Bunny came to us from Hound River Farm as a 10 year old ewe in April of 2015. She was the most vocal of all three of the ewes who came to us at that time, and we loved how she communicated. Bunny was always very cooperative and was a wonderful Mom. On January 17, … Continue reading Bunny the Queen of Ewes
Tag: Hair Sheep
Josie a Magnificent Katahdin
We bought Josie the spring of 2015 and she gave us a baby ram lamb the end of September 2015. She died a few days later. Her ram lamb was named PUFF by our granddaughter. Puff sired his first lambs born in May of 2017 who were twin lambs from Sunny the ewe.
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Allie the Brown Katahdin
Allie died the very hot summer of 2016. She left us with her daughter Weslyn (2016) and her granddaughter Roxie (2017)
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Bruser the ram and Oka his dam
Bruser was born January 3, 2016 to a lovely Katahdin doe who we bottle-fed with goat milk. His dam was Oka and his sire was Mandrake. Both sire and dam came from Hound River Farm in Hahira. Bruser grew to be a very chunky and well formed ram. Because of inbreeding questions with our whole herd, … Continue reading Bruser the ram and Oka his dam
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Weslyn
Weslyn was born on our farm January 9, 2016. Her dam Allie was a favorite foundation doe who came from Hound River Farm as did her sire Mandrake. The above photo is of Weslyn and her February lamb Roxie. Below are some photos of Allie her dam. Allie's winter coat was pure white and solid … Continue reading Weslyn
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Thing Two
Thing Two and her twin sister, Thing One, were born on January 17, 2016. Both their dam Bunny and their sire Mandrake came from Hound River Farm. February 21, 2017, Thing Two had twins but one died at birth. Her surviving ram lamb grew large and muscular with her abundant milk supply. This ram's sire was Oka's Bruser. … Continue reading Thing Two
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Thing One
Thing One and her twin sister, Thing Two, were born on January 17, 2016. Both their dam Bunny and their sire Mandrake came from Hound River Farm in Hahira, Ga. Thing One takes after her Mom with her large, beautiful udder. May 2017 Thing One birthed her own twin doe lambs. The sire was Puff our … Continue reading Thing One
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Puff the Katahdin Ram
Puff is our Katahdin ram. He was born September 29, 2015 and sired his first lambs, twin does, who were born from Thing One on May 13, 2017. Puff's dam, Josie, was one of the foundation does from a wonderful Katahdin breeding herd in Hahira, Georgia named Hound River Farm. Puff's sire was also from … Continue reading Puff the Katahdin Ram
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Pressure Cooking Tough Meats
The greatest value that our pressure cooker has for us is the use with rabbits and sheep who have grown too big to be tender when slaughtered. Our butcher slaughters and hangs our lamb meat, but occasionally the sheep and rabbit is just too old at slaughter time and the meat would work into our … Continue reading Pressure Cooking Tough Meats
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Katahdin Sheep
Our first Katahdin ewe was bought in 2003 from Hound River Farm. Although we gave her to our daughter when we bought our present farm, we returned to Hound River Farm to begin our sheep herd again in 2015. We are very happy with how well adjusted this hair sheep is in this hot … Continue reading Katahdin Sheep
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Homemade portable hutches
We found that these portable hutches work very well for most sheep and goats in our temperate climate. They also work great for pasture raised chickens and can be made much smaller. Lastly, they are very useful as framework for low tunnels, enabling garden crops to grow safely during the winter months. These hutches may … Continue reading Homemade portable hutches
