Tara Aussies + Wool, Bottle Lambs, and Kosher Lamb

08/13/2025

Just updating ya'll - we waddled our way out to New York! We're working on setting up things here but will have lamb, wool crafts, ducks, and some pretty neat chickens if everything works out.

We will also be offering stockdog coaching for those interested once we're more settled. I want to be clear I am not a trainer nor do I aspire to be, but I know what it is like to not have stock and want access. :)

07/10/2023

Sorted and weighed lambs yesterday. This is my first year for lamb harvest. The two photos are ewes I selected as replacements. I'm excited to see this motley flock improve over the years.

07/03/2023

Just a photo dump of the ranch.

Sheep put to pasture, big sticks, goats getting house weeds, and a ram that I love and trust (plus one I don't but he's curious).

05/26/2023

05/16/2023

Made a little video to show what one of our main chores is in the spring - moving a bunch of sheep on ten acres. I typically just let them out while I set up a new pasture as the perimeter is fenced and also, now the sheep know their home, they don't wander too much.

Then it's time to find them and bring them back. The video is pretty long because I thought it would be fun to show what happens when my very good mommy ewe would prefer to protect her lamb when Danger gets too close.

He really likes pressure on animals so he's learning that if he gives they'll move, but he still doesn't like it. You'll see me start verbally handling him to help him do the job - ideally he'd just do the job, but we're not there yet. I used to think dogs should just KNOW this stuff so I'm grateful to have my own stock and for Danger to show me how you really do need to help show them. Some dogs inherently get some things, some don't. Danger's not had enough pressure work so if it doesn't move easily, he gets frustrated and needs help.

But at the same time, I'm proud of him taking his commands. When I first started, I thought that's what stock work was, but now I understand that you shouldn't have to say too much. BUT it is super excellent to have a dog that does precisely what you ask and I won't take it for granted.

05/08/2023

Thinking ahead on this one - if you are interested in kosher lamb this fall (or other potential offerings like beef, duck, chicken, wool, pelts, or even investing in a kosher deli in SLO) . . . fill this out. Share, please!

05/05/2023

End of lambing searon and he gets the job now. ❤️

05/05/2023

Just a little dump because ... Why not.

03/16/2023

Danger worked the ewes with lambs for the first time yesterday; you can literally hear his confusion thoughts.

And if you're like, what's with the table and chair, me too. It's a shared space.

03/16/2023

Dog in wildflower patches. A study.

02/24/2023

And Sequoia wraps up lambing season with twin swirlies in the middle of a freezing rain, as sheep do.

11 live lambs this year, all but two were multiples. No bottle lambs. Feeling really good. We'll have a few Finn/Shetland wool rams available to good homes.