A lot of my recent posts have mentioned that Myrtle is in a field with the calm sheep. I've also mentioned the "wild" ewes (along with Peat, Spruce, and Aspen) are the other field. Here's a little sample of what the wild sheep do:
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| Tiffany |
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| Sequoia, Tiffany, and Elvira |
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| Molly |
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| Peat, Sequoia, Tiffany, and Molly |
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| Maggie & Sequoia out in front |
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| Molly (again) |
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| Sequoia, Opal, Tiffany, Elvira |
In case you are wondering, we were FAMACHA testing eyelids. Basically, you pull down an eyelid and see what color it is. It checks for anemia caused by internal parasites, especially barber pole worm (
Haemonchus contortus). If the eyelids are rosy red, there's no anemia. Light pink or white? It's time to get out the wormer (and hope the parasites aren't resistant). It's another crucial part of keeping sheep.
For contrast, we also paid a visit to the calm sheep:
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| Quartz (look hard enough, you will see Pistachio under the coop) |
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| Hazel |
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