The morrit ram above is a F2 Drum Jings, son of ABA Lava now at Painted Knoll and my Mapleton Opal (High Bid Kermit X Minwawe Pearl). He is really handsome, his fuzz on his side is left over from me rooing him, but supper fine and crimpy underneath. I am looking forward to his lambs, he will get a small select group. A few others will be bred to my Cheviot ram lamb for meat crosses. Less paper work, less time emailing, and selling sheep sight unseen and stressing if people like them, and most importantly the sheep doing their part in our sustainable farming goals. Meat lambs will be added to the meat chickens, feeder pigs, laying hens, dairy goats, maple sugaring, and large garden to help us eat off the farm as much as possible. My husband usually puts one deer in the freezer each hunting season. Where we fall short, we try to eat local products or buy from small farms with similar attention given to providing good wholesome food, raised without antibiotics, pesticides, growth hormones, and treated with great care and compassion.
I am really trying to have the farm provide us what we need without it being so overwhelming that I don't have the time to enjoy the hobby side that brought us to the country to begin with. I really am trying to make more and more time for the horses. The cortisone shot I just got in my knee will hopefully make riding without pain possible again soon.
Since there are so few "boys" in the pasture. Here a few photos of the rest of the ones on the farm.
My geldings:
