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| Somerhill Xtra. He's headed for the national show on Friday, and then on to Oregon to his new home. We'd just finished rinsing the rams to clean them up for the show, and they are drip drying in the morning sun. |
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| Somerhill Xact. This guy is also entered in the show, and is headed for Canada afterwards. I never could get a picture showing his head. He was too busy trying to open the hatch on my Explorer, and then worked on removing the license plate. |
Wish I could enter Xcel and Xcite in the show. They are my "keepers" and really looking good as yearlings. Their lambs are nice, too. Long, tubular bodies with meaty little butts! Looks like X1
has really made his mark on our flock, and I'm thrilled with the results.
Looking good!
ReplyDeleteWhy couldn't you enter them?
ReplyDeleteOur fiber festival was last weekend. We had a new bunny guy/vendor (Fiber Frenzy) and since some of his foundation stock is Somerhill, he was pleased to meet Nightshade's sisters. He sold some bunnies and I handed out 'new bunny owner' packets and UARC applications. It worked out great.
We have a closed flock, soonce an animal leaves the farm, it does not return. Sheep shows are particularly a concern, since they are exposed to sheep from amny different farms and parts of the country, and loads of people walk by touching every sheep they pass.
ReplyDeleteWe bring in new blood by doing artificial insemination every few years.
Fiber Frenzy - that would be Ben. He is a sweety! And yes, he has a black buck named Hemlock who is Nightshade and Oleander's son.
ReplyDeleteYou go NIGHTSHADE!!!!!!
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