Showing posts with label sheep. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sheep. Show all posts

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Tilly had a Little Lamb, It's Fleece was Black as Coal!


Tilly had a little lamb,
Little lamb, little lamb,
Tilly had a little lamb,
It's fleece was black as coal

And everywhere that Tilly went,
Tilly went, Tilly went,
Everywhere that Tilly went
The lamb was sure to go

It followed her to school one day
School one day, school one day
It followed her to school one day
Which was against the rules.

It made the children laugh and play,
Laugh and play, laugh and play,
It made the children laugh and play
To see a lamb at school

And so the teacher turned it out,
Turned it out, turned it out,
And so the teacher turned it out,
But still it lingered near

And waited patiently about,
Patiently about, patiently about,
And waited patiently about
Till Tilly did appear

"Why does the lamb love Tilly so?"
Love Tilly so? Love Tilly so?
"Why does the lamb love Tilly so?"
The eager children cry 

"Why, Tilly loves the lamb, you know."
Loves the lamb, you know, loves the lamb, you know
"Why, Tilly loves the lamb, you know."
The teacher did reply!  

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Tilly takes a Groom!

Here   comes  the  groom,  Charlie!
 Tilly  has   been    waiting   for  her  
husband until she was old enough,
 and  at  last, 
 He has come....

Lambs in the Spring!







Saturday, June 23, 2012

Sugar, an American Cheviot Miniature Sheep



Meet Sugar, an American Cheviot miniature sheep owned by Mr. & Mrs. Furney Register that own REGISTER'S SHEEP & GOAT SUPPLIES in Wade, North Carolina. It was a pleasure doing business with he and his wife and I enjoyed the tour of his property, all while meeting cute little sheep, goats, dogs, and donkeys along the way.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Interesting Facts about Sheep



                                              

A one-year old sheep is called a hogget

A two-year old sheep is called a two-tooth.

Sheep grow two teeth a year until they have eight.

If you see a sheep on its back, lend it a hand because a sheep can't get up from that position. If left on its back too long, it will eventually die.

President James Madison wore an inaugural jacket made from the wool of sheep raised on his Virginia farm.

There are About 900 different breeds of sheep

One pound of wool can make ten miles of yarn.

The small intestines from 11 sheep are needed to make 1 tennis racket.

Sheep have poor eyesight but an excellent sense of hearing.

Sheep only have lower teeth that press against an upper palette

Sheep make a bleating sound. A baby lamb can identify its mother by her bleat.

There are 150 yards (450 feet) of wool yarn in a baseball.

When Woodrow Wilson was President, the First Lady had sheep graze on the White House lawn to keep it neat and well trimmed.

Lamb is the lowest in cholesterol of all red meats.

Spinning wool into thread began about 5,000 years ago.

Ewes typically give birth to twins.

There are About 1 billion sheep on the planet

Sheep prefer running water when they drink

People started raising sheep over ten thousand years ago.


And that my friends is sheep facts finale.