Not Bad for Ten

Orange tag - 10 years old

Freshly sheared, little  "orange tag" does not look too bad for ten years old. She looks way better than last year. We have been feeding her (alfalfa pellets and grain) separately since last year's shearing when we discovered how thin she was under her wool. She doesn't have much left in the way of teeth but has a Scottish Blackface attitude all the way! I figured a pet sheep is preferable to a dead sheep, any old day.

White tag - 8 years old

As long as we're talking about it, this ewe (freshly sheared, front and center) is eight years old and doesn't look bad, either.  She is not getting supplemental feeding and there is another just like her in good shape in our dog training flock, as well.

white wether - six years old

The white Dorper-Dorset wether freshly sheared, left, is six years old. He is looking pretty good too, and there are two others like him. Our flock is getting older but they look good and healthy for dog work. We try to take good care of them. They are not chased or abused and spend most days just being sheep.

Unconcerned about shearing; when is supper? :-)

And the wool comes off, for another year...