How Sheep came to reside at Bear Creek

How Sheep came to reside at Bear Creek

This is the 4th post in my blog series; “How I started needle felting and making money with wool from my sheep.”  I started out sharing how growing up on a farm influenced my artistic side and developed my eye for detail.  In the second post I share how homeschooling...
Spring 2017 at Bear Creek

Spring 2017 at Bear Creek

I want to give you a small glimpse into what life is like here at Bear Creek in the spring.  We have 42 healthy lambs running around and lambing is officially over for the year.  We are yet in the midst of calving with new arrivals everyday.  Before we even began...
Meet Angus our New Sheep Guardian

Meet Angus our New Sheep Guardian

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....
Lambing 2016

Lambing 2016

38 baby lambs and only one ewe left to go, we are very nearly finished with this lambing season.  It has been an exciting month here at Bear Creek with nice healthy lambs and excellent mommies.  Only one mom seemed indifferent to her new lamb, but has since come...
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