Comments on: Lambing Time http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2007/04/lambing-time/ Heirloom gardening and the lives of Pat 'n' Steph Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:50:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: cyndy http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2007/04/lambing-time/comment-page-1/#comment-395 cyndy Sat, 21 Apr 2007 13:36:37 +0000 http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=120#comment-395 Thank you for the great information Patrick, I enjoy learning abut the rare breeds, even better when they are "local". Kudoo's to Claudy Jongstra for keeping them going! Thank you for the great information Patrick,
I enjoy learning abut the rare breeds, even better when they are “local”. Kudoo’s to Claudy Jongstra for keeping them going!

]]> By: Patrick http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2007/04/lambing-time/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Patrick Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:56:04 +0000 http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=120#comment-393 Here is a picture of the kind of sheep Caudy Jongstra uses: http://www.drentsheideschaap.nl/ Here is a picture of the kind of sheep Caudy Jongstra uses:

http://www.drentsheideschaap.nl/

]]> By: Patrick http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2007/04/lambing-time/comment-page-1/#comment-390 Patrick Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:28:51 +0000 http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=120#comment-390 That's a good question Cyndy! These are just the standard boring Dutch raised everywhere breed. I don't know what it's called. They are very boring and dumb. I saw your comment for Rebsie's post on Root Cause, and I was going to say something there. There are some interesting breeds of sheep around. There were some in a nearby field last year, but I didn't take a picture of them. They were much friendlier and smarter than normal sheep. If I see them again this year, I'll make sure I get a picture of them. I also know the farmer who was tending them, so I'll ask him about them the next time I see him. There is a local artist who makes things from the wool of Drenthe Heath sheep she raises herself, and has had some of her work shown in the Moss gallery in NYC. Her name is Claudy Jongstra, and you can find some stuff about her on the Internet. I hope I have some time to hunt down some local rare breed livestock this year and do some posts on them. That’s a good question Cyndy! These are just the standard boring Dutch raised everywhere breed. I don’t know what it’s called. They are very boring and dumb.

I saw your comment for Rebsie’s post on Root Cause, and I was going to say something there. There are some interesting breeds of sheep around. There were some in a nearby field last year, but I didn’t take a picture of them. They were much friendlier and smarter than normal sheep. If I see them again this year, I’ll make sure I get a picture of them. I also know the farmer who was tending them, so I’ll ask him about them the next time I see him.

There is a local artist who makes things from the wool of Drenthe Heath sheep she raises herself, and has had some of her work shown in the Moss gallery in NYC. Her name is Claudy Jongstra, and you can find some stuff about her on the Internet.

I hope I have some time to hunt down some local rare breed livestock this year and do some posts on them.

]]> By: cyndy http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2007/04/lambing-time/comment-page-1/#comment-389 cyndy Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:44:51 +0000 http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=120#comment-389 They all look happy and healthy! What breed? They all look happy and healthy! What breed?

]]> By: Patrick http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2007/04/lambing-time/comment-page-1/#comment-385 Patrick Sun, 15 Apr 2007 12:57:16 +0000 http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=120#comment-385 Hi Ash! Thanks for the comment. Your blog looks great! I'm looking forward to reading it. It's nice to know someone so close by. Hi Ash!

Thanks for the comment. Your blog looks great! I’m looking forward to reading it. It’s nice to know someone so close by.

]]> By: Ash http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2007/04/lambing-time/comment-page-1/#comment-383 Ash Sun, 15 Apr 2007 12:31:07 +0000 http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=120#comment-383 Hi! Just came across you and was surprised (and delighted) to see that you're in Holland too! I just started gardening on a volkstuin in Amstelveen. Looking forward to reading more of your blog! Hi! Just came across you and was surprised (and delighted) to see that you’re in Holland too! I just started gardening on a volkstuin in Amstelveen. Looking forward to reading more of your blog!

]]> By: steph http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2007/04/lambing-time/comment-page-1/#comment-384 steph Sun, 15 Apr 2007 12:30:08 +0000 http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=120#comment-384 Glad you like them. Usually the sheep are pretty shy and just run off any time I get anywhere near them. But today for some reason, they were being calm and photogenic. Glad you like them. Usually the sheep are pretty shy and just run off any time I get anywhere near them. But today for some reason, they were being calm and photogenic.

]]> By: kathy http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2007/04/lambing-time/comment-page-1/#comment-382 kathy Sun, 15 Apr 2007 02:51:29 +0000 http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=120#comment-382 Great pictures. Great pictures.

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