Yesterday I got the chance to help Sandra with the sheep for the first time. She was very kind and let me help out (albeit I was probably more work than help). She generously shared a great deal of information while I furiously took notes.

Clark Gable is going to be part of a photo shoot today and needed to look his best. The plan was to bathe the lambs but with nights so cold, she postponed it. It doesn’t help that her pasture has been drenched again with the recent rains. FEMA was out yesterday to see if they can do anything to control the flooding from the creek. Clark did get a good brushing tho, a shot (afterward baaa’ing for sympathy from the flock and got it), some corn starch dusting (to whiten him up for his pics) and lots of sympathy. I told him all he needed was some milk and he could be a biscuit. I wish I had a picture of him – but he is so cute! After his brushing, he sported a handsome rounded beard – all he needed was an Amish outfit to go with it.

One of the things I’ve been surprised about is how curious and smart the sheep are. Sandra fed them a couple of scoops of food outside, to keep them from bowling us over with hunger. While she put out more food and hay in the barn and went to get water, I offered to shovel out the barn floor. I noticed six pairs of eyes watching me through the plastic drape on the barn door and as soon as I had cleared a path about two feet wide, they came hurdling in to get to the food and hay. Just like kids, they waited for me to clear a path so they could run in on the newly cleaned floor. Not a job for someone OCD. lol

I had a wonderful time and cannot wait to go back and learn how to clean their hooves and bob the lambs tails. + Sheep shearing time should be here v-e-r-y soon!