Oddball Homestead and Shearing

Oddball Homestead and Shearing Small Flock Sheep Shearing service as well as all things Homesteading
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06/13/2026

we got to visit some Navaho churro sheep today. Most of these ladies have not tolerated the humid Missouri summer and were felted so badly we had to break out the hand shears. We are no Allan Oldfield but we got the job done.
Time for a nap back at it tomorrow.

Beneath the nails and on the skin,The marks of labor now begin. A darkened smudge of oil and clay,The painted dust of ho...
06/10/2026

Beneath the nails and on the skin,The marks of labor now begin. A darkened smudge of oil and clay,The painted dust of honest day. No pristine palms of idle ease,But callused skin and scraped-up knees. For every streak of earthy brown,Is worth the jewels of any crown.They till the soil, they mend the break,They build the world for a maker's sake.Though others shrink at grime and smutch,There is pure magic in their touch. So let the water wash the dust,And leave the stains where they are thrust. For hands that bear the marks of care,Are the truest hands we have to share.

Shearing day complete. We are honored to get to work outside with sheep, alpaca, llama and goats rather than in an office under artificial light.

😭😭 we love this shepherdess and her flock of beautiful babydoll south downs and are sad we won't see them every spring. ...
06/08/2026

😭😭 we love this shepherdess and her flock of beautiful babydoll south downs and are sad we won't see them every spring. If you are in the market for some beautiful sheep reach out to them. They always shear lovely and have great feet!

One of our favorite things is to see our pasture improve. After years of being an over worked dairy our ground was this...
06/07/2026

One of our favorite things is to see our pasture improve. After years of being an over worked dairy our ground was thistle and buttercup. Years of heavy cows, neglect and miss management made it almost worthless for our needs. When we bought this we knew we had our work cut out for us. Today we rotated the sheep onto the first pasture they had this spring. The forage is over most of their backs. We still have thistle and buttercup but it's improving slowly ❤️

Danika's goslings and chicks joined in a Nerf war this afternoon. They thought they were helping. They were comic reli...
06/06/2026

Danika's goslings and chicks joined in a Nerf war this afternoon. They thought they were helping. They were comic relief if nothing else.

Mom is conducting an experiment in the garden with wool. She put wool and straw in the bottom of one bed and and just s...
06/06/2026

Mom is conducting an experiment in the garden with wool. She put wool and straw in the bottom of one bed and and just straw in another. The plants are the same, dirt is the same. Sun exposure and water are all the same. The wool bed is going crazy. The no wool bed is not.

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06/05/2026

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The crew welcomed 4 young shearers today while knocking out 50 Jacobs in about 3 1/3 hours. These talented you ladies a...
06/04/2026

The crew welcomed 4 young shearers today while knocking out 50 Jacobs in about 3 1/3 hours. These talented you ladies and gentlemen were getting in and getting the job done! From shearing, hoof care, wool handling even medical care they learned a ton. Monti was there to guide the way despite a nasty Rotator cuff injury.

Nave found the mineral tub...Nave ROLLED and SLEPT in the mineral tub. Nave is a MESS. There is one every year 😵‍💫
06/03/2026

Nave found the mineral tub...Nave ROLLED and SLEPT in the mineral tub. Nave is a MESS.
There is one every year 😵‍💫

The Colored pastures flock got to go on a Graze-about. One of Vicki's friends had a pasture that needed mowed. The gir...
06/03/2026

The Colored pastures flock got to go on a Graze-about. One of Vicki's friends had a pasture that needed mowed. The girls were given a spa day and worm check before moving over to start the job. They are looking fat and sassy and the pasture is looking lovely 😍.

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