She was special from the day she arrived. Niblet's daughters tend to be extra friendly. As a lamb she'd follow us around and be content to lie by our sides in the pasture or barn. She was first to come up for scritches and a great sheepie ambassador. As a bonus her conformation was excellent and fleece beautiful, lustrous and purled - much more Gotland in character than Finn. She was an excellent mom and I was looking forward to her 2010 lambs.
If you think this sounds like an eulogy... well, it is. This morning I found her head firmly wedged through not just one, but two hog panels, where she appears to have strangled sometime in the night.
Princess, I'm sorry I wasn't there to save you. May you graze in fields of clover, rye and alfalfa with plenty of pumpkins to rustle.
11 comments:
What a loss...so sorry Franna :(
I'm sorry to hear of your loss, Franna. It is always such a shock to find one.
I had a scare yesterday as I found a ewe cast - all four feet in the air in a hollow with mole hills around her - luckily she had been that way mere minutes and was ok. We lost one that way earlier this spring only a slight incline. I was probably 30 minutes too late on that one.
You can't be there every minute of the day so don't beat yourself up.
Oh Franna, that is terrible; I'm so sorry!
Oh I'm so sorry Franna. What a beautiful white ewe she was.
I am sorry Franna.
I'm sorry. It is so hard to lose them.
What a tragic loss! I hope you have a daughter to carry on her line. She sure was a beauty!
Franna, I was so very sorry to read about your loss. I remember you mentioning her and how special she was.
Oh Franna, how heart breaking. She was a beauty!!
Oh Franna, how heart breaking. She was a beauty!!
Franna,
what a tragic loss. I feel for you. It is truly heartbreaking. I agree with one of the other comments, you really can't be around every moment.
Jackie
sheepmom.com
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