Her name is Barley. Baaaaaaarley. hehe. Isn't she cute?
Look at all that wool! We don't have to shear her for quite a while, but when we do I'm keen to have a go at spinning a bit of homegrown fleece. I don't know the first thing about spinning. I don't have any equipment. But my hubby is almost as keen as I am to try and get something knitted from her, and he's even thinking about building me the equipment. Hehe.
I wonder how much yarn I could get from her woolly butt each year?
She's about 7 months old, and baa'ed for her mama quite a bit at first, but now she's a happy little vegemite. And soon she'll be our fat, contented, tamed, wool-growing, automatic mower. The complete package, as far as pets go.
I feel like such a farmer! A farmer with no veges in the vege patch, whose only other "stock" are a guinea pig and a galah! Oh well...
Anyway, one of her girlfriends should be coming to join her, soon, so we'll have a flock Ü
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YOU HAVE A SHEEP!!!!! That is the coolest thing ever. I can't wait to read about your first spinning experiments! :)
Okay, the photo of your son looking at the sheep just about melted my heart...
Sounds like I'll have to find some time and a way to come visit you again and meet the new additions to your property.
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