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Breeding Sheep - Constraints we are Dealing with in 2024
Every year we breed sheep for spring lambs. Our goal is to produce fine, crimpy fleeces for handspinners to enjoy, and we achieve this through a very thoughtful, well planned breeding program. In this video I talk about the constraints we are facing this year and how they will impact our breeding plan for 2025 lambs.
Thank you for watching, I hope you enjoy this video
#sheep #sheepfarm #shetlandsheep #breedingsheep
My Links:
Farm website: softshetlandwool.com
Instagram: whisperingpinesshetlandsheep
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Ravelry: www.ravelry.com/people/WhspringPinesFarm
Etsy: www.etsy.com/shop/SoftShetlandwool
Email: jen6265@gmail.com
Blog: whisperingpinesshetlands.blogspot.com
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A Quiet Morning on the Sheep Farm
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Enjoy a quiet, peaceful morning with me on the farm - no words, just the sounds of the sheep, the trees and outside. #sheep #sheepfarm #peaceful #shetlandsheep #chores My Links: Farm website: softshetlandwool.com Instagram: whisperingpinesshetlandsheep Facebook: softshetlandwool Ravelry: www.ravelry.com/people/WhspringPinesFarm Etsy: www.etsy.com/shop/SoftShetlandwool...
Caring for Sheep in the Autumn - Morning Chores
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Caring for our sheep in Western New York State in the Autumn is a joy and a pleasure - won't you join me as I tend to their needs as part of my morning routine? Thank you so much for stopping by, I hope you like this video! #sheep #sheepfarm #farming #chores My Links: Farm website: softshetlandwool.com Instagram: whisperingpinesshetlandsheep Facebook: softshetlandwool...
Upgrading Sheep Coats using the Handling System
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The ewe lambs are due for an upgrade to larger coats as they grow so fast in the first year. I send the entire flock through the handling system in order to change coats on the lambs, replace coats on adults where needed and trim the feet on an adult ewe sheep. If you saw the Temple Grandin movie, there are elements in the handling system we use from her designs. The Squeeze Machine was what in...
Rhinebeck Fiber Festival 2024 - Recap of our time at the festival
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Back home after another unbelievable New York State Sheep and Wool Festival. What a great time we had, so nice to see everyone and meet new people. The festival was October 19 - 20 at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds We were in Building C Booth 8, same every year. Saturday hours are 9-5 Sunday hours are 9-4 Thank you for stopping by, I hoped you liked this video! #hipstrings www.juliettepecautde...
Rhinebeck Fiber Festival 2024 - Sunday Morning - talking to people in line, booth setup
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It is here! I am so excited to see everyone at the Rhinebeck Fiber Festival! Sunday is the quiet day, we had time to visit with festival goers prior to opening, and still have time to get booth ready and put on my festival fancy boots. The festival was October 19 - 20 at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds We were in Building C Booth 8, same every year. Saturday hours are 9-5 Sunday hours are 9-4 T...
Rhinebeck Fiber Festival 2024 - Booth Tour
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It is here! I am so excited to see everyone at the Rhinebeck Fiber Festival! Booth is ready on Friday night - quick sneak peak at our booth setup. The festival is October 19 - 20 at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds We are in Building C Booth 8 Saturday hours are 9-5 Sunday hours are 9-4 Thank you for stopping by, I hoped you liked this video! #rhinebeckfiberfestival #fiberfestivals #sheepfarm #k...
Road to Rhinebeck Fiber Festival 2024 - Knit a Market Bag
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I am getting ready to vend at the 2024 Rhinebeck Fiber Festival, formally known as Dutchess County Sheep and Wool Festival. In this video I show you the stitches used to knit the market bag I offer made from yarn spun on my demo wheels at previous fiber festivals by handspinners that come to my booth. The bag is called the Monteagle Bag, and was created by the Mason Dixon Knitters. Here is the ...
Prepping Floor Model Majacraft Pioneer Spinning Wheel to sell at Rhinebeck Fiber Festival
