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In the Spring of 1999 we bought our dream home; a small 10 acre farm, complete with a beautiful, stocked lake and a 6 stall barn with loft. Our priorities were set as we moved 14 sheep in before we had unpacked everything! My dreams of herding more often than twice a month without driving 2.5 hours one way were finally coming true!! Our small lake attracts an abundance of wildlife including a beaver, fondly called "The Beav", wild Canadian Geese, various ducks, Great Blue Herons, White Herons, Martins, and numerous other birds. The ducks and Herons are nesting here!
This is our home. I especially love our fire place!
A great view of the barn over the lake.
These are our sheep when they first arrived in May 1999! The brown sheep that look like goats are Barbados, commonly called Barbs. Barbs are sheep known as "hair sheep". They shed the wool-like hair they grow, rather than having to be sheared like the Woolie breeds of sheep. The two precious Woolies on the right are Suffolk lambs, 3.5 and 4 months old in this photo. Opie is the smaller one, and Jed is to the far right. We lost Opie on Friday, July 16, 1999. We are still devastated and cannot get used to the experienced sheep folks who say you raise sheep to die. Apparently sheep are not as easy to keep alive as some livestock. We miss Opie so very much.
This is a view of the lake from the front yard.
This is "D.D." and your guess as to what kind of duck he is, is as good as ours! He seems to have adopted us, Greg actually. When we drive in, he comes running, waddling as fast as his short little legs will carry him.
Right along this fence is where my garden is going. Our plans are to build an unpainted wooden picket fence with an arch over the gate, along with a bench for reading. I will plant vegtables, flowers, and berry bushes here..
Three Dog Lake from the front yard.
Casey in his new back yard! He is excited that his sheep are right behind the yard!
Going going to "get his sheep"!
The little babies in this photo are about 2 months old and are 1/2 Barb and 1/2 Katahdin. See the weird stuff on the Ewes backs? That is some of the wool they shed. Most of the wool is gone.
Dan, one of our Rams (1/2 Florida Native-1/2 Southdown) checking out one of his "Girls".
The year 2000 brought nine baby lambs, including three sets of twins, to Three Dog Farm. Dan is the father of some of the lambs and Arrogant Ed (3/4 Katahdin) is the father of the other lambs. These twins, named Jake and Lizzie by my nieces, were our first Cloverdale lambs, born January 29, 2000. Arrogant Ed is their father and "Red" is their mother.
Our second set of twins, Clover and Rover. Dan is their father and Miss Pigg is their mother. This photo was taken when they were less than an hour old. Clover is the darker chocolate lamb and is standing. Rover was very very, tiny when born and is laying behind Clover. It did not take him long to catch up to lil' Sis though; they are the same size now.
This is Jed, taken February 2000, age 11 months, peering over the stall door to have a peek at the new lambs. Jed knows three obedience commands and loves to kiss. I am told, that both, his personality and temperment are unusual for a Suffolk, but he is the love of our lives and such a sweet boy.
This is a photo of our flock in October, 2000. The babies are growing up!
December 2000 Lambs!
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Nick, born to Barbado ewe Angel. Dad was Dan, 1/2 Southdown - 1/2 Florida Native.
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Ben and Dani are very curious about Mannix the cat!
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In the Fall of 2000 we bought 3 St. Croix ewes and one ewe mixed with St,. Croix, Barbado, and Katadin. All three had been bred to a St. Croix ram, with lambs due in March and April. We had our first of these lambs March 1, 2001. They are just adorable. We named them Windy and Leo since they were born March 1 and March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb! Windy looks more like the Flying Nun!
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Our first St. Croix lambs. Twins, born to Butter - Windy & Leo
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Our Ram Ed.......better known as Arrogant Ed!!
This is Arrogant Ed, our 3/4 Katahdin ram. He really isn't a bad boy, but he is a bit arrogant! This photo does not really do him justice, as his horns are gorgeous as is he. He has a black stripe going down the entire length of one horn.
There's nothing like ending a long day out by the lake, with the cool Southern breeze blowing your troubles away.
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