The leaves are changing and one can definitely sense that Fall has not only arrived but is quickly settling in. Breeding season is just around the corner and the rams are beginning to show off with bouts of head butting, lip curling and general displays of boy behavior. The ewes are becoming more vocal and we've relocated the large group out of sight to the rams.
Fall is a favorite time of year, although I personally cannot wait for winter and the first snow! But autumn signals our hardest work efforts should be winding down with the bringing in of hay and grain storage. Farm work is hard work but it has rewards that far exceed monetary pay outs. Just ask any shepherd or farmer and you'll soon learn why this way of life is our chosen field.
The end of October should take us to the Southeastern American Fiber Festival in Asheville, NC. There we expect to deliver some reserved sheep and take in the festival for the last weekend of the month (weather permitting, of course). We plan to take some remaining wool to be dropped off for processing and maybe enter some of our better raw wool in the Fleece Show!
As for the rest of 2015, we are still slowly down-sizing the flock as best we can as homes/farms become available for placement. With more than 100 animals, we need to bring down our sheep to more manageable numbers. We will be doing some limited breeding again this fall to keep the supply of varied genetics available to current and new customers. To see which sires we have chosen to use on our ewes this fall, check out the following page: Breeding Line-Ups.
Fall is a favorite time of year, although I personally cannot wait for winter and the first snow! But autumn signals our hardest work efforts should be winding down with the bringing in of hay and grain storage. Farm work is hard work but it has rewards that far exceed monetary pay outs. Just ask any shepherd or farmer and you'll soon learn why this way of life is our chosen field.
The end of October should take us to the Southeastern American Fiber Festival in Asheville, NC. There we expect to deliver some reserved sheep and take in the festival for the last weekend of the month (weather permitting, of course). We plan to take some remaining wool to be dropped off for processing and maybe enter some of our better raw wool in the Fleece Show!
As for the rest of 2015, we are still slowly down-sizing the flock as best we can as homes/farms become available for placement. With more than 100 animals, we need to bring down our sheep to more manageable numbers. We will be doing some limited breeding again this fall to keep the supply of varied genetics available to current and new customers. To see which sires we have chosen to use on our ewes this fall, check out the following page: Breeding Line-Ups.
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