by Teresa Perleberg | May 1, 2020 |
Our flock continues to grow lamb by lamb as the Lambing season winds to a close. Lambing is exhausting but fills me with hope and optimism in the way only new life can do. Lambing also makes me nostalgic for the early days. There was a time, many years ago, where we...
by Teresa Perleberg | Apr 24, 2020
While most people rang-n 2020 back in January, when you live on a farm, Spring is the true start to a new year! And absolutely nothing marks a new season quite like bringing life into the world. It’s lambing season at Bear Creek, and so far, more than 46 babies...
by Teresa Perleberg | Nov 9, 2016 |
Sheep Guardian We have been raising sheep since 2005 without a sheep guardian and this year, 2016, is the first time we experienced coyotes killing our sheep. We raise beef cattle here at Bear Creek as well, and have lost a few calves to coyotes over the years....
by Teresa Perleberg | Mar 28, 2016 |
Exciting News, and it’s all about Black Sheep! We Sheared our sheep and the most exciting part was shearing the Wensleydales for the first time. I was surprised at how much heavier the Wensleydale fleece was compared to our other breeds. It is quite perfect...
by Teresa Perleberg | Mar 24, 2016 |
I look forward to shearing day every year! (except for the year the sheep got into the cockle burs) We shear in March every year right before the lambs are due to arrive. Sheep shearing is exciting for several reasons but my favorite is getting my hands on the wool...
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