tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099877799576584609.post1385100065721088986..comments2023-11-05T01:49:08.060-08:00Comments on From Cedar Pond to Laughing Dove Farm : Spot on Black SheepKathyB.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13076933273610590290noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099877799576584609.post-90967414963698509302008-10-02T01:54:00.000-07:002008-10-02T01:54:00.000-07:00Thank-you Daisy. Poor Hubby, putting up with all t...Thank-you Daisy. Poor Hubby, putting up with all the animals and repairing what they destroy, I know he loves me , he wouldn't put up with such things if he didn't.<BR/><BR/>Pamela, you had me laughing ! I can picture your Merlin doing the 'throw myself down' routine. We had a Nubian that saved those kind of antics for when our son walked her around the show ring. Just imagine, a big Nubian , belly up, legs waving in the air as your son is seriously trying to impress a judge ! That might be one of the reasons he took to horses and does NOT own any goats !<BR/><BR/>Thank-you Linda Sue. How many goats will this make for you ?We too , band our sheep. And, keeping sheep has given me more insight into scripture than I could ever have gained without them.<BR/><BR/>Autumn, I guess you would know about the baaing as we cannot hear each other speak when the sheep know I am outside and near a wheelbarrow.Like the verse, we should learn it that way, makes more sense doesn't it ?<BR/><BR/>Noble Pig, that is what is nice about this breed of sheep, growing up won't mean he is big!<BR/><BR/>Jo,I agree with your sentiments on the black sheep type of people. I think the follow the flock group frustrate me more....but do make for a very controllable group. Just think of the human analogies there.KathyB.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13076933273610590290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099877799576584609.post-49816985727244713972008-10-01T14:25:00.000-07:002008-10-01T14:25:00.000-07:00Aw, what a nice post! I am absolutely in love wit...Aw, what a nice post! I am absolutely in love with Black Bart. It has always been my experience that the so-called Black Sheep of any family is always the most sensitive one, and the one with the most heart. I think the same analogy can apply to anything, can't it? We are so quick to rush to judgment based simply on what a person look like. Give Bart a little scritch behind the ear for me.<BR/><BR/>I love your Adirondack chair overlooking your duck pond, too. Gosh, you live in an absolutely Heavenly place!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382221688268676914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099877799576584609.post-44973024645743681232008-10-01T13:07:00.000-07:002008-10-01T13:07:00.000-07:00What a sweet little lamb! Love the dark hair. Why...What a sweet little lamb! Love the dark hair. Why do they have to grow up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099877799576584609.post-42664979060172369402008-10-01T11:39:00.000-07:002008-10-01T11:39:00.000-07:00Kathy had a little lamb, it's fleece was black as ...Kathy had a little lamb, it's fleece was black as coal. And everywhere that Kathy went, the lamb was sure to go... followed by a bunch of other sheep baaing really loud cause they were 'starving' since they'd been fed an hour ago and well, she was outside so the least she could do is drop them 6 or 7 more flakes of hay don't you think? ( that's how the nursery rhyme should go. )<BR/>Thanks for the pics of the little guy. He's cute.<BR/>~ AutumnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099877799576584609.post-65211031296747789252008-10-01T07:20:00.000-07:002008-10-01T07:20:00.000-07:00I enjoy the fact you get sheep for the color they ...I enjoy the fact you get sheep for the color they add to your wool. We wether our little meat goats at very tender ages (we do banding so try to get them banded before their 3rd week). This year we'll keep most of the little males by using that very effective technique - some of our does haven't gotten to keep one of their offspring (we've normally only kept does - selling the males) so I am going to keep a baby for each no matter what gender. I appreciate the scriptural lessons of herding animals - the Lord does watch over us much like good shepherds watch over their flocks. Always a joy to stop by - I loved your posting about the nice chair next to your pond - restoreth your soul - so to speak.LindaSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01684545110832413808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099877799576584609.post-48581299537622707412008-10-01T05:17:00.000-07:002008-10-01T05:17:00.000-07:00Oh! I am so happy you got a Black Welsh. Merlin,...Oh! I am so happy you got a Black Welsh. Merlin, my little "flock boss" is a Black Welsh wether. I hope you are going to be as happy with yours as I am with mine. He's quite the little character and really deserves his own posting. So very serious all the time but ever so gentle. <BR/><BR/>I can't wait to see the wonderful yarn you spin from his fleece. You have got to keep us posted on how it goes with training him to lead. Mine was leading after just a few days, but the "teaching" part involved him not falling down but THROWING himself down on the ground. His eyes would roll back, his tongue would loll out and his little feet would jerk around as though having a convulsion (no, the collar wasn't too tight and there was no tension on the lead).<BR/><BR/>After a few tries of this, he figured out that it wasn't getting him anywhere so he just sort of shook himself off and walked along as nicely as could be. <BR/><BR/>Like I said--quite the character!Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853793959909472712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3099877799576584609.post-67002017082470995972008-10-01T05:01:00.000-07:002008-10-01T05:01:00.000-07:00Very lovely post, Kathy. I always enjoy the quote...Very lovely post, Kathy. I always enjoy the quotes and scriptures you add. They give deeper meaning to your post and make me think. :)<BR/><BR/>Bart is a handsome fellow. He has such a sweet and innocent looking face. Very kind and generous of your husband to agree to bring him home for you. :)Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03865193802444007545noreply@blogger.com