Introducing the New Flock

On June 15th we had three sheep. By July 1st we had grown to 11! 

We purchased four Pike Hill Shetlands mid-June - three ewes and a wether. 

Here is PikeHill Clover, a yearling fawn katmoget ewe. She is a very affectionate ewe and has become flock mother to our new lambs.

Our other new yearling ewe, PikeHill Mocha, is a solid moorit. She's a little less friendly, but she's warming up to us.

This is our yearling wether, Buckwheat. He is always looking for a snack! PikeHill Poa is our adult ewe and is the fourth adult sheep we added this year. Look for her in future posts.

In addition to the four adult sheep we added four lambs. We began with two wethered ram lambs from Painted Knoll Farm in NH. These two wethered lambs are Mac and Otto. Both have incredibly soft fleeces and love attention. Mac is a black katmoget, and Otto is a solid moorit. 

To this new friendly flock we added Kira, our "lawn-mower", to encourage her innate friendliness. She's also a yearling Shetland, but she's one of the original three sheep we purchased in 2008. Kira was the color of a toasted marshmallow and her fleece has whitened. She has become Clover's side-kick and now enjoys scratches, too.

Kira was shorn mid-June, so she looks a bit naked!