shepherd ~ a person who tends sheep Merriam-Webster Merriam-Webster defines a shepherd as one who tends sheep. This definition just doesn’t fully express all that encompasses shepherding. “Tending sheep” does not tell of the long nights, the being covered in amniotic fluid from a birth gone awry, the sore back from bending and lifting animals almost equal in your own … Read More
We kicked the new year off with these words displayed on a 30 foot billboard in Times Square, NYC: Keep 2019 Kind – Leave Wool Behind PETA Seriously? In recent months, there has been an anti-wool movement sweeping across the nation from Times Square in New York City to the Pacific West Coast. It seems to be the trend to … Read More
My sheep love eating pine. Our Christmas tree provides a tasty treat to their rather boring winter diet of hay. Every year, I toss our tree over the fence for them to enjoy. At first, they stand at a distance just watching as the tree lands in the snow. As I turn to walk away, I see them bounding and … Read More
Do you need some last minute holiday gift ideas? Are you at a lose for what to buy the shepherd in your life? Here are a few ideas to add to your list of gifts for sheep farmers. Last minute gifts for sheep farmers… Head lamps– Our head lamps are probably the most used piece of equipment we own. They … Read More
A typical Saturday afternoon on our farm goes like this…… Anna: Hello…..I’m home! Mom: Good, you are just in time to help collect fecal samples from the sheep. Anna: I should have driven slower……(smiling) . Anna puts on her going out to help collect fecal samples pants with rubber boots and gloves and we head out into the … Read More
