[Jacob-list] Naming
Linda
patchworkfibers at alltel.net
Fri Mar 16 18:22:05 EDT 2007
I agree - it's been really fun to read. You can sure see how creative our Jacob breeders and how much fun we are all having naming our lambs and our farms.
I would love to see a picture of your chicken coop.
Linda
www.patchworkfibers.com
Registered Jacob Sheep, Angora Rabbits, Handspun Yarn
> First let me say, this has been the most fun reading in a long time!
>
> I have Sugarpine Farms since we live in the Sierra Nevada foothills
> at the elevation where sugarpine trees start appearing.
>
> My husband wanted to have fun with our place, so our chicken coop
> looks like an old mercantile (with dental trim, a tall false front
> and a front porch for the rocking chair). Our sheep shed (when
> finally built) will be in the style of a livery or blacksmith's
> shop.
>
> So obviously we name our sheep using the Old West for ideas.
> Calamity Jane has always been a trouble-maker (opening gates,
> stealing tools, sneaking into the house, etc., etc.). Madeline was
> named for a singer that used to do her act on horseback, Lady
> Godiva-style. Lillie (Langtree) is known by the name Two Bit
> because the breeder threw her in to the package for only $25, and
> finally Molly (a well known lady of the evening) is known as Hoser
> because she has a stripe on the top of her head like the dog from
> the movie Strange Brew.
>
> We will use real and fictional names, whichever seems to fit the
> lamb.
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