and she arrived May 18th at about 7pm. This is our very first picture and using the time-lapse function to avoid using the flash, Adelle looks a little "ghostly!"
Bonding...
Adelle is a great mom!
(Astrid is still big as a house! C'mon, Astrid, Adeline needs some playmates!:)
Finding the good stuff...
Miss Adeline...almost 2 days old!

The Shetlands!

The Shetlands have all been sold.. This is a tribute to them as they were my first sheep and taught me quite a bit about being a competent shepherd, but with the new direction for our farm (meat and dual-purpose sheep) the Shetlands just needed a new place to call home. We miss them, their antics and their personalities. But I know they are growing their wool for their new owners--you go girls (oh, yeah, and guy--sorry Speed)!

Speed

Thistle

Dharma, Karma, Pav

Pav with Dharma behind

Pav

Karma (front) and Dharma

The snow is finally all gone. Now we wait for green pastures to turn out the sheep. Peat turned 15 weeks on Tuesday this week and he is practicing his "moves" on Tally. Tally certainly does not care for it, but is remarkably tolerant...so far! Still no lambs, but I expect them any day. Astrid and Adelle are HUGE and looking uncomfortable so I suspect they will be glad when the day comes as well! We are in the process of clearing some more pasture to house a ram or two this year...another new venture! How exciting! Here's Peat's ear set at almost 4 mos.

Lying in wait for.....

Tally...notice how much she loooves being Peat's guinea pig!

Snow Returns...arrrgh!

It's snowing again...although I have to admit, it is sorta pretty. And the good news is, it should melt quickly and give the new grass a good soaking!

The sheep have been sequestered to a smaller area around the barn to allow the pasture grass to come in. They ARE NOT happy about it...but such is a sheep's life. The dogs really seem to enjoy the snow...but they truly are easy to please.

Dale caught the action through the house window...notice how dark and dreary it is...but spring is coming, right?

Yasso & Peat

Possession is nine-tenths of the law, and Peat's learning the laws....

Trying to maintain the law....

And....once again....puppy see...well, puppy do....

Here's Peat at about 13.5 weeks

And here are the white hairs on his tail near his pre-caudal gland...wonder if any of his sibs have this trait??
And here's Yasso...caught him in a moment where he stacked himself! Good Boy, Yasso! :)