We are proud to announce the purchase of a black Babydoll ram lamb from Northwest Cashmere and two white ewe lambs from Lucky Star Ranch. The girls arrived Sunday June 3rd and are getting used to their new surroundings. We even converted Brian's oldest daughter, who keeps saying she hates sheep. One look at these and she has decided that Babydoll sheep are very cute.

Vincent, our ram lamb arrived a couple of weeks later.

For pictures of the girls check out our Ewes page, for pictures of the ram lamb check out our ram page.

Observations

June 11, 2007, sheep do NOT like change. When the girls first arrived we fed them hay on the floor in one corner because the manger was a bit too high for them. Tonight when feeding I decided to switch them to the manger as they were wasting a lot of hay by using it for bedding. I put a flake of hay in the manger and put it on edge so it stuck up so they could see it clearly. They watched me put the flake in, they went over and sniffed it, then walked away. I finished feeding the rest of the barn animals and when I walked back by their box stall they were bleating at me. I had to actually go in and put the flake on the floor in the same corner as always before they would eat it. Now I'm not sure if this is a normal sheep thing, or only because they are still babies, but I have a few relatives who could relate to the not liking change thing. We had a cat once who would freak out if you moved a single piece of furniture or item in the bedroom where she hung out the most. Hmm, neurotic sheep?

The following excerpt was taken from a pamphlet offered by the Old English Babydoll Southdown Sheep Association and Registry.

Origin and Background

One of the oldest English breeds of sheep, they originated in Sussex County, England. A small breed known for it's hardiness and very good meat.

It is believed they reached America in 1803, but could not compete with consumer demand. This ultimately led to the production of the larger, leggier Southdown of today.