Mineral Tubs are for . . .

The lambs really like the mineral tub! Of course they like to play in it as much as munch on it. Here we catch Missy inside while her brother just relaxes beside a grain feeder. Funny thing is the big sheep really prefer the loose minerals to this tub for some reason.

Junior Mint and friends check out the bench.

The sheep really like the benches that are in the main sheep areas. Junior Mint just has to see what all the fuss is about. The benches get a lot of use by the human factors as they double as storage and great places to just hang out and watch the sheep on good days. Junior mint checks it out along with Buddy and one of the girls.

15U and her Twins

We sold 15U (Dorper/Katahdin cross) exposed to our Ram WIN12X Odo (purebred Katahdin) to Karma Creek Farms of B.C. They were kind enough to send us pictures of her twin ewe lambs that were born early this morning. They are very happy with the little girls and will be keeping them to add to their flock. Below is a picture of 15U (MooMoo) and her twins.

A closer look at Twin number 1 in the next 2 photos.

A closer look at twin number 2. Both of these little girls have really cute markings. I can't wait to see more of Odo's little ones hit the ground as so far they are looking good.

Nice 50/50 Dorper/Katahdin

This little girl WIN68Y is developing that nice Dorper butt. She is a lovely half and half that I had considered selling. Glad I changed my mind and decided to keep her!

Then and Now Ruby!

Ruby in 2010!

Ruby Now

She is a lovely girl. Her horns are different sizes as she broke one when she was a youngster.

Yummies

PAS29U is starting to get big with lamb even though she has until mid May to go before she is due. Here she  enjoys a little peace and quiet while sunning herself. This nice girl gave us triplets last year ... hmmm I wonder if this will be a repeat performance!

Emma's Twins come along and discover PAS29U laying in the warm sunshine with hay leaves on her back. How yummy! Don't move ... we will help you get rid of those yummy leaves.

She wonders what these too little mischief makers are up too and tries to find out without getting up.

She was fine until Junior Mint desides he really wants to climb on up for play time. So much for relaxing in the warm sun.

Scarlet WIN82Y

Scarlet (WIN82Y) is due to lamb at the end of May. She was bred to one of our purebred Dorper rams (Sisko WIN5X). I am really looking forward to seeing her little one(s)  hit the ground. She is a 1/2 cross out of Jade DJA51W (purebred Katahdin) and Buster (Ram H Strategy 541U) Dorper ram. This little girl is a triplet with lots of potential.

The Big and The Small

Twinkie and Dakota get to know each other. Dakota is trying to figure out just what the fast moving little thing is!

Still helping in the construction zone Dakota finally gets a good look at Twinkie. They get along fine.

More Lamb Pictures

Here are some pictures taken of Junior Mint (white ram lamb) and Lil Miss (white and black ewe lamb). These were taken today in 13 C weather while they were meeting some of the flock for the first time. The weather was great to introduce them to the world. We even had a BEE buzzing around!

Just love the little black knees! See below for a picture of the little family. Mum looks very tired with that big yawn!

Emma's Twins

Here are the first pictures of Emma's Twins! Born this morning and shown here at just a few hours old. These are little cross lambs. Mum is a Katahdin cross and Dad is a Purebred Katahdin Odo (WIN 12X). Mum and little ones are doing fine.

Below is a closer look at the first to arrive. He is a nice healthy Ram lamb, weight 10.2 lbs. I love the red on his ears.

Below is the 2nd to arrive. She is nice healthy Ewe lamb, weight 9.8 lbs. Really cute markings on this little girl. Yes that is a tiny white spot on her black nose.

Sharing the water

I took this picture just last week in warm sunny weather! Dakota and one of our young ewe lambs sharing a drink at the water trough. Today the snow has hit the ground and it cold outside. I  had to chop 3 inches of ice off the top of that water trough! How fast the weather changes.

Last weeks wind damage

Last week was another 100K plus wind week. We thought we had some fence damage from the neighbours wheel line.

While walking to check it out it was discovered that the wheel line has some damage. Amazing that the wind caused such a tear in the metal pipe!

Get down to the fence damage and much to my surprise the fence is fine. Somehow the wind blew the wheel line over the fence and it is just putting pressure on the top wire.

The edge of the wheel line that is over the wire reveals another metal tear in the pipe! Here is picture of the end that is in our field.

Here is a picture of the end that is still sitting in the neighbours field. While I feel for the neighbour I am glad this is not our wheel line. Ours is just fine.

Our newest arrival

We are happy to introduce "Twinkie". She arrived unexpectedly just two short weeks before Christmas. Our little girl has made her way right at home and is spoiled rotten. She gets along with the other dogs and cats of the house. Bailey is taking the change in stride as I believe she thinks Twinkie is a puppy that needs to be cleaned and loved on. Bailey is always good with lambs that we bring into the house (chilled or bottle babies) as she takes on the roll of loving mum. She has extended that mothering to little Twinkie.

Below: Bailey shows off her mothering skills as she tries to clean Twinkie's ear.

Merry Xmas and Happy New Year

Buddy wanted to wish everyone a very happy holiday season. He also wanted to do it on time. The human factor on the other hand was a little slow. That said, Happy belated holiday greetings from everyone at Win D Acres!! Buddy put on his antlers and fancy bell collar just for the pictures :)

Wind Damage

The last couple of days the wind has been terrible out here. Wind speeds over 100K can do a lot of damage. In the below two pictures you will see that the wind moved the horse trailer! The horse trailer was parked over beside the fence where the tall trees are. It did have blocks under the tongue as well as around the wheels. The wind managed to push it well past the gate! The top picture is taken from a side view. The trees on the right are beside the fence the trailer is supposed to be parked beside. The bottom picture is taken from the fence it is supposed to be beside. You can see the blocks on the ground where the trailer was parked, and the top of the fence wire.

 Below you will see the damage the wind did to a straw stack. The stack was covered with a tarp. In the picture below you can see the stack is now uncovered and is missing four bales from the top left hand side. The tarp is now located between the stack and the stooks. If you look closer you will see 4 bales on the ground to the right of the picture. The stook was already missing its top bale as I had removed it the previous day.

The picture below shows the four bales. Three are easy to see but the forth is hidden a bit as it appears to be part of the stook beside it. Notice the bale beside the fence post.

Below the now broken fence post. Broken at ground level from the force of the straw bale hitting it.

Tarp damage on other stacks also occurred. Looks like we need to buy more tarps. Sad thing is these tarps were all new!

WIN 23X

A nice picture of WIN 23X. This little ewe is a bit on the small side but does have nice confirmation and I just love that color. She will be bred to Odo for spring lambing.

Tough on doors

The ewes and are really tough on the shed doors. Below you can see the right door hanging off its hinges. They also managed to knock the door on the other side of this shed off its hinges as well. Both doors have now been repaired.