Saturday, March 5, 2011

Babydoll

Yesterday, Cadence and I got to meet one of our future sheep! He is the Old English Babydoll Southdown lamb pictured in the previous post.  He's now a week and a half old, and has the sweetest little bleat.  And he is heart-meltingly cute.
His mom, Lilac, is about the size ouf our Aussie dogs, or at least she looks that big with her woolly winter fleece.  The lamb's  tail has been banded so it will be shorter, but the banding didn't bother him --his tail wagged so happily while he nursed. He has also been banded to be a wether, since we won't be breeding sheep.  A wether will make a much better pet than a ram and since he is not a breeding animal, all his energy will go into making a beautiful fleece. The fleece of a babydoll is fine and soft like cashmere.
This is Dali. When our  lamb is grows up, he will look a lot like Dali, one of the owners' original babydolls.  
We are eagerly awaiting the birth of the next lamb in the flock, which we will also take so our lamb will not be alone. We won't actually get them until May, when they are weaned, but by them we will have lush green grass in the pasture.  I cannot wait to see baby lambs and calves frolicking in the pasture! 


7 comments:

gz said...

I'd love to feel that fleece.

Only 15 days to Spring????

Mama Pea said...

It is ALWAYS so exciting to bring new animals to the farm/homestead. Your little guy is going to be one good-lookin' fella!

Bethany Ringdal said...

Wow, he is SO cute. I'm so excited for all the babies!

Becky said...

He is adorable! I love fluffy faced Southdowns. I know you'll be excited to get him home. :)

Jessica said...

So cute! Why is it good for them to have short tails?

Cheri said...

Soooooo cute!
I feel like a Godmother already :)

Susan said...

Now I am having second thoughts about the sheep...
Worried about fencing, predators, finances and flock size (can't afford three of these guys right now, which my book advises is the minimum size flock.)

Jessica, they dock the tails so their behinds stay clean and don't have problems with flies. Also, the cleaner wool is more desirable.