Expansion has taken a couple of forms here.  I bought a couple of Shetland wethers from my friend, Allan.  They have a different fleece – more slippery, shiny and feltable and he had two colored wethers that were otherwise slated for the butcher’s table. Moon Shadow is a light gray with darker spots and Noir is pitch black.  I need to read up on Shetland color variations and terminology to be more precise than that. From the looks of them they don’t eat much so won’t be as effective as my Babydolls in the landscape management department. Currently they are walking through holes in fences I didn’t know I had, but are integrating well with the Babydolls.  

Noir (front) and Moon Shadow (rear) sharing hay with Edwin (right).

Just in the nick of time, my friends Jean and Stefan, helped me prepare the nursery in the upper barn. Claire, (who you might remember didn’t show any lambs in the ultra-sound!!) gave birth to a baby girl Sunday at around 6:00pm. After a little coaching Claire is doing a great job of mothering this year. Gott sei dank!

Little Olivia explores under the watchful eye of mama Claire.