The face of a black ewe with a lamb on each side, one black and one multi colored.
News continues to be terrible so here are our latest lambs. A black fleeced ram and a multi colored ewe. This was taken minutes after their birth. We are proud to raise Gulf Coast Natives, a critically endangered sheep breed.
A spotted lamb with a green ear tag.
A white ewe lamb with a black spot on its side.
A white faced ram with large horns.
A black ewe with a black ram lamb and a speckled ewe lamb.
More lambs! Another two sets of twins including a pitch black ram lamb. Also featuring an appearance by dad, who doesn’t seem that impressed that he now has 13 offspring at the ripe old age of 9 months!
Two white lambs on grass.
The lambs are enjoying the sun!
We are in the midst of lambing here in central Texas. 2 singles, twins and a set of triplets so far. The weakest triplet started fading so we brought it in as a bottle baby. Still weak but seems better. #GulfCoastNative. #SmallFarmlife.
Brindle brown dog smelling tiny white fleeced lamb.
Our smallest triplet is really struggling so we’ve brought her into the house to keep her warm and to make sure she is getting enough to eat. Sammy has appointed himself her guardian, with particular concern for the errant cats who get too close.
Large white lamb being licked by mom right after birth.
I’m at work, but this morning was … whew. A lamb was stuck so I had to pull it. Thankfully it is alive, but it was really touch and go given the umbilical cord broke before it was out. I’m going to be shaking all day… but it’s up and nursing (and huge).
Rebecca in look at my mane mode. 3 weeks from her annual sheering. She grows the longest fleece of our herd and gets this Elizabethan ruff around her neck.
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#SkySheep
#GulfCoastNativeSheep
Sebastian being a goof again. He scratches his head on tall weeds and occasionally gets them stuck in his horns.
Sheep in the mist, and me helping the ladies reach some oak leaves.
#gulfcoastnativesheep
#skysheep
#SmallFarmLife
Local Gulf coast Native wool: raw fleece to knitted beanie project. #slowfashion #wool
A Gulf Coast Native ram with elegant, swooping horns poses for a portrait
Baron knows he's handsome and is always happy to pose for a portrait. #GulfCoastNativeSheep #SmallFarmLife #evening
A Gulf Coast Native ewe looking soulfully into the camera
Tillie, a Gulf Coast Native ewe, showing off her lovely eyelashes
Tillie has such beautiful eyes. Sheep get a bad rap as timid, non-thinking conformists, but they all have their own personalities and will definitely let you know what they want! #SmallFarmLife #HeritageBreeds #GulfCoastNativeSheep
Some pretty ladies in Alabama saying hi!
The sheep are finally sheared. #shearingseason #gulfcoastnative #wool
Dye experiment from a while ago I never posted. It's gulf coast native wool so I tried to dye it to look like the ocean on the gulf coast. Turned out pretty good I think
#spinningandfiberprep #handdyedyarn #handspunyarn #handspinner #aciddye #gulfcoastnative #raresheepbreed
Evening sheep
#GulfCoastNativeSheep #HeritageBreeds #ProtectYourPeace
Having healthy lambs is one of the best blessings of my year. I named this video “New Born”. #GulfCoastNative #SmallFarmLife #Texas
Great shot. Here are some of our #GulfCoastNative.
So if there is anything that I have learned from raising a heritage breed of sheep (#GulfCoastNative), is that we all need to find our own lamb gang and run free. #SmallFarmLife #Texas
A GulfCoast Native lamb, pixel, samples the grass in front of a classic barn. The barn is covered in dappled light from the surise and has classes rolling doors with white framing.
Tracy’s shot in an early morning. #GulfCoastNative lamb pixel is sampling grass in front of the barn after the rest of the herd has gone out. #SkySheep #SmallFarmLife
Gulf Coast RAM is watching out for you.
Gulf Coast sheep fit their challenging environment so well that for centuries, they were the only sheep to be found in the deep South, providing wool and meat for home production. The development of anti-parasite medications in the 1900s allowed the introduction of other, larger, more productive sheep breeds to the Southeast. Gulf Coast sheep were slowly discarded by most farmers; the breed was saved only through the action of a few Southern families. You can help conservation efforts! www.livestockconservancy.org/join
(From Instagram LiveStock Conservancy today),
Gulf Coast sheep fit their challenging environment so well that for centuries, they were the only sheep to be found in the deep South, providing wool and meat for home production.... (see alt text for complete info) www.livestockconservancy.org/join
It’s finally autumn in Alabama. The sheep seem to be enjoying the cool mornings. #sheep #alabamasheep
Many Gulf Coast native shepherds offer raw wool, processed wool or yarn for your knitting 🧶 pleasure. The shave ‘em to save ‘em program is a great support of Gulf Coast native breed.
Freshly woven scarf from handspun —courtesy of 3 of my sheep. #rawfleece #handspun #wool #gulfcoastnative
Another picture of my gulf coast handspun.
#gulfcoastnative #raresheepbreed #spinningandfiberprep #spinsky #handdyedyarn #aciddyes #gulfcoast #handspun
Dyeing local wool handspun yarn (from raw fleece) for a commissioned project. 🌲🐑🧶 #rawfleece #localwool #handspunyarn #handdyed #weavingproject #gulfcoastnative
Mixed flock of #GulfCoastNative sheep and #BarbadosBlackBelly sheep going for a sprint to dinner.
Had a great time helping out with the fleece judging at the Gwinnett County Fair yesterday. There were some real beauties!!
#gasheep #gawool #gwinnettfair #skysheep #gulfcoastnativewool
