On Friday evening Deb had a wonderful single ram lamb. Now, I typically withhold judgement about lambs born until they are a little, or a lot, larger. But I have to say that this little guy looks amazing. And before people start asking why I say this, it’s because he has a super uniform fleece, …
I keep expecting the twin parade to end with a rash of singles because that is normal. And expected. And just not happening this year. Last night Beulah had a lovely set of twins, another ewe/ram set. Then this morning, I arrive in the pen to find that Miss Claire had given birth to a …
Last night there was yet another set of twins born on the farm. This time a little set of ewes. I just happened to be there as Ellie started giving birth so I hung around to make sure that everything went ok. Lord, should I ever have babies of my own, please allow me to …
Last night we had another set of twins born to Prudence. Once again a black and white combo (it’s like a bunch of Oreo cookies around here honestly!). They were born very quickly as I was doing chores. I walked by her on the way in and noticed that she was off by herself in …
Technically, he was a leased ram, but rental ram just has a sound to it doesn’t it? The rental ram in question is the same one that I used last year, the lovely Nuuk from Sommarang Farm. He won Yearling Ram at this years MSSBA show at the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival. Last year …
Literally. Baby Jesus that is. Every year our neighbors host a live nativity at their farm. I’ve never gotten to go to it in the past as there has always been something else going on that night. This year they asked if they could borrow some sheep for it and I agreed. So of course …
Right now I am having to get to relearn my entire flock. After shearing, all the animals look completely different. Like, I can’t tell who they are without reading their eartags. A few I can tell, of course. The boys; Herbert, Greyson, and Buddy all have horns and (now) all have bells. When we change …
The last couple of weeks have been all about learning about and getting used-to the new members of the farm. The sheep are getting not only used to us, the humans, but also to the other animals. They are fascinated by the farm cats and will start a small stampede following one of the poor …
We are down the road from Kadoka by the time the clock read six am. The sheep had their water removed (it would spill all over) and another half-bale of hay given to them. South Dakota went by very quickly thanks in part to their eighty mph speed limit on the interstates. We crossed the …
I awoke this morning to the sound of honking geese. They were flying low near the window of the bedroom I had been sleeping in. I peek out the windows to look and the first thing that I notice are the mountains. I’d not been able to see them the previous evening/early morning when I …
Sarah Jane Humke 