Comments on: The 24 hour race http://mountaindweller.com/2008/05/19/the-24-hour-race/ Undercover in the French Alps Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:27:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: mountain dweller http://mountaindweller.com/2008/05/19/the-24-hour-race/#comment-1202 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 05:51:51 +0000 http://mountaindweller.wordpress.com/?p=293#comment-1202 Hi Alex,
Although we do shear our sheep, in this photo they are not actually sheared – this is the way they are. The Préalpes is a local Alpine race and they don’t have much wool (only a bit on their back). The down side of this is that they can never be left outside in the cold or the rain.

As concerns the hay bales. We have absolutely no waste. They are unrolled the length of the sheep barn on two raised concrete strips which are the width of the bale. The sheep can reach the hay from both sides of the strip.

Hope this answers your questions, if you need any more info. let me know.

]]> By: Alex http://mountaindweller.com/2008/05/19/the-24-hour-race/#comment-1201 Sat, 14 Jun 2008 03:32:12 +0000 http://mountaindweller.wordpress.com/?p=293#comment-1201 I was wondering about the manner in which these sheep seem to be sheared. This is new to me. We are in the process of starting a sheepfarm here in Maine and we will have Icelandic sheep. But I have never seen shearing in this kind of stepped coat. Does this serve a purpose or is it a local tradition? Do you have any problem feeding round bales to your sheep? We were told this would give us a lot of waste but aside from storage issues in an old 3 story barn I can’t see the problem.

]]> By: Lizzy http://mountaindweller.com/2008/05/19/the-24-hour-race/#comment-1200 Fri, 13 Jun 2008 17:23:36 +0000 http://mountaindweller.wordpress.com/?p=293#comment-1200 I’m glad you are back. Reading your posts lets me pretend that I am visiting you in your little corner of heaven.

]]> By: Hexe http://mountaindweller.com/2008/05/19/the-24-hour-race/#comment-1198 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:33:58 +0000 http://mountaindweller.wordpress.com/?p=293#comment-1198 Glad you are fine, albeit busy! Hope you are having some lovely spring weather there.

]]> By: Alison Whittington http://mountaindweller.com/2008/05/19/the-24-hour-race/#comment-1197 Sat, 31 May 2008 23:43:02 +0000 http://mountaindweller.wordpress.com/?p=293#comment-1197 Glad you’re back.

]]> By: David http://mountaindweller.com/2008/05/19/the-24-hour-race/#comment-1196 Sat, 31 May 2008 12:17:47 +0000 http://mountaindweller.wordpress.com/?p=293#comment-1196 It is great to see you and the sheep back with us.

DG

]]> By: WickedHamster http://mountaindweller.com/2008/05/19/the-24-hour-race/#comment-1195 Sat, 31 May 2008 11:30:42 +0000 http://mountaindweller.wordpress.com/?p=293#comment-1195 Wonderful to have you back! I figured things were busy, and kept checking to see when you’d re-emerge. I knew you would! All best!

]]> By: zuleme http://mountaindweller.com/2008/05/19/the-24-hour-race/#comment-1181 Fri, 23 May 2008 23:39:30 +0000 http://mountaindweller.wordpress.com/?p=293#comment-1181 Glad to see you are back! I get a bit worried when a blogger disappears. Just post when you can, I love hearing about life in France. I was hoping to go to Brittany this summer and see my exchange students but it probably won’t happen. Maybe next year.

]]> By: Heidi http://mountaindweller.com/2008/05/19/the-24-hour-race/#comment-1179 Thu, 22 May 2008 12:13:37 +0000 http://mountaindweller.wordpress.com/?p=293#comment-1179 Welcome back! I was getting a tad worried… :)

Heidi

]]> By: meredith http://mountaindweller.com/2008/05/19/the-24-hour-race/#comment-1178 Thu, 22 May 2008 11:39:47 +0000 http://mountaindweller.wordpress.com/?p=293#comment-1178 Oh, I’m so glad that the sheep didn’t trample you ;)

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