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I am getting ready to vend at the 2024 Rhinebeck Fiber Festival, formally known as Dutchess County Sheep and Wool Festival. In this video I am working on the Majacraft Pioneer Spinning Wheel floor model to sell in my booth at Rhinebeck. Majacraft discontinued the Pioneer when they introduced the Luna, so I don't need this floor model demo wheel any longer. I am selling it in my booth at Rhinebe...
Taking photos to make new Sheepy Notecards to offer in my booth at the Rhinebeck Fiber Festival
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I am getting ready to vend at the 2024 Rhinebeck Fiber Festival, formally known as Dutchess County Sheep and Wool Festival. In this video I am in the pasture with my sheep, taking photos to make a new 2024 set of sheepy Note Cards for my booth. The festival is October 19 - 20 at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds We are in Building C Booth 8 Saturday hours are 9-5 Sunday hours are 9-4 I will be of...
Making sample packs of sheep fleeces - Preparing to vend at the Rhinebeck Fiber Festival
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Making sample packs of sheep fleeces - Preparing to vend at the Rhinebeck Fiber Festival
Road to Rhinebeck Fiber Festival 2024 - Preparing to Vend at the Festival - Plying Yarn
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Road to Rhinebeck Fiber Festival 2024 - Preparing to Vend at the Festival - Plying Yarn
How I Halter Train my Sheep
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How I Halter Train my Sheep
Adirondack Wool and Arts Festival 2024 in Greenwich New York
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Adirondack Wool and Arts Festival 2024 in Greenwich New York
Weaning our ram lambs
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Weaning our ram lambs
Sheep Delivery and a Sleepover in Pittsburg Pennsylvania
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Sheep Delivery and a Sleepover in Pittsburg Pennsylvania
A memorial project - carding rolags, spinning and knitting the Morning Surf Scarf
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A memorial project - carding rolags, spinning and knitting the Morning Surf Scarf
Catch up with our lambs - they are 3 months old now! - 184
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Catch up with our lambs - they are 3 months old now! - 184
The Fleece Auction has Concluded - now time for paperwork, packing and shipping!
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The Fleece Auction has Concluded - now time for paperwork, packing and shipping!
Sheep Farming in Early Summer - lambs, pastures, daily chores
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Sheep Farming in Early Summer - lambs, pastures, daily chores
Skirting Bianca's Grey Roo'd Fleece for my 2024 Fleece Auction
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Skirting Bianca's Grey Roo'd Fleece for my 2024 Fleece Auction
Skirting Chelsea's Grey Roo'd lamb Fleece for my 2024 Fleece Auction
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Skirting Chelsea's Grey Roo'd lamb Fleece for my 2024 Fleece Auction
Skirting Janet's Grey Roo'd Fleece for my 2024 Fleece Auction
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Skirting Janet's Grey Roo'd Fleece for my 2024 Fleece Auction
Skirting Rosine's Grey Roo'd Fleece for my 2024 Fleece Auction
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Skirting Rosine's Grey Roo'd Fleece for my 2024 Fleece Auction
Skirting Barbarnina's Fawn Roo'd Fleece for my 2024 Fleece Auction
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Skirting Barbarnina's Fawn Roo'd Fleece for my 2024 Fleece Auction
Skirting Mrs Hughes's Grey Roo'd Fleece for my 2024 Fleece Auction
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Skirting Mrs Hughes's Grey Roo'd Fleece for my 2024 Fleece Auction
Skirting Isolde's Grey Roo'd Fleece for my 2024 Fleece Auction
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Skirting Isolde's Grey Roo'd Fleece for my 2024 Fleece Auction
Skirting Belinda's Moorit Spotted Roo'd Fleece for my 2024 Fleece Auction
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Skirting Belinda's Moorit Spotted Roo'd Fleece for my 2024 Fleece Auction
Skirting Tosca's White Roo'd Fleece for my 2024 Fleece Auction
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Skirting Tosca's White Roo'd Fleece for my 2024 Fleece Auction
Skirting Lakshmi's Grey Roo'd Fleece for my 2024 Fleece Auction
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Skirting Lakshmi's Grey Roo'd Fleece for my 2024 Fleece Auction

