[Jacob-list] Naming

[Victoria da Roza]

We named our Farm Castle Rock because we live on
Castle Rock Rd., down the road from Castle Rock Park. 
We like the name and the formation that gave the road
its name.  I have since found that there are "Castle
Rock" formations all over the place and How wierd, my
sister lived in Castle Rock , Colo.for awhile after we
named our farm.
  I wait till the names suggest themselves, but we
have a small flock so I do not need lots of names. 
Last year Princess was named within 3 min. of birth
because of the way she always posed herself, like she
was "all that".  A number of our ewes are named by
others.  The babies usually have such distinct
personalities it is not difficult to think of a good
name but we are very picky about the names of those we
intend to keep because we will be using them all the
time.  Victoria
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> "Dandy's" is a contraction of my name and my wife's

> (Dan &  Sandy). 

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> When we got into Jacobs we thought that we'd do

> everything we could  to give 

> the sheep Bible names since the breed was named

> after sheep described in  the 

> Bible.  That may seem like a challenge, given that

> one keeps more ewe's  than 

> rams, but a few years ago while reading threw the

> Bible I kept a list of  

> every woman's name I ran across--it's 110 names

> long.  Couple  that with Biblical 

> concepts and words like "Peace" for a particularly

> mild  ewe, "Agape" (the 

> Biblical word for love) for a ewe born on

> Valentine's day, and  "Noah's wife" for 

> a ewe we never got around to naming (Noah's wife

> appears  as a character in 

> the Bible, but her name is never listed) and we've

> got quite a  list to choose 

> from.  Some of the sheep get names that seem to fit 

> based on their character 

> and some just get the names that strike our fancy 

> at the moment, but so far 

> so good on the Biblical motif.

>  

> -Dan

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> From: "Susan J Martin" <stcroft at ptd.net>

> Subject: [Jacob-list] Sheep Names

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> I have had all kinds of ideas about naming over the

> years......for a while I was striving for not just

> Bible names but also Hebrew names.  I even bought a

> book of Hebrew names.....the only problem with those

> names is that they didn't connect with people - hard

> to remember, hard to say, etc.  We have also named

> sheep for their personalities -- we once had one

> named Apache!  Years ago we bought a sheep with the

> name of Jacqueline -- however the seller was adamant

> that we needed to use a French pronunciation -- this

> lambie was never to be a Jackie......she was

> "Jacque-wa-leen"!!!  However, I am now working my

> way through the alphabet........this is a relatively

> new "fad" for me - this year all lambs will have

> names starting with the letter E........and I pretty

> much do it randomly by looking through a baby name

> book and selecting the ones that "sound good" and

> seem to fit the look/personality of the sheep.  I

> have always used real names --  we've never used

> names like Fluffy, Pu

>  ff, Lamb Chop, etc.  Occasionally I will even

> bestow a middle name -- one of my favorite sheep was

> Amity Lou -- our pygmy goat is Daisy May (not real

> original, but it seems to fit her), and Daisy May's

> two wethered sons are Zevi (Hebrew) and Rudy.  The

> first Jacob sheep I ever owned was Fieldwood

> Anna........originally from the Rockefeller Farm.  

> Our prefix and the name of our little 10 acre

> farmette is Stonecroft..........aptly named because

> our soil is very shaley and rocky - I always say

> it's 4 parts stone to 1 part soil!!  And a croft is

> a small farm.......Stonecroft.

> 

> Well, I should do a barn check.........it's mid

> March, we are one third of the way through lambing

> and the weather forecast is saying anywhere from 3-6

> inches of snow tomorrow here in southeast PA -- and

> it could be more!!!  What happened to

> Spring.....earlier this wk. our temperatures were in

> the 60's!!!!

> Sue Martin

> Stonecroft

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> May the Lord bless you and keep you;  may He make

> His face to shine on you 

> and be gracious to you;  may He lift up His

> countenance on you and give you peace.

> Numbers 6:22-27

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> Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:42:52 -0400

> From: Cathy Robinson <perfectspot at blueridge.net>

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> Our farm name (Perfect Spot) was chosen just prior

> to our actual move to 

> our current location in the foothills of the Blue

> Ridge mountains in 

> western NC.

> At that time, it seemed like the "perfect spot" for

> us to settle with 

> our small flock and I liked the tie between the name

> and our spotted sheep!

> 

> The "rest of the story", as some of you know, is

> that this "perfect 

> spot" turned out not to be that for us.  We enjoyed

> the quietude and 

> beauty of this area for about a year before the

> changes started to 

> appear and now (seven years later) it is hardly the

> same place;  western 

> NC  was "discovered" by developers, the timber lands

> are disappearing by 

> the truckload, and our farm is now surrounded by two

> (of many) 

> subdivisions of upscale vacation homes that have

> sprouted in this area. 

> 

> We recently (again) went on a quest for the "perfect

> spot" for our 

> little farm, when we were successful in selling this

> place, and if all 

> goes as planned, we should be moving once more to a

> NEW "perfect spot" 

> within a couple of months...still in this general

> area so that no job 

> changes were necessary,  but in an area with many

> small, established farms.

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Victoria
Castle Rock Farm
Jacob Sheep & Nigerian Dwarf Goats
www.castlerockfarm.net


 
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