Lambs!!

Yippee! for me!

I have achieved lambs.

I have two Katahdin ram lambs.

And I met a wonderful shepherd

with great herding dogs.

I spent several hours working

the herd with him to get these two.

It was a great evening and I thrilled to

watch his dogs work.

I hope to go back one day and I

have pre-ordered some chocolate ewes

from next spring's lambing.

We shall see how this goes.

It will be our first time with sheep.

As a zookeeper in my earlier life

I am more accustomed to African

hoofstock than to domesticated

farm critters.

These boys are going to cut the grass

and then they will fill the freezer!

Lamb stew and herbed bread

on a cold winter's day.

I can't wait.

Oh and the ducks are growing

up quickly. We need to

drag over the bathtub so their pool

can be bigger. They are outgrowing this.

They still demand to stay in the potting

shed at night, so I must herd them back and forth

everyday. But they herd very easily..

much, much easier than chickens, so

it is not much of a problem. I actually enjoy

herding them.. they are so funny to watch

and are so happy when they reach their destination.