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @mywoolmitten
    @mywoolmitten 7 днів тому

    Happy Christmas Jen and family ❤ My breeding groups are small (and together late this year, too, but that's life 😊) Let's keep our fingers crossed for lovely lambs come late May 😂

  • @GrizzyLemming
    @GrizzyLemming 7 днів тому

    Aww, happy wiggly tail in the first minute. All so peaceful ❤

  • @dragnflei
    @dragnflei 7 днів тому

    How odd, i didn’t see a notification this morning, just this one. I enjoyed the peace with the sheep and you. It’s nice to have moments like this when things are so busy. Sending you and yours love, Jen. ❤❤❤

  • @manicspinner1959
    @manicspinner1959 7 днів тому

    And who are those you've separated off? Ah breeding groups

  • @manicspinner1959
    @manicspinner1959 7 днів тому

    Who is the brown one with the white face and the black around the eyes?

  • @truffles12506
    @truffles12506 7 днів тому

    What was that shove about in the beginning?

  • @manicspinner1959
    @manicspinner1959 7 днів тому

    They are so beautiful.

  • @manicspinner1959
    @manicspinner1959 7 днів тому

    Sorry I missed the live; I was looking for you at noon eastern, and figured you were off being a grandma.

  • @brooke_reiverrose2949
    @brooke_reiverrose2949 12 днів тому

    Thanks so much! Great info and lovely people.

  • @margolehman5482
    @margolehman5482 21 день тому

    I know it's a long way to travel for you, but if you ever come down to Maryland Sheep & Wool, I'll bring a whole bunch of people to your booth! I might try to get to Rhinebeck in 2025. Thanks for all the background info on mills and hope you find one that can make lovely top for you.

    • @SoftShetlandWool
      @SoftShetlandWool 19 днів тому

      Thanks Margo - I would love to go to Maryland, but it is right in our lambing season, so just is never practical for us.

    • @margolehman5482
      @margolehman5482 19 днів тому

      @@SoftShetlandWool Ah, yes. That makes sense. I forgot that you are probably lambing a bit later than the shepherds here. Well, I hope to make it back up to Rhinebeck this coming year!

  • @maribethclark2798
    @maribethclark2798 21 день тому

    Watching after the fact. Hope all goes well for the baby & Mom.

  • @lisajoslin8848
    @lisajoslin8848 22 дні тому

    So sweet. I love Shetlands.

    • @SoftShetlandWool
      @SoftShetlandWool 19 днів тому

      Thanks! They are a very special breed of sheep

  • @pathowes32
    @pathowes32 25 днів тому

    Hi Jen, the girls look great

  • @jeantyler8431
    @jeantyler8431 28 днів тому

    Love those sweet faces! Happy sheep.

  • @margosiebenmorgen3634
    @margosiebenmorgen3634 29 днів тому

    Oh I missed the live again. Fun to watch the replay.

  • @terri1234able
    @terri1234able Місяць тому

    Do you remember the video that went viral around 2020 there was a herd of sheep & other animals in different places but all going in circles? It was very strange , wondering if you ever experienced the sheep doing this?? ❤

    • @SoftShetlandWool
      @SoftShetlandWool 19 днів тому

      Hi there - thanks for the comment - I don't recall that but plan on checking it out, sounds interesting!

