We are officially "shepherds"

Yep, ratchet straps. We had to build in a a divider too, because we are getting a ram lamb and a ewe lamb and it is the beginning of breeding season. We do not want to breed the ewe lamb this year.

 

Randy teenagers. Can't ever let them alone, unsupervised. This fall/winter, we will have to keep the ram lamb and the breeding ewes in a separate paddock from the ewe lambs that we do not want to get pregnant this season.

 

Don't know if I'm who your thinking of. But I've been surprised by an unexpected calf a time or two.

 

Not me. I was raised a city boy.

 

Hopefully your ram lamb has a better attitude than this guy.

 

Yeah, the guy has some cool off grid living solutions on his YouTube channel too.

 

Here's Reeces, our new ram lamb in pur pick up. There is a ewe lamb, Daisy, behind the wire grate, but I couldn't get a better photo of her.

 

The highway carrier we built last night. working gewat so far.

 

Whew! What a day. 7 hours round trip to pick up the ewe lamb and ram lamb. That went fine, but when we got home, and started dividing up the new and old sheep, everything went S.N.A.F.U. The two new lambs could not tolerate being separated and the two older ewes likewise hated it. They were all bleating non-stop. Think 4 crying babies. On top of this, as we were trying to juggle the living arrangements to try to find something that would work, a nasty thunderstorm blew it. Imaging us wrangling crying sheep in pouring rain, lightning, and thunder. Whew! That was way more adventure than I anticipated. Sorry, no pictures due to rain, mud and generally annoyed attitude.

 

Finally pictures of Daisy.

 

What kinds of temps are these creatures ok to, I mean with shelter of course?

 

Adults should be good to go with anything. In Iceland, they are left out all year round without shelter.

 

Update. We are planning for 2 more ewe lambs to keep Daisy company. We will be making a trip up to Tamarack farms to pick up Avalon to pick up 2 more ewe lambs. Avalon is a Black (carries moorit), single-gene moori-mouflon) and Aretha, moorit mouflon. Breeding these two, plus or current black/gray ewes should give us a nice combination of black and brown lambs with various patterns, solid, gray, moutlon... Pictures to follow, one we pick up our last set of lambs.

 

You have your hands full.