Bottle Calf
- Lane and Tucker and their new bottle calf
- Lane’s turn to feed her
One of our cows had a calf yesterday and she doesn’t have milk for it, so the boys are going to feed her for the summer. They are pretty excited, so far. They haven’t thought of a name for her yet, and would really like for me to make a felted sculpture of her for them. She is pretty cute and would be fun to make, hopefully I can find the time to do that for them soon.
Bottle Kid
Lane feeding Fawn some supplemental milk from a bottle
Three babies turned out to be a little more than “Mildred” could handle. The littlest kid “Fawn” was getting pushed out of the way by the two bigger kids. She has been getting some supplemental milk from a bottle for a few days now and seems to be doing much better. Tucker has claimed Fawn as his own and is quite happy that she will be a tame “bottle kid” now. Bottle kids and lambs are much easier to catch and hold or play with.
Abby, Fawn, Lane and Callie
Triplets at Bear Creek
Yesterday afternoon our LaMancha milk goat (Mildred) surprised us with three babies. It was a terrible windy and rainy day, so the kids and I grabbed the babies and Mildred and brought them into the barn where it was a bit warmer. We found that they are all girls, the largest being all white. Tucker fell in love with the tiniest baby right away.
When I checked in on them this morning they were all well and happy. They even attempted to play and jump around already, which is fun to watch!
The triplets are LaMancha/Nubian cross.
The LaMancha is a breed of milking goat noted for its apparent lack of, or much reduced, external ears. The LaMancha breed is medium in size, and is also noted for a generally calm, quiet, and gentle temperament.
We have had Mildred for 2 years and use her milk for making cheese and drinking.
Tucker said he would like to have an entire herd of goats some day. We will have to see about that! We are running out of room for any more animals especially goats. We seem to have a lot of trouble keeping them in their pens.
Felting Supplies
.5 ounces of beautiful Romney wool from my own flock of Romney sheep. Romney wool felts up fast and firm. It is a favorite among needle felters! $3.00 Colors Natural Cream/White Natural Grey Light Brown Pink Green Dark Brown Natural Black 2 felting needles, size 36 and 38 $2.00
Felted Sculptures
[Click photos to zoom in or out] Felted Cow One of a kind needle felted cow. This piece is solid wool. She has been carefully sculpted using the art of Needle felting. My inspiration for this piece came from one of our favorite cows. I spent a lot of time out in the pasture taking pictures to make sure she would be accurate. She is accurate right down to her brand. She is made with Romney wool from our flock of sheep, processed right here on our farm. The wool was dyed by mixing several different dyes to get the right ...
Felting Kits
Romney Wool Felting Kits Learn to felt with Teresa Perleberg, our kits contain all the supplies you will need to create a finished piece of felted art! Pictures, instructions and design by Teresa Perleberg. All kits contain wool from our farm. Unauthorized duplication is prohibited. Colors Brown Orange Bear Needle Felting Kit (For Beginner Felters) Kit includes: 1 ounce wool 2 felting needles one 5 x 5 inch felting cushion black wool for facial features detailed instructions on how to make a bear (Pictures of each step) Kits make a great gift! $16.00 Copyright © 2009 Teresa Perleberg Pumpkin Needle Felting Kit (Beginner) Kit Includes: 1 ounce of wool 2 felting needles one ...
