Apr 05
I love to hear Whippoorwills! I Love their songs! Late of the evening about dusk you will hear them way off in the distance singing….then they move closer and closer. It seems they have a route they follow. Late this evening I was hardly able to hear them. It is 12:49 AM and they are …
Apr 04
I have been noticing that the movie stars are so pleased to show their “baby bumps” off in bikinis and tight clothes! I remember when women did not go out in public much when they were expecting let alone show it off! Times do change! So Amarillo was all bouncy and flouncy the other day …
Apr 03
Since I have been away for about 5 days, it was a very happy homecoming for me. Skye just could not contain himself, he was bouncing up and down and running around and I felt the same way. After a brief greeting he went straight out to find his frisbee, oh, did I mention I …
Apr 03
Today was the day! Montanna was more than ready! She really needed the trip! Boy is she a Happy Girl tonight! What a pile of hair was cut from her! Like a whole other dog (or 2) Her heavy breathing has stopped and she is running round like a younger dog! This will help her …
Apr 03
The ram I leased was from a Sheep Farmer in Virginia named Logan. Logan is a real nice young man and has about 200 head plus Katahdins. His ram is a full blooded registered Katahdin , named Mr. Wooly. Sunday a friend of mine Diane rode up to the Mountains with me and we picked …
Apr 03
The last Ewe to lamb, lambed last night! We have TWINS! Both are girls! And all the Flock is doing well! We had 7 Ewes and they had 4 sets of twins and 3 singles. Total 11 Lambs!!! 3 Boys! 8 Girls! Now I like that!!! They are all such nice lambs, and gaining weight …
Mar 31
As a young child I think my first memory of milking cows was at age three. I vividly remember the cows coming into the dairy milking parlor…feeding the sweet smelling feed (my job) and the sound of the milking machines milking. Of Grandma and Grandpa talking, the radio playing a local station in Asheboro, (very …
Mar 29
All day one of my last 2 ewes yet to lamb has been laying around and breathing heavy! I thought for sure she would lamb this afternoon…But as my Sweet Grandma use to say “the apple is not ripe!” Law from the looks of the ewe I do not know how she could last much …
Mar 28
Well here I am back already. Just finished with the mowing around the house. Ed and cows did the barn area this morning it was interesting to watch from the window and see how Skye relates to the cows without either of us their for support or direction. It is a test, to …
Mar 28
I would like to thank Kay for this opportunity to blog with her. I am very fortunate to have found Kay and her breeding program. My husband Ed and I have had English Shepherds for many many years. Living on a working cattle farm makes it imperative to have dogs that you can trust and …
