Lambs arrive at the Bear Creek Ranch

Baby’s have been arriving at the Bear Creek Ranch and keeping me busy night and day.  We have 6 little lambs so far this spring.  If you can call it spring that is!  We still have several feet of snow on the ground and it has been cold.  It is snowing again right now in fact.  I have kept the lambs in the barn so far, since their entire pen behind the barn has several feet of snow in it.  The ewe’s have a little path through the snow going out to their bale feeder.  We had the sheep sheered last week and they have been shivery cold ever since.  I feel so sorry for them.  I expected to warm up a little faster than this!  We like to have them sheared before lambing as it makes it easier for the lambs to find milk right away when they are born.  Plus I was in need of some wool.  Some colors are in short supply.

Marley was my first ewe lamb born on this farm.  All they had were ram lambs up to that point which was depressing since I was trying to build the sheep flock.  Needless to say she is pretty special.  (she is the lamb I am holding on the front page of the website.)  She was the first to lamb this year with her very first lamb.  She is an excellent mother and “Twizzler” is extra cute!

More pictures coming soon!

Needle Felting Class, March 12, 2011

Sheyenne Valley Arts and Crafts Association will be sponsoring a needle felting class at Sheyenne Hall in Fort Ransom, ND.  Saturday March 12, 1-4pm.   I will be teaching the class and we will be making a little needle felted sheep.

If you would like to sign up for the class call Lynn at 701-973-4121 or email her at tlhanson@drtel.net

The cost for the class will be $20.  All the materials to make the sheep will be provided.  Lunch will also be served.