my kinda black friday

Well not completely...I have many downed limbs from the first snow of the season two weeks ago.  We had about four inches of heavy snow with a touch of ice mixed in causing downed trees and limbs in my neck of the woods.

These downed limbs will be around until I get my battery operated chain saw that I've told my husband I want for Christmas...since he feels that need to get me something and I really don't need anything.  I recently had the chance to use one on another tree that came down in recent high winds and it was easy to operate and something that I think I can manage to handle.

As I went out to survey the fence line for other trees that may have taken any fencing down the girls waited at the gait hoping that they would get out and munch on some leaves and grass.

It's been so busy these last few months there were many times I should have put a post on here and just ran out of time.  So a quick second to catch up...

We put our breeding groups together in early October.  I was planning to use Ram #26 Gwenever DuRoy a little more this year, as we have had him for sale since spring.

At this same time I received an email from a breeding that wanted to buy him and pick him up while they were here on vacation and take him back to there farm in New York.

So right away I put nine ewes in with him.  I'm hoping some of them were bred by him before he left on October 21st.

Gordon, my cap flecket ram was put with five ewes, then a few were added later as some came into heat.

Two Tone - another flecket had four ewes in his group.

Fergus - a polled white ram was put with five ewes

My purebred Border Cheviot was put in with my two cormo/shetland cross ewes.  This ram is for sale if anyone is looking for a really nice purebred Border Cheviot.  He comes from Bob Hunter east of Columbus Ohio who raises and shows Border Cheviots.  He is a really nice and pleasant ram.

My Border Cheviot / Shetland cross ram lamb was put to 10 ewes, so we will still have some nice market lambs next year.

We took the breeding groups apart October 28th so who ever is bred is bred.  We hope to have some nice lambs in the spring.  Some of them will be for sale along with some adult ewes.

The girls got their wish on this beautiful fall day.

So my kinda black friday is to kick back and enjoy a relaxing day,
hope you are enjoying this black friday as much as I am.