Tag Archives: shetland sheep

February Snowstorm and Fiber Arts

Posted on February 4, 2022 by bluestempond

I love snow, especially if I don’t have to go anywhere and can just stay on the farm and enjoy it. A big storm has been moving across the country and dumped over a foot here before moving on. I … Continue reading →

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Moist Days in Michigan

Posted on July 17, 2021 by bluestempond

After an unusually dry spring, the weather has finally caught up and it is very humid and rainy. We needed it! The prairie fields around us are waving in the long-awaited yellows of cone flowers, brown-eyed Susans, and tall clover, … Continue reading →

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Shearing Day Come and Gone

Posted on May 15, 2021 by bluestempond

Thursday, the sheep shearer did indeed show up. He backed his big pickup truck into the barn and set up a metal frame from which to hang up the shearing motor over his head. Then, he laid out a big … Continue reading →

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Shearing Time Is Approaching

Posted on May 6, 2021 by bluestempond

I have found a sheep shearer who is willing to swing around by our farm to do the sheep AND the goat. I usually shear Eddy the Angora goat by hand but it would save me so much trouble to … Continue reading →

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Farm Video Day

Posted on February 1, 2021 by bluestempond

I took a couple videos of some of the interesting behaviors of our farm animals, and uploaded them to YouTube for those of you who might enjoy them. One is of the amazing Sandhill Cranes that winter in our area. … Continue reading →

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Happy Feet – Lamb Style

Posted on November 19, 2020 by bluestempond

I finally did the deed I’ve been working up to for months. I flipped my lambs onto their bottoms and trimmed their hooves. It was just as the books say — once they are flipped on their backs they are … Continue reading →

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Pasture Trees

Posted on September 18, 2020 by bluestempond

This fall we decided it was time to add some shade trees to the pasture. The goat and sheep rarely venture out into their expansive banquet, and I don’t really blame them because with no shade it gets pretty hot. … Continue reading →

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Transformation of the Lambs

Posted on September 1, 2020 by bluestempond

In April we added little Dot and Cookie, the Shetland sheep, to the barnyard. Sheep are a new experience for me and I received very little instruction so it has been a learning experience. Seeing them every day, I don’t … Continue reading →

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Catalpa Blooms

Posted on June 23, 2020 by bluestempond

I love our one large tree, the catalpa we saved from the mow-down ten years ago when we created the wildflower prairie.  It grew so fast that it now dwarfs the house and in June it dazzles us the most … Continue reading →

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Goodbye and Hello

Posted on April 29, 2020 by bluestempond

I’m sad to say that we weren’t able to pull Ely back from his illness and had to have him put down last week. Our farm animals are pets, so while it is not as devastating a loss as when … Continue reading →

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