Another day with Melinda Baker. We sorted and looked at her entire flock, then got to finish two other flocks as well.
Here are Melinda’s show sheep, ewe lambs, and wethers.
After getting the catch pens set up, we got the sheep into the pen. It was refreshing to see someone else set up pens and fences to guide the sheep, rather than using a herding dog.
Here’s everyone caught. We sorted sheep and discussed the good and bad points of each one. Some were marked for butcher soon, while others will be kept for a while. I really enjoyed talking to another person about their flock and had a great time.
Our next stop was to evaluate the ram lambs that belonged to Dr. Peter Holden. I didn’t get any pictures there, but Melinda and I ended up with the same sheep as numbers one and two. We also agreed on the poorest ones. We had a few differences in the middle ranks, but I felt good about my explanations, and could also see what she was looking for in hers.
Melinda had arranged for us to visit Lyn Cockerill and see her flock of Black Welsh, too.
