2014 lambing season

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Whimsy

Posted by kenleighacres on January 2, 2014
Posted in: Farm Life, Jacob Sheep, Lambing, sheep. Tagged: , , , , , . 4 Comments

whim·sy 

1.  Endearing quaintness or oddity: the quality of being slightly odd or playfully humorous, especially in an endearing way.

2.  Impulsive notion: an idea that has no immediately obvious reason to exist.

Whimsy is going to be our naming theme for our 2014 Lambs.

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I think our sheep fall under this category very well 🙂

I have always loved the word ‘whimsy’ and it has been an integral part of my Felt Pups.

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I want them to bring a smile everywhere they go.

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I think you would agree that this little pup and his toy are oozing ‘whimsy’.

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…as well as this little guy from last year.

Our first lambs for 2014 are due at the end of next week and I have been compiling a list of whimsical names.  Naming the lambs is one of my favorite parts of lambing season and I am looking forward to doling out the names this year!

A few of my favorite girl names – Bellamy, Ophelia, Tallulah, and Reverie.  Golly and Lolly may go to girls that are staying here to complete our collection of Holly, Dolly, and Folly 😉

Some of my favorite boy names on the list are – Whistler, Rhys, Lincoln, and Griffin.  I’m sure I will know Hobbledehoy as soon as he is born!

Hopefully new lamb photos soon!

Goodness Girls

Posted by kenleighacres on December 30, 2013
Posted in: Jacob Sheep, Lambing, sheep. Tagged: , , . 4 Comments

While taking the girls out to the pasture today, it really hit me that lambs will be here soon!  We are down to 12 days.

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Poor Avalon has another month of waiting…

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this is what she thinks of the situation and these pictures 😉

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Delight is one of the first girls on the line-up to lamb.  She is also the only girl who Dalton bred.  I am looking forward to seeing the lambs!

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Susannah is another one that is due at the beginning.  She was bred to Mac and this is a repeat breeding of one of my favorite crosses from last year.

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Almost a third of the ewes are first timers this year.  Banshee is one of them, she is due mid-January and was bred to Reno.

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Quite a few of the girls are looking very big!  Ailsa is one of them.

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Starlet and Ailsa aren’t related, but look a lot alike!  They finally cooperated with a side by side photo for me.

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Unlike Ailsa, Starlet still has her svelte physique.

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Azera is a content girl, chewing her cud and enjoying the sun.

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I didn’t realize how big ‘little Sublimity’ was getting until I was looking at the photos.  Thankfully she is due at the beginning and has less than 2 weeks to go.  She was bred to Reno, this is a cross that has worked really well the last two years.

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Flirt giving one of her typical ‘Flirt’ poses.  Such a funny girl, she was bred to Mac.

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Meara isn’t bred, but I had to include a photo of her because she is just so cute.

Lamb photos very soon!