  • @jaredwise4534
    @jaredwise4534 Місяць тому

    Hey Jennifer my name is Mckensey (Jareds Wife) I appreciate the informative videos on your Shetland flock. I have a question for you, my daughter and I bought several Shetland lambs in October here in SE Kentucky. Our one lamb Sweat Pea is starting to roo. We started to gather her wool got a small section on her shoulders done but then stopped thinking that it might not be a good thing for her to be "naked" these next few winter months that are ahead of us. My question is if we should continue to harvest her wool or just let the rest go and see if it just stays on her until spring time? I appreciate any advice you may have.

    • @SoftShetlandWool
      @SoftShetlandWool Місяць тому

      Hi Mckensey - thank you for your comment - I am glad our videos are helpful for you. I can't really say what is going on with Sweet Pea - it could be a variety of things causing her to shed her wool now including a recent stress she went through, unusual climate conditions or maybe she is just shedding her lamb coat. If the wool is coming off really easily, then its probably going to fall off and become waste. Were you planning on using her wool? I think if it were me I would leave her be this year and let it just fall off naturally. If you tried to put a coat on to preserve the wool I worry it would felt or get ruined anyways. It will be interesting to see if the other ewe hits the rise at the correct time of year. I hope this helps!

    • @jaredwise4534
      @jaredwise4534 Місяць тому

      Thank you for getting back to me quickly. My daughter and I were going to use the wool to start teaching ourselves how to spin the fiber into yarn. I think we will take your advice and just let it fall off naturally if it wants to. We only even noticed she was shedding when we were picking the debris and small sticks that were caught in her wool out and noticed clumps were coming out nicely with it. If Thank you again for the advice!

  • @manicspinner1959
    @manicspinner1959 Місяць тому

    Just checked my Facebook notifications and I am following you and it appears that I have notifications on, but I did not get a notification of the live feed.

    • @SoftShetlandWool
      @SoftShetlandWool Місяць тому

      Hi - I am doing the lives on UA-cam now. A couple people said they got the notifications just before the feed started on their UA-cam account. I am hoping to do regularly on Fridays at noon like I did on Facebook. I hope you can make one of the next ones!

  • @manicspinner1959
    @manicspinner1959 Місяць тому

    Sorry I missed this!!!

  • @mywoolmitten
    @mywoolmitten Місяць тому

    I want to commend you for being conscientious and not breeding or selling breeding stock that might have an issue 👏 Not everyone is that considerate. All of my early years breeding Corriedales, we made it a practice to cull all ewes that had ANY lambing issue and finally got to a flock that was so easy to manage! Congratulations on the upcoming grand baby, best wishes to all!

    • @SoftShetlandWool
      @SoftShetlandWool Місяць тому

      Thanks Cary - trying to plan for results with breeding animals reminds me of a saying I read on the tag of a Tetley tea bag - "life is what happens when you are making other plans".

  • @jeanne-mariel
    @jeanne-mariel Місяць тому

    How is Mabel?

    • @SoftShetlandWool
      @SoftShetlandWool Місяць тому

      Great! She is such a dear thing - still very attentive to her flashy ewe lamb from last spring - they hang together all the time!

  • @pathowes32
    @pathowes32 Місяць тому

    Will you breed Alice Paul this year?

    • @SoftShetlandWool
      @SoftShetlandWool Місяць тому

      Not sure, I have to go through all the data and see where everyone falls out

  • @marthabowser501
    @marthabowser501 Місяць тому

    Yay a new video! Love to watch/listen...while I knit or spin ....❤❤❤

  • @deborahcopeland384
    @deborahcopeland384 Місяць тому

    Eating machines. Fresh hay and green grass is their happy place.

  • @mywoolmitten
    @mywoolmitten Місяць тому

    Crunch, crunch, crunch 😊 Love listening to the livestock munching away ❤

  • @editekeditek8600
    @editekeditek8600 Місяць тому

    🤍🤍🤍🐑🐑🐑

  • @rivetting77
    @rivetting77 Місяць тому

    Love the camera being right near breakfast! Great shots!

