Farmer Friday Game Night Fun!

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Even when we take a night off to play some board games... they still involve farm animals!? 

The rules of the pasture...

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I am always intrigued and interested in how our four legged animals get along. At our place, everyone grazes together - goats, cattle, sheep, etc. 

Like all herd animals there is a hierarchy of relationships with leaders and followers and introducing new animals typically puts everyone's nose out of joint for a few days. 

Each animal has a different personality and approach and while size matters... it doesn't always dictate who the leader is! As their humans, we quickly learn who to feed/water/scratch first and in what order, to maintain the current rules of the pasture!

Fair Time!

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Today we are spending the day at the Royal Manitoba Winter Fair in Brandon. We took 24 kids with us and are having a blast. Today is 4H day at the fair. If you are here look for the green shirts! (And the crazy sheep...)

Squirt the sheep

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Today's photo features Squirt, the sheep who arrived at our farm as a bottle lamb several years ago. I forgot what a cutie pie he was! 

You could be two pastures over, if he heard your voice he would come running, bawling all the way! 

Feeling sheepish?

Day Five of our FFF Photo a Day: 

With the weather a bit on the chilly side, we've been bringing some of our projects inside to work on... 

Here you see our sheepskin in progress. These come from a number of sheep we had a few years ago. We've been curing these for quite a while and they are now ready to be washed, carded and stitched together. Eventually, they will be a wonderful mattress topper for our bed! 

This is the first time we have attempted such a project, so we likely have done a number of things wrong... however, that is the way one learns, right?