Key born 4th of July
My sheep Elsie, who thinks she is a goat, has been getting out of every fence she has been in recently.
The pasture she was being kept in is no longer available, and apparently she is not happy about that.
So, 4 July 2013, we went to where she is being kept to fix the problem.
We spent a few hours there. Problem fixed.
While there we checked if Lady Sif was pregnant.
She didn't feel pregnant, but her udders looked developed.
Final verdict, we couldn't tell : /
Saturday morning my friend who is watching my sheep called. I saw her number on my phone and thought, oh no, we can't keep Elsie there if she keeps escaping.
I answered the phone.
Elsie hadn't escaped,
Lady Sif had a lamb!
I ran upstairs and told my boys!
We drove over with two of my nieces.
And, we took my sister's family over last night.
I might be a little excited.
My sheep Elsie, who thinks she is a goat, has been getting out of every fence she has been in recently.
The pasture she was being kept in is no longer available, and apparently she is not happy about that.
So, 4 July 2013, we went to where she is being kept to fix the problem.
We spent a few hours there. Problem fixed.
While there we checked if Lady Sif was pregnant.
She didn't feel pregnant, but her udders looked developed.
Final verdict, we couldn't tell : /
Saturday morning my friend who is watching my sheep called. I saw her number on my phone and thought, oh no, we can't keep Elsie there if she keeps escaping.
I answered the phone.
Elsie hadn't escaped,
Lady Sif had a lamb!
I ran upstairs and told my boys!
We drove over with two of my nieces.
And, we took my sister's family over last night.
I might be a little excited.
How Lady Sif Got Her Name
I had a friend who had raised a few pigs while growing up. Their names were ham and bacon.
My boys loved the names, and want to name our pigs, whenever we get them, like that.
So, last year, before we got our first sheep, we discussed with our boys that the sheep would be for meat. We knew be wanted at least two sheep because sheep are herd animals, and one sheep would be lonely. We decided their names would be "Key" and "Bob," as in "that's sure was a yummy lamb kabab." We found a really great deal while at The Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival, and endind up getting four sheep for meat as well as my Jacob Sheep, Elsie. The lady we bought our lambs from loved the names for the sheep. She even suggested that we name our third sheep "Shish." We decided that every year we will name our meat sheep Shish, Key and Bob. And, we hoped to get another Jacob Sheep to be a companion for Elsie before we butchered the others. But, my husband lost his job, and we had no money to buy another sheep. So, we decided to keep "Shish" as a companion for Elsie.
I had a friend who had raised a few pigs while growing up. Their names were ham and bacon.
My boys loved the names, and want to name our pigs, whenever we get them, like that.
So, last year, before we got our first sheep, we discussed with our boys that the sheep would be for meat. We knew be wanted at least two sheep because sheep are herd animals, and one sheep would be lonely. We decided their names would be "Key" and "Bob," as in "that's sure was a yummy lamb kabab." We found a really great deal while at The Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival, and endind up getting four sheep for meat as well as my Jacob Sheep, Elsie. The lady we bought our lambs from loved the names for the sheep. She even suggested that we name our third sheep "Shish." We decided that every year we will name our meat sheep Shish, Key and Bob. And, we hoped to get another Jacob Sheep to be a companion for Elsie before we butchered the others. But, my husband lost his job, and we had no money to buy another sheep. So, we decided to keep "Shish" as a companion for Elsie.
Both Elsie and "Shish" have been staying with a friend, who had a ram in the pasture with them. Last night, the 4th of July, she who was Shish had a lamb, a girl. We went and visited her today. She needed a name, but she is to be a meat sheep. What to name her? And, it appears that Elsie is to have a baby or two herself. What to name the lambs? Also, since we had decided to keep the momma, i wanted to give her a new name. When we first got her, my boys would call her our "Viking Sheep" because she is an Icelandic Sheep, and wanted to give her a good Viking name. As she was meant to be for meat, I was hesitant to let them name her something beside Shish, and get overly attached to her. But, since we are keeping her, and she is a new momma, i thought it the perfect time to re-name her.
As my boys have learned a love of comic books from their parents, they love Thor.
She who was Shish, shall now be hailed as Lady Sif.
As my boys have learned a love of comic books from their parents, they love Thor.
She who was Shish, shall now be hailed as Lady Sif.