Good Friday Lamb

 Rare Find Farm Heartthrob gave us a handsome ram lamb with white flashing on Good Friday. To continue our theme, we would like to introduce to you...Hidaway Farms Slate.

 What a cutie! Mom loves him so much. She is a super mother!

 "Yeah, I know I'm cute."

 Growing twins, Black Pearl and Granite with Ivy.

 Emmalee looks on from behind with a scowl.

 Ivy and several ewes-in-waiting.

Check out my speckles!

First Lambs of 2015

 Ivy was the only Shetland we didn't have on the calendar with a due date. Her udder has been developing more than any of the other sheep over the past 3 weeks. We figured she would be first and when she lambed last night on March 28th, we knew that she was bred the day we put the ram in with the ewes. Never had that happen before.

 This year the theme will be Gems & Minerals. So we introduce to you Hidaway Farms Granite (white speckled) ram lamb and Black Pearl, ewe lamb.

 This little guy was actually born 2nd to his sister. Mom was a first time lamber and she did fabulously well!

 We asked for advice on the Shetland page on Facebook in regard to his markings. It was suggested that he is white/black Ilget.

 Mom looks out of her pen as babies sleep in the back corner.

I think he would like to be a rodeo clown.

Looking for more lambs in the middle of the week. We are off to a great start!

Friendly Faces and Wide Places

 Rattle, Rattle, here come the cattle...nope...sheep!

 Sheep with babies...coming soon!

 End of March or beginning of April...

 Darla...later in April.

 Cinderella

 Shetland and Icelandic

 Joelene

 Ivy may be first to go.

 Emory will be the first Icelandic to lamb.

 Cora or Caroline? We have near identical twins and rarely can tell them apart...tag numbers!

 Emmalee

 Heartthrob

 Cinderella

 Since 2010 we have had a nesting Cooper's Hawk ( I think) pair.

My favorite Icelandic, Moonpie! She loves me. As we were leaving the pasture, she came after us. She usually does.

Snow Sheep in the South

 A few inches from Monday night with more to come Wednesday night.

 Hungry Shetlands and Icelandics...

 Jolene says, "We're waiting!!"

 Birmingham, Icelandic ram on left and Jolene, Icelandic ewe on right.

 Ivy, Shetland, looks on.

 "Stop taking pictures and get our food, please!"

 Moonpie says, "She said please!"

 Look at that dusty face after eating grain...yet there is a smile!

 Heartthrob waits to come in for hay.

 So is Darla...

 And so is Rosaline! No sheep starved to death in this photo shoot!

First snow at our house in 2015 and more is falling as I type this blog!!****

Just Back From The Mill...

 ...lovely Shetland roving. Frankenmuth Woolen Mill does such an excellent job for us...whether Shetland or Icelandic.

 Creams and greys...such variety.

 Roving is framed by a Shetland lace shawl and a handwoven Shetland rug.

 Icelandic rovings including our 2 black sheep...Moonpie and Birmingham

 Grey on left is Rosaline with white from Emory in back. Fawn colored Quincy on the right.

Lots to spin...now if I only had time! Looking forward to lambs in early April...stay tuned!!

Shetland Breeding Group

 This fall we had only two breeding groups...one Shetland and one Icelandic. We used this really nice grey gulmoget ram lamb on 8 ewes. Two of the ewes will soon be leaving for their new homes.

 Hidaway Farms Cinderella- grey yuglet

 Hidaway Farms Cora and Caroline- twin grey katmogets and Hidaway Farms Emmalee- fawn katmoget

 Rare Find Farm Heartthrob- grey

 Hidaway Farms Nala (sold)- fawn katmoget and Hidaway Farms Ivy- white

 Hidaway Farms Orchid (sold)- moorit yuglet sokket

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