  • @pathowes32
    @pathowes32 Місяць тому

    Very peaceful morning❤

  • @naturelover7409
    @naturelover7409 Місяць тому

    Lovely video, thanks so much for sharing. It's so relaxing to see sheep grazing live in real time without any rushing up or edits. It's very calming. It's at natures own pace.

    • @SoftShetlandWool
      @SoftShetlandWool Місяць тому

      That is so great! I am glad you liked the live feed!

  • @christinesisak2015
    @christinesisak2015 Місяць тому

    I soooo missed 'Sheep on Fridays' Friday! So glad you're back... but I totally missed it today. I'll have to figure out how to set notifications - LOL!

    • @SoftShetlandWool
      @SoftShetlandWool Місяць тому

      Hi Chris - I'll try to set up in advance - new to using UA-cam so lots to learn!

  • @pathowes32
    @pathowes32 Місяць тому

    Hi Jen, Loved to see when the sheep came up to you. They are the friendlies for sure. When are you planning on lambing this year? Can’t wait to see all the babies❤️

    • @SoftShetlandWool
      @SoftShetlandWool Місяць тому

      Hi Pat! Lambing will be mid may most likely - can't believe we are at breeding season already!

  • @editekeditek8600
    @editekeditek8600 Місяць тому

    🥰

  • @margosiebenmorgen3634
    @margosiebenmorgen3634 Місяць тому

    Im sorry I missed this live. I didn’t get any notification .

    • @SoftShetlandWool
      @SoftShetlandWool Місяць тому

      Hi Margo - I kind of just did it spur of the moment, I will schedule them going forward - looking forward to chatting with you next live!

  • @jf976
    @jf976 Місяць тому

    Do you like those white huts you have out with your ram lambs? Does it keep them comfortable over winter?

    • @SoftShetlandWool
      @SoftShetlandWool Місяць тому

      The white calf huts have worked great for us - we use them for breeding groups, quarantine pens and for longer term quarters for rams. They can fit a surprisingly large number of shetland sheep and have good ventilation. The shetlands love the cold! Winter months are their favorite, they struggle more with the heat in the summer

  • @naturelover7409
    @naturelover7409 Місяць тому

    It's so awesome to watch sheep videos. Thanks for sharing

    • @SoftShetlandWool
      @SoftShetlandWool Місяць тому

      That is so cool! Glad you are enjoying the sheep

  • @editekeditek8600
    @editekeditek8600 Місяць тому

    Thanks for sharing this moment with us 🤍🐑

  • @leonievrolijk752
    @leonievrolijk752 Місяць тому

    Ik wil zak met wol kopen 😅 op stuuren naar nederland ik betaal .

    • @SoftShetlandWool
      @SoftShetlandWool Місяць тому

      Thanks! I haven't figured out yet how to ship raw fleeces internationally - I need to research that!

  • @mywoolmitten
    @mywoolmitten Місяць тому

    I always like to see how other people do their chores 😊 For the first time in about 20 years, I had to start feeding hay in September, even though I have a lot less sheep - ugh. They're still picking at the pasture but not much there! Love your lane

    • @SoftShetlandWool
      @SoftShetlandWool Місяць тому

      Thanks Cary - we just started hay this week - can't stand how it gets in my bra and under my shirt!

  • @omaam1005
    @omaam1005 Місяць тому

    Nice, I'm considering sheep of my own some day.

    • @SoftShetlandWool
      @SoftShetlandWool Місяць тому

      Sheep are awesome - never regret our decision to add sheep to the farm!

  • @lmsand62
    @lmsand62 Місяць тому

    I get you!

