North Branch Sheep Ranch

04/11/2012

2012 Spring Lambing!

04/11/2012

2012 Spring Lambing!

03/18/2012

Spent the unusually warm weekend re-skirting 30 fleece - sending the top 4 to one of my favorite customers - see her link at www.thespinningloft.com .

So I’ve been combing a lot lately. And I was thinking while I was combing about how some of you might feel a little afraid of the combing. Maybe it looks like a lot of work or maybe the combs look scary or you’ve heard that there is too much waste involved, but hand … Continue reading →

03/12/2012

02/18/2012

We attended the annual Indianhead Sheepbreeders Association meeting a couple of weeks ago and were able to expand our knowledge of sheep, fiber and land management. Specific to wool 20% of what we (Americans) produce is used for the military, 20% is used domestically and 60% is exported to China and India for return to us as finished goods!

02/18/2012

SHEARING!!! We're scheduled for the end of the month. We appreciate many things about our shearer, David Kier - his willingness to teach and the lack of second cuts are just two. Check him out through this video link taken at the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_FR9_ueXiM

This video was uploaded from an Android phone.

06/01/2011

05/13/2011

The sheep are finally on grass!! Here are the last two lambs born last Saturday while I was attending Shepherds Harvest in Minnesota.

04/26/2011

We had a great group of parents and children come through the lambing barn last Friday. It was so cute to watch the kids' reactions to the lamb antics. One little girl was especially adorable when she pointed out to her dad the "price tags" in each lambs ear and announced they could get one! Out of the mouths of babes....

04/08/2011

04/08/2011

04/02/2011