And They Are Off

We are super excited to have sold three of our lambs to a farm that plans to raise them as pets!  

Lucky on the left, Buckfield in the back, and Brunswick on the right.

These guys got bathed and brushed to be ready for their big move. Alexia and I were exhausted from this endeavor, little Buckfield was last and we missed his face.  It really stands out against the rest of their fluffy whiteness.

 So happy that my little Brunswick bottle baby is going to live a long comfortable life on a big pasture. This loving little soul deserves such a life.  Look at this sweet boy Brunswick all cleaned and brushed and ready to go.  I recognize this one’s baaa as it sounds like he is calling for me, his maaa.

Back in April, right after weaning, we had sold Acorn and Charm. They are happy on their pasture at their new home and we have been happy to get updated photos of them there.  

We have our ram, his wingman, four ewes and two lambs left on the farm.  Bangor and Daisy will be shown at the fair.  Our two largest pure Southdown breed lambs.

Lucky is still in this photo here, but otherwise it captures the ewes and our current flock fairly well.

Lambert our Southdown ram and Boston our Hampshire are in a separate pen until breeding time to keep the lambs safe.  Our ram is pretty gentle most of the time, but we’ve heard it can be dangerous.

We have this metal cage for traveling the animals in the back of the truck. It breaks down easy and we hang it up in the barn.

Goodbye little lambs.

Check out more about these lambs’ life on our this’n’that farm on our post about Brunswick and the triplets and lambing twins, as well as Acorn’s arrival.