These sheep make the funniest noises when they talk. It sounds like they're burping! Sue wasn't sure if they ordered a burping breed, but that's just their unique voice. And their names: Rainbear and Chocolate Brownie, were decided upon by Guthrie, one of Sue's children, but he always switches them. I imagine the sheep must be confused!
The best thing that sheep have to offer (besides their burping-like-bleat) is their huge appetite. They pretty much spend entire summers eating, and then rest during the winter.
TLC's property is abundant with raspberry bushes with are delicious, but we need room for other veggies and fruits as well! Being woody and thorny, raspberries are difficult to remove, but conveniently, sheep love to eat them! So using the method called Management Intensive Grazing, we move the sheep's fence around to different areas in the land where we want to get rid of a particular invasive species. It sure beats weeding!
(or... it sure bleats weeding? :)
check out polyfacefarms.com to learn about Joel Salatin, who invented the Management Intensive Grazing method.
TLC raises chickens completely organically!!! Since we're not giving the chickens antibiotics, we have to be extra careful about chicken diseases. The chicken coop is built on wheels and the location is changed regularly to avoid bacteria from getting in and spreading. Also, since the coop is on wheels the chickens can drive into town if they want to sell their eggs. :)
If only...
hmmm....
is there a place in the world for a chicken driving school?
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Also, we learned that the roosters tear the feathers off of the back of the hens when mating them. It sounds kind of rough to me.
-Mariel
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