Monthly Archives: March 2014

Our 13.5 year old Shetland wether Coco died today.  We was standing oddly this morning.  I went to move him into the barn, and he had a seizure.  I knew this was not a good sign so we got him … Continue reading →

Today we took on the grueling task of spring sheep maintenance.  We caught the sheep flock in the barn then individually caught each one and placed it in the sheep chair (not sure what the sheep would call it).  I … Continue reading →

So today we continued onto the next step of tanning our sheepskin.  We rinsed the brined skin.  Above is the skin surface, and below is the wool surface.  DC was sheared a little over one month before he was butchered … Continue reading →