I am delighted to announce the arrival of three new ewes to the farm. These sweet girls needed a new home because their parents were moving from Redwood Valley to a condo in Cotati. Mike who introduced me to them was just so sweet and touching saying goodbye to his friends. They had a happy life with him and I hope to give them some more joy here.
The two older girls are sisters and are 5 years old. The baby is 2 years old and was a surprise to Mike when she arrived a few hours after first moving to their house. They had softer, finer wool than I have ever played with before.
They are currently in a separate pen from my flock in quarantine since that is what the vet suggested for the first few weeks. This is just to make sure no health issues pop up. I also think it’s a good chance for them to settle into a new and different environment before dropping them in with a lot of new faces. But the sheep from my flock have been communicating back and forth with them- wish I spoke the language better!
I had the vet out this morning to check them over. He trimmed hooves and dunked them in a cleaning solution as well as gave them a dose of penicillin to ward off any foot rot. He also wormed them again with Ivermectin ( I already wormed with Valbazen when they arrived) to cover all the worm families.
The auntie sheep had been blinking her right eye a lot and that worried me so I had him look at that too. Turns out she has mild entropia where her bottom eye lid slightly rolls inward. Since it was not a bad case we will just leave her alone. I have had him fix these before but it requires cutting and stitches so we skipped it.
I will update next weeks blog with more information about the personalities of these beautiful girls. Until then I will be winning them over with treats from pears to saltines, which are always a hit!