Cuantas sheepies tienes?

Ocho! That's right, Jacob and I just got ourselves a flock of 8 sheep! Jacob is so like the story of that camel who slowly worms his way into the tent. I was open to the idea of two lambs that would be "processed" in the fall. But Friday Jacob came home with a great idea--we could visit Grandma Goodrich for Mothers Day and then bring back 8 sheep! I was reluctant, but now I'm very excited! 

They are Katahdin Hair Sheep, so instead of giving wool, they shed in the summer. You'll see that the three ewes are still in the process of shedding, so they look a little straggly. And because they're hair sheep, they're not white, and it doesn't really matter. They're maybe not as cute as woolly lambs, but they grow on you. 

Anyhow, we ended up with three ewes and five babies. The ewes could possibly be pregnant. If so, we could have up to 6 more babies in September or October. 

One issue was how to transport 8 sheep from Duchesne to Riverton. We were able to use Jacob's dad's truck. His brother-in-law had built some sides for the truck, and then we tied in a few bales of hay in the back. Finally we tied the sheep in so that they couldn't jump out. Jacob did some excellent wrangling, and no one was seriously injured. 

This last picture was my view of them from the cab of the pickup. 

After only 2 and a half hours, we arrived in Riverton and unloaded the lambs. They quickly got to work on our weeds, just as we had hoped. 

We're thinking that our pasture probably can't support 8 sheep, even little ones, so we're not sure yet if we'll try to keep all 8 or sell some off or pasture them elsewhere. So stay tuned for more sheep news!