Lark is much better today — barely needed help to get up. She was unhappy about being by herself (a good sign!) so we put her half sister, Spot, in with her. Spot is a lovely girl but not the friendliest ewe so we felt this was an opportunity to spend some up-close & personal time with her. And she’ll get to know us a [….read more]
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Lark is still having difficulty getting up but we can see where she’s scootching herself around in the pen so at least she’s trying…a very good sign. I’m helping her up several times a day and she moves around the pen pretty well. More vitamins, etc. Appetite is great, all systems are working well. We had gathered all the ewes in the shed yesterday to make necessary coat changes and check on who might need worming. When we opened the gate to let them out, there was a bit of a mad rush for the paddock. Lark had a problem on the ramp …her 2 front feet slipped off along with her left rear foot. Her right rear foot [….read more] Rhinebeck was wonderful! It took a little longer than usual to get the booth set up because everything was new but it was well worth it. And as always, Nina had infinite patience and was very very helpful. We have alot of fun at this show and it’s so good to see old friends…and meet new people, too! This year we had new neighbors across [….read more] I think they know something’s amiss. They’re looking at me like “Ah-hem…did you forget something?” I’m trying not to make eye contact. If you don’t make eye contact you can’t give anything away, right? I feel guilty. I mean, they only get one chance each year to “play” and I put the kibosh on that with the decision to skip lambing this year. The [….read more] |
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