Four new sheep arrive

Earlier in the week I found a rare craigslist ad for my breed of sheep - St Croix . I got them for a good price. K2 and I brought them home where the cats and dogs did a sniff check.

Having passed the new guy smell test, it was time to lure them out of the cool goat/sheep carrier (also found on craigslist for a good price). They wouldn't come out until we offered them some sweet grain.

This small group of a horned ram (very unusual for this breed) and three pregnant ewes is not as healthy and plump looking as my current ram Mutt and two ewes Snow White and Boo Boo. Don't think they got much TLC at their last home. Since they are new to our farm, and might have parasites or sickness, we will keep them in the 2 acre yard around the house and separate from other sheep and cows out in the pasture.

After a month or two of drinking our good pond water...

...and eating our good grass and hay (and a little sweet grain), combined with lots of exercise and fresh air, 

I have high hopes for them. Next year these three ewes and their soon-to-be-born daughters will be bred by Mutt and then we'll have lots of excellent sheep. Unfortunately, this little new guy ram (I had to buy him as part of a package deal) and any soon-to-be-born boys are headed for the freezer some day. We are currently working on names for these four.