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Sheep Crocodiles
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Sheep Crocodiles

For those of you who don't speak British Commonwealth idiomatic English, a crocodile can also mean a line of school children.  The relevance of this term to the real topic of this Yarn will become clear later.  (If you are one of those who read the last chapter first, skip to the video at the very end of the Yarn.) The real topic of this yarn is "Do sheep work?"  More specifically, do my sheep consciously choose to cooperate in the work of the farm?

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Heading into fresh grass. #wgwshepherding #whitegumwool
Minus 3 deg C, snow on the ground and ice in the bird bath. At the end of October (think late April in the northern hemisphere). Really?? Sheep will all be tucked up out of the wind, but brrrrr. #wgwshepherding #whitegumwool
Minus 3 deg C, snow on the ground and ice in the bird bath. At the end of October (think late April in the northern hemisphere). Really?? Sheep will all be tucked up out of the wind, but brrrrr. #wgwshepherding #whitegumwool
An uncommon sight -- a sea eagle over the farm this afternoon! #wgwshepherding #whitegumwool #seaeagle
An uncommon sight -- a sea eagle over the farm this afternoon! #wgwshepherding #whitegumwool #seaeagle
This morning’s gift from nature — a wedge-tailed eagle taking off right in front of me and the dogs! #whitegumwool #wgwshepherding #eagles #tasmanianwedgetailedeagle
This morning’s gift from nature — a wedge-tailed eagle taking off right in front of me and the dogs! #whitegumwool #wgwshepherding #eagles #tasmanianwedgetailedeagle
It feels like spring when the silver wattle is blooming. #whitegumwool #ethicalmerinoyarn #silverwattle
The newest Yarns from the Farm post is called Pastoral Care: Lambing, and is full of good stories. Link in my profile. #whitegumwool #wgwshepherding #lambing #springlambs🐑 #ewesandlambs #merinoewesandlambs
Check out our patterns for White Gum Wool 4 ply (fingering) in the latest Yarn from the Farm Yarn Edition post. Patterns are free with yarn purchase. Post link is in my profile. #whitegumwool #changelingcolouredyarns #ethicalyarn #ethicalwool #augustbirdau #restlessknitter #borisandstasha_design #naturalstarpatterns #taswegianknits #24milehollowyarnco #rogannomes ##pekapekapatterns #sallyravels #meg_gadsbey
Check out our latest post, all about our silk merino 4 ply, and featuring two of the artists who use it in their hand-dyed creations. Link to the post is in my profile. #whitegumwool #changelingcolouredyarns #augustbirdau #yarnartist #indiedyer of instagram #ethicalyarn #ethicalfashionaustralia #australianwool #ethicalwool
The latest Yarns from the Farm post -- all about WGW silk merino 4 ply. The post features hand-dyers @augustbirdau and @changelingcolouredyarns, pattern designers @restlessknitter and @melharrisondesign, and a video with Rebecca Robinson from @august
The latest Yarns from the Farm post -- all about WGW silk merino 4 ply. The post features hand-dyers @augustbirdau and @changelingcolouredyarns, pattern designers @restlessknitter and @melharrisondesign, and a video with Rebecca Robinson from @augustbirdau. The link is in my profile.
Lambing season is here! The first ones are a set of twins, now several days old. #wgwshepherding #whitegumwool

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