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In the picture above are all of our Tunis ewes except one, and our Tunis tup.
Picture taken December, 2012. It is a pleasure to lead them out to pasture in the mornings. To sit in the pasture with them
and have them come to me and ask to be petted. And to follow them back to their shelter in the evenings as they hurry back
to see what treat I have put in their feeder. Tunis ewes are so gentle and affectionate. Our sheep are delightfully spoiled.
In the picture above are clearly seen six of our eight ewes and, in the rear, another one of the ewes is just visible.
These ewes have been passed on to new Tunis owners since this picture was taken. Tuppy is also back there behind the ewes,
hanging back. He was shy of the camera. He puts on a lot of tup bravado but, when it comes down to it, he is shy of strangers,
and often comes over to press against me when he is nervous.
Our tup 'King" who we usually call 'Tuppy'
because tups tend to be butty and this tuppy is butty. But he has passed through his adolescence and has become much more
mellow as
he has matured. He is an unusual sheep in that he likes people and likes to be around people. And regardless of his tough
guy bravado, he comes to me when he feels insecure.
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