Sheep Rescue?

Ok, maybe not technically, but this definitely is a happy new home for one of our sheep, Bob.

Recently during a conversation with one of the wonderful vet techs, Kim, at Dr. Mac's it was discussed that she was looking for a goat to be a pasture pal for her horse. Now, obviously, Bob is no goat (goats creep me out!!!!!), but he's one awesome little buddy! With my mom considering condensing the farm to be more manageable for just her to handle (my dad is just going to continue to get worse), she suggested Bob. Our other sheep are all "marketable" for breeding, but Bob's been "cut" and aside from being a companion pet, most people would probably just consider him lamb chops (I can't even think of any of them like that!!!).

So, after some serious effort to wrangle him up, off Bob went to his new home for a "trial" run ... and they love him - of course!! He's one awesome little guy. Kim was nice enough to send me some photos on the first day they let Bob loose in their giant field. Look how happy he looks munching away! :)

Good luck, Bob. I love you!

too early

This is definitely an early morning for me since it's my day off ... my cats have the tendency to wake me up when they think it's breakfast time which, of course, is usually an hour (or 5) ahead of schedule - little boogerheads! Oh, but I looooooooooove them! :)

I've been busy trying to plot out new ways FFRV can be a help in the rescue world. I'm never sure what direction we should head in ... or how to keep things in check and reined in. Sometimes it all seems too out of control. Lots of animals need rescuing - that job is never done, but sometimes I feel like there's no concept of priorities, let a lone restraint to focus on priorities.

How cute is this little munchkin??? He's a little baby babyface sheep my parents are going to get, though he's still too young right now and we have to figure out a name for him still. My parents want to get into having some sheep because apparently these make great pets, graze well and they produce really nice wool. I think it's a pretty good idea ... though I'm not sure why they think they need to breed them. I can't deny I'm a bit disappointed in that. There's enough animals out there already and it's not like these sheep are going to run out of wool at some point in their lives - it keeps growing! How much wool do they want to "produce" exactly??