If you managed to find this site, you must like Soay Sheep. Good. So do I, and so does my husband Steve, the head shepherd here at Saltmarsh Ranch. It is almost lambing time, which means those of us who are hopelessly addicted to these little creatures have much more to talk about than our non-Soay friends will tolerate.
As the chief observer of all things Soay on our farm (that just means I don’t do the heavy lifting like building fences and shelters), I have filled my head with a lot of practical knowledge about the actual care and feeding of Soay. The time has come to share what I have learned with other people so I can reassign these brain cells to new tasks, Soay-related and otherwise.
What’s the topic for today? Just introductions, since the sun is setting and it is time to figure out what’s for supper. But over the next few weeks, I plan to talk about specific ways of dealing with our Soay that have worked for us in hopes they will help you, too.
Time to run. I’ll be back in a day or two to dig in and start the Soay Sheep Chronicles.
Priscilla Weaver