Tuesday, December 22, 2009

EverRanch Ice Princess


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.

12 comments:

Jody said...

What a loss...so sorry Franna :(

Theresa said...

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.

Michelle said...

Oh Franna, that is terrible; I'm so sorry!

Becky Utecht said...

Oh I'm so sorry Franna. What a beautiful white ewe she was.

Donna said...

I am sorry Franna.

Christy said...

I'm sorry. It is so hard to lose them.

Nancy K. said...

What a tragic loss! I hope you have a daughter to carry on her line. She sure was a beauty!

Kathy said...

Franna, I was so very sorry to read about your loss. I remember you mentioning her and how special she was.

Vicki Foster said...

Oh Franna, how heart breaking. She was a beauty!!

Vicki Foster said...

Oh Franna, how heart breaking. She was a beauty!!

HisTek said...

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

Juliann said...

Franna I'm sorry. Happens to everybody and we all hate it when it does. She was such a pretty girl.