Woolgate Farm

Raising Valais Blacknose sheep in the Finger Lakes

The Best of Intentions

Have you ever started something with the best of intentions, only to end up far short of what you intended? I certainly have! These blogs and this website are things that I have started with the best of intentions - I wanted to post a new blog every couple of weeks and to keep the website updated and interactive. Well, it's been a while since I wrote a new blog and I have scores of new babies to add to the website! I sure did get waylaid from my original plans! Oh well. I know these things happen. I could come up with a dozen reasons why I haven't kept up with my original goals but I think that instead, I will focus on trying again. Throughout my Valais journey, I have also experienced times when my intentions haven't matched with the reality. That is how I have ended up with three adult rams that need to be sold (because a farm technically only needs one ram!). I did not start out with the intention of keeping so many rams and now that I have too many, I am finding that it is difficult finding a buyer for them. (Farm lesson #617 - sell the Valais boys as wethers, not rams!) So if you are reading this and are at all interested in purchasing an adult ram, reach out to me! I am willing to sell them at a "sale/clearance" price, especially Sven and Asher. They are solid, sturdy rams and would be a great addition to your sheep farm, whether you are interested in pursuing a Valais breed up program or not. They have nice temperaments and I am sure they will add friendlier-than-your-average-sheep lambs to your flock. What are some of your recent happenings that haven't met with your original intentions? How have your intentions for your farm changed in recent years? I hope that you will be able to restart and not get bogged down in the "I should have's" and "I meant to's." That is my hope for myself!