tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post2484047056294423539..comments2024-03-29T05:29:47.363-05:00Comments on Farmgirl Fare: Thursday Daily Dose of Cute: Snuggled Up in BlueFarmgirl Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-46940025607903207302008-10-25T14:58:00.000-05:002008-10-25T14:58:00.000-05:00Hi Everybody - and welcome new visitors and commen...<B>Hi Everybody - and welcome new visitors and commenters!</B><BR/>I'm so glad you're loving this picture as much as I do. I've been sorting through a zillion old photo files and as soon as I saw this one, I made it my desktop background. Then the next day I thought, this needs to be seen - who cares if these babies aren't babies anymore! : )<BR/><BR/><B>Hi Pamcake,</B><BR/>Most of our sheep are Suffolk, which is a meat breed known for their black faces and black legs (and coarse wool mostly good for making blankets rather than soft garments). A lot of Suffolk lambs are born all black, but then they quickly fade to white.<BR/><BR/>If you look at the lamb on the left, you can see that it looks kind of white underneath compared to the lamb on the right. I don't know for sure which lamb this is, but it probably stayed black - though their wool does bleach to brown in the sun.<BR/><BR/>I have a soft spot for the black sheep, and you can read more about their coloring (and see some sheep shearing pictures) in <A HREF="http://foodiefarmgirl.blogspot.com/2007/02/farm-photo-21907.html" REL="nofollow"><B>this black sheep post.</B></A><BR/><BR/><B>Hi Yellow Dog!</B><BR/>Always great to hear from you. Okay, so this morning <A HREF="http://foodiefarmgirl.blogspot.com/2008/07/friday-farm-photo-let-me-out-already.html" REL="nofollow"><B>Cary</B></A> (who has grown into a very big girl!) let me pet her - but only because she was sitting down busy chewing her cud. No hug, but I'll keep trying. ; )<BR/><BR/><B>Hi Anon,</B><BR/>You brought up something a lot of people ask me about - or don't like to ask about. None of our 2008 lambs have become anyone's dinner yet, but you're right, some of them will. (Since we're getting fewer and fewer pure black sheep I may have to hold this one back even though he's a 'useless' boy because I love the black ones so much - just don't tell Joe because I might be able to sneak it by as a girl for a while - that wool hides a lot. As long as he doesn't see it pee - girls squat, guys just stand there - I have a chance. ; )<BR/><BR/>As for eating these cute animals (who aren't quite as darling when they're 130 pounds), it did take me a while to get used to the idea, but because I know what happy, healthy, stress-free, all natural (and often spoiled!) lives my animals lead, I would rather have my meat come from animals I know and raised myself than from anywhere else. And of course it tastes delicious!<BR/><BR/><B>Hi LindaSue,</B><BR/>Those horizontal ears never fail to crack me up, especially when you're looking at dozens of them. So cute!Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-2008345305809250492008-10-25T08:20:00.000-05:002008-10-25T08:20:00.000-05:00What little darlings!What little darlings!Sherry Trifle - Lovely Catshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17455963552661465857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-25010492906164340802008-10-24T21:15:00.000-05:002008-10-24T21:15:00.000-05:00What a couple of cuties! Nothing sweeter than a ba...What a couple of cuties! Nothing sweeter than a baby animal...well except maybe a baby person!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-35897657399733552008-10-24T17:05:00.000-05:002008-10-24T17:05:00.000-05:00Wow ! Here were I live I never see black lambs. Th...Wow ! Here were I live I never see black lambs. Those are cute, sure !Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00836486261158899099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-61326060923836839222008-10-24T13:39:00.000-05:002008-10-24T13:39:00.000-05:00Ah breeding season - the 3 weeks out of a year my...Ah breeding season - the 3 weeks out of a year my goat does think the buck is worth a second glance. They will literally line up in the pasture! Glad they don't realize when birthing comes around what caused it. Adorable lambs - I do love those horizontal ears!LindaSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01684545110832413808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-47479893487398595912008-10-24T10:46:00.000-05:002008-10-24T10:46:00.000-05:00Adorable-I just came across on your blog and will ...Adorable-I just came across on your blog and will be adding you to my favs. I am a farm girl myself.tracylynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171066795404511445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-85358355919654403612008-10-24T06:55:00.000-05:002008-10-24T06:55:00.000-05:00My, what big ears you have, my dear . . .We're abo...My, what big ears you have, my dear . . .<BR/><BR/>We're about ready to move our ram in with the ewes. It will be a great relief to him, I'm sure.Kristin @ Going Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00221544641416039741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-16085667784726003402008-10-24T01:46:00.000-05:002008-10-24T01:46:00.000-05:00Wow, cute.I'm a city person; it's odd for me to lo...Wow, cute.<BR/><BR/>I'm a city person; it's odd for me to look at that pic and realize that they've both probably become dinner for someone. Cute dinner, though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-43643280910133688312008-10-23T21:44:00.001-05:002008-10-23T21:44:00.001-05:00Those are awfully darned cute! I could use somethi...Those are awfully darned cute! I could use something snuggly while my arm heals.kitchenmagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992982861785057694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-17764082587303404562008-10-23T21:44:00.000-05:002008-10-23T21:44:00.000-05:00I'm just glad to see that you NOW know what cases ...I'm just glad to see that you NOW know what cases lambing season.<BR/><BR/>kidding aside I hope you have a fruitful spring.<BR/><BR/>give Cary a hug, if she lets you.<BR/><BR/>bThe Yellow Dog Speakshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14438692171243818117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-62790364494411788172008-10-23T21:41:00.000-05:002008-10-23T21:41:00.000-05:00That is for sure a double dose of cute.That is for sure a double dose of cute.Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03149119087428534072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-70189043697895593422008-10-23T20:09:00.000-05:002008-10-23T20:09:00.000-05:00Breeding season already? Wow. Time flies.Great p...Breeding season already? Wow. Time flies.<BR/><BR/>Great photo, I love the little black sheep.jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05925212233815659494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-66196466029131675962008-10-23T20:01:00.000-05:002008-10-23T20:01:00.000-05:00I hate to ask this, but I really need to know, do ...I hate to ask this, but I really need to know, do the black lambs stay black? I hope so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com