08/30/2026
So here is our fun little story. A few weeks ago, I saw a white ram and two "registered" ewes for sale on Facebook in CA. The ewes were cute but I didn't really want the ram since I only purchase my rams out of state or they come from my own breedstock. I messaged the person and asked if the ewes were registered with NABSSAR. No response.
About a week later I saw the post again. This time I sent a message and said that I would buy all 3 if they were registered NABSSAR. No response.
Well, more time went by and I saw them again last week (no ram now). I thought, maybe she is not answering because they are not registered. Maybe they are not registered with NABSSAR and she just doesn't feel like responding. That didn't stop me.
This time I commented on her post. I told her who I was and my history raising and breeding babydolls. I asked if she could message me with their registration numbers and registry. This time... I got a response.
She messaged me about the ewes, their DOB and registration numbers. Since she was obviously available to chat, I looked up the ewes right away. When I entered the registration number, a ewe name popped up and I also saw my name on the screen as the owner. It was Gemini...born here in 2021 and sold in 2024. I was still listed as the owner as she had never been transferred by the new owner.
As a lot of you know, I have been raising and breeding these beautiful sheep since 2004. In 2023, we experienced the worst year of my life with sheep. There was so much snow, that there was no grazing for months. The hay we were getting was losing it's quality weekly and we had pregnant sheep growing lambs for us.
At first I thought they had got into mistletoe since it had dropped from the trees and the ground was covered in snow. I could not comprehend what was happening.
We experienced something I had never heard of and I lost several of my beautiful girls. Sheep Polio is caused by a Vitamin B deficiency. It took several of my ewes before it was diagnosed and we did manage to save some ewes after we knew what we were dealing with.
That year, I did not breed any ewes. I felt heartbroken and defeated and like I had really let my girls down. In 2024, I sold off a lot of my younger stock and took a break. Gemini was one of the girls that was sold.
Gemini has returned to us and I am so excited! I have searced for several of my sheep that were sold that year without much luck.
She is home and in quarantine with her buddy and we will keep her by the house until we can get our blood tests complete and spend some time with her.
The unfortunate thing is that she and her buddy, Daisy, have obviously not been handled or perhaps treated improperly. They both stomp at us and run away.
The fortunate thing is they seem to be in good health and Matt and I will have plenty of time to teach them love and show them they are safe now.
Sorry for such a long read. I hope you enjoyed this story. I have so much joy in my heart right now and I can't wait for these ewes to understand that they are in the safest place possible.
Enjoy some "then" and "now" photos!