  • @pathowes32
    @pathowes32 Місяць тому

    Loved watching this video of your morning work. You take such good care of your sheep❤

  • @abigailmcenroe5024
    @abigailmcenroe5024 Місяць тому

    Abby here…thanks for your videos, some of us can’t travel anymore. So your info keeps us very happy. I was the first wool judge at the sheep and wool festival, we had about a dozen fleeces. Going to go see if you are offering the “ more textured” roving for sale. I know you said you were not going to sell it on line, but I’m hoping it is there. I love combed top, but sometimes my designs need the more natural look. Thank you , thank you for your videos and adventures.🐑🐑🐑 👍

    • @SoftShetlandWool
      @SoftShetlandWool Місяць тому

      Aw so nice of you to say! I didn't put the roving up - if you are determined I would be willing to send you a small sample and then you can decide. I am spinning and knitting it up now and am picking out a lot of hay bits but it looks pretty good!

  • @Karla-yz4qd
    @Karla-yz4qd Місяць тому

    Thanks for sharing the video Jen! I absolutely love watching you care for your Flock!! You take such great care of them!❤🐑❤

  • @Delilah70
    @Delilah70 Місяць тому

    What are the coats for?

    • @SoftShetlandWool
      @SoftShetlandWool Місяць тому

      We use the coats to keep the wool clean - I sell the raw fleeces directly to handspinners who wash the wool and make yarn from the fleeces so they like the wool to be nice and clean with no bits of hay or poo (VM).

    • @Delilah70
      @Delilah70 Місяць тому

      @@SoftShetlandWool oh, I see. I probably should have figured it out! Your sheep 🐑 are gorgeous, beautiful wool. It gives people some insight on all the hard work it takes to harvest wool. Thanks for the info ☺️

  • @manicspinner1959
    @manicspinner1959 Місяць тому

    One of these days, I hope to meet you, but it probably won't be at Rhinebeck; from everything I hear, the festival is just way too crowded for this human.... until then, I rely on folks like you who provide recaps of their own experience. I love the support you are providing for folks like the coopworth shepherd who can't sell his wool. We need more of that. Do you know Melissa / Knitting the Stash? She does something similar. She's not too far from you-- in Ithaca most of the year. She also has a YT channel (Knitting the Stash). Down here, we used to have Solitude Wool who bought up local wool, processed it and sold it. But Gretchen just retired and shut down the company. Ross Farms or Ross wool was at Rhinebeck; they sell breed specific wool/yarn. Have you met them?

    • @SoftShetlandWool
      @SoftShetlandWool Місяць тому

      Hi Jillian - I look forward to the day we get to meet in person! I don't know that I would enjoy the festival if I weren't vending - it is really crowded unless you come on Sunday. You know a lot more about the farm yarn business than me! I am not familiar with Ross Farms.

  • @pathowes32
    @pathowes32 Місяць тому

    That was a lot of work. The handling system worked great.

    • @SoftShetlandWool
      @SoftShetlandWool Місяць тому

      Oh man, that system has been a game changer for us

  • @naturelover7409
    @naturelover7409 Місяць тому

    It seems sheep make lovely pets. How loyal and friendly are they compared to cats and dogs?

    • @SoftShetlandWool
      @SoftShetlandWool Місяць тому

      Many of my ewes are very sweet and like affection, but I think dogs and cats are more dependant on us so express more loyalty than sheep. I had one bottle lamb that i imprinted on, and she would follow me around - right up until I merged her with the flock and then she would come up for skritches, but she was happier with her flock.

  • @jayek11
    @jayek11 Місяць тому

    Great video and love the Finger Lakes Fiber Festival sweatshirt. I miss that festival.

  • @marthabowser501
    @marthabowser501 Місяць тому

    Thank you for this video..as a newbie sheep mom...I was wondering if my little ewe laambs were already outgrowing their coats...and now I know they definately are. Seems like you always show the info I need! My little girls are now leading well..and I am loving having them. Also the cool closeups of the wool...was very enjoyable too! Thank you SO much for sharing your beautiful flock with us.❤

    • @SoftShetlandWool
      @SoftShetlandWool Місяць тому

      Thanks Martha! That makes me feel terrific, so glad you are finding our videos helpful. Give your little girls a hug from me!