tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819048519590916875.post7177680164891675390..comments2023-12-18T13:25:17.734-05:00Comments on Homestead Hill Farm: Turn Out the LightsBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03599739740886087571noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819048519590916875.post-61520416616056175382014-01-22T10:41:09.762-05:002014-01-22T10:41:09.762-05:00Wonderful photograph with the triplets Barbara. ...Wonderful photograph with the triplets Barbara. Glad it is all done for another year and before that forecast bad weather too.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819048519590916875.post-77190694923996589602014-01-21T17:37:54.196-05:002014-01-21T17:37:54.196-05:00First let me say...Oh My Gosh, I bet that's cu...First let me say...Oh My Gosh, I bet that's cute. Little show guy and his little lamb. My heart is melting…<br />Sorry, back to the question at hand. <br />I'm gonna have to guess on showing a bottle lamb. These are little, bitty lambs?<br />Around here the lambs are pretty good-sized when shown. My youngest daughter showed lambs for a while and they were upwards of 100 pounds, and she was a teenager, so our experience with the show world may not be relevant to y’all.<br />However, lambs (particularly those for show) don’t need a whole lot of room. We had a little stall in the shed and a small dry lot for Amanda’s lambs. They need to be protected from the elements to some extent. The dry lot was just a couple of t-posts and some cattle panels all wired together. (it was about 10 x 10 for 3 or 4 lambs) Something like a dog pen would work as long as there was some sort of shelter.<br />Lambs do better with a buddy. So, we always got two at a time. …at least. (lol)<br />Amanda was completely in charge of that project. She walked them at least once a day and practiced bracing them and handled them on a regular basis. They were fed a special show lamb ration that allowed for quick(er) growth rates. They were also clipped out just before the show(s).<br />I know that Nicole (Kansas Farm Mom) has young boys that show. Maybe she could help you more with the particulars for the younger crowd.<br />I hope I helped you somehow. If he does show, I truly hope you'll post pictures. Kids in the show ring just make me smile. It's a lot of hard work, and I really don't get into the whole competition thing, but they do seem to learn a lot and I know that Amanda loved absolutely every minute of it.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03599739740886087571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2819048519590916875.post-9506630819251934202014-01-21T16:23:20.083-05:002014-01-21T16:23:20.083-05:00So, Barbara, my 5 year old wants a bottle lamb to ...So, Barbara, my 5 year old wants a bottle lamb to show at the fair. I know NOTHING about this. What do we need? A fence? Room in a barn/shed? How much? Like I said, I know NOTHING!Katie Olthoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11530237661834412493noreply@blogger.com