Middleton Place has a variety of educational displays in the Barnyard.
The barnyard cat naps in them all.
Middleton Place, Charleston SC
July 7, 2021
Barnyard Cat, On The Display
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Lambs Have Grown
I visited the sheep at Middleton Place today, and found the flock was roaming the grounds.
I hadn’t been since the end of May and wow, the lambs have grown, and they still are getting some milk nourishment.
It’s a bit harder work for them and their tails were in constant motion.
And mom moved on in about ten seconds.
The lambs are nearly as tall as mom!
July 7, 2021
Middleton Place Stableyard, Charleston, SC
Previous Sheep Posts
Oldest Tree, Middleton Place
Thought to be near 1000 years old, this massive Live Oak overlooks an old rice field impoundment at Middleton Place. Imagine what it has witnessed.
A sundial placed near the massive tree marks time in a different way.
Newfangled Transportation
Sheep Expectation, 2
Continued from Sheep Expectation
Once the flock of sheep rounded the corner and were away from their pen they slowed down.
Now, why did we want to be out here?
Ever curious, the lambs charge ahead with their elders.
May 29, 2021
Middleton Place Stableyard, Charleston, SC
Sheep Expectation
Did you hear? Something is about to happen!
And we are ready!
Ah, the gate around the corner had been opened.
Last one out is a rotten egg!
May 29, 2021
Middleton Place Stableyard, Charleston, SC
Lambs On The Run
I arrived at Middleton Place this morning just as the flock of Gulf Coast Sheep was to be let out of their pen.
Yesterday was the first time the lambs had been allowed to roam so this was their second trip out into the big world.
The lambs were all in on the adventure, following along, zooming ahead and just having fun.
There are seven lambs belonging to four mothers, one single, three sets of doubles.
Water Buffalo: Eh, Breakfast
Continued from Water Buffalo: Breakfast!
Water Buffalo #2 did not have the hangries, and was more of a saunterer.
The two Mallards continued their way around the Buffalo watering hole.
I’m coming…
…and there was plenty of hay for them both.
Water Buffalo: Breakfast!
The Water Buffalo pair at Middleton Place spend their nights in an enclosed paddock at the back of the stable yard area. I arrived one recent morning just in time to see them let out into their daytime space, and breakfast.
A pair of Mallards interrupted their morning stroll as the first beast skipped on by.
Yes, he was practically skipping with happiness.
Evidently he had the hangries!
Sticky Beaks
Fellow blogger Ms. Liz, (ExploringColour.wordpress.com/) recently introduced me to the New Zealand term “sticky beak” used for an inquisitive and prying person.
Our chat came immediately to mind when I saw this group of barnyard chickens trying to peak through the slats into the coop where a few other chickens had been confined.
This chicken might have been as nosey but was exploring on his own.
