Tag Archives: lambing
It’s lambing time again
I don’t know what it is about lambing that always draws me back to this blog. Something seems to pull me up to the sheep barn around this time every year and then drags me back down to the computer. There … Continue reading
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Standing room only
Even though they live in a sheep barn that’s big enough to play rugby in, the lambs always seem to snooze piled on top of one another. At night they will seek out their mothers for company, but during the … Continue reading
The mascot
It is hard to become emotionally attached to a sheep. They’re not like cats and dogs who return your affection. Climb into an enclosure with them and they’re off like Olympic runners. Try and get up close to a … Continue reading
Going haywire
The sheep barn is not for the shrinking violet, and if you can’t face the attention and scrutiny from over five hundred pairs of eyes when you walk in, then you’re better off staying outside. In fact, unless you have severe hearing … Continue reading
The mountain dweller 