Welcome to Shepherd's Manor Creamery in New Windsor, Maryland! You can step right through this entrance and be surrounded with sheep and lambs! And that's just what I did!
I was thrilled to return to Shepherd's Manor Creamery for their open house on shearing day. By the time we got there all the shearing was done and the workers went up to the house for Refreshments. That left Jerry and me in the barnyard with 60-70 lambs. I was living a dream!
There lay mounds of lambs around the yard and numerous ones running here and there. Baahing, nursing, sniffing and laying beside the emu filled the barn yard. Some lambs were still in pens with Mom where they'd stay 5 to 7 days after birth. There were about 20 sheep in waiting, in their own pen.
One larger pen had two sheep and six lambs together. When the sheep were birthing, two sheep lay together with three lambs between them. Michael and Collen weren't sure which lambs went with which sheep so they decided to leave them together and come back later. When they came back there were six lambs! Both sheep are accepting any of the lambs to nurse. I bet their a handful!
I enjoyed seeing sheep at the hay feed with their heads buried in the trough and the fellow seem to be saying, "You want me to do what?"
One little black lamb chased after a chicken! He wouldn't give up. Circled it all around the barnyard!
Mom and lamb contented laying together. Just can't get enough of those cute faces!
This little guy jad his front and back legs spread out next to the barn wall. It was funny to see!
The house is an old farmhouse and takes your thoughts back to early years. Enjoyed talking with Michael and Colleen about the work they're doing.
The rain began to fall just as we were leaving. It was a fun time in the barnyard. I got my fill of lambs!
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