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Upcoming events
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Sheepman Supply Open House - Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. Hours: 8:30 am to 2:00 pm.
Serving a complimentary pancake and sausage breakfast 8:30 am to noon. Take a break from lambing chores to meet fellow shepherds, and buy your Sping supplies and equipment.
New Policy: Sheep, goat, livestock supplies 9% discount if pay with credit card - or 11% discount if pay by cash or good check. Order any special order items in advance, so
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Rose Woodsmall and her group of spinners and weavers will be demonstrating the various Fiber Arts: the spinning process, weaving, felting, knitting, crocheting, and dying yarn.
Location: FSK Mall - in the large Center Court area - Saturday, Feb. 25 - 1:00 to 5:00 pm
The large spinning wheel shown is called a Walking Wheel.
Ag. Week at the FSK Mall is well attended and is a good opportunity to demonstrate and explain the wonders
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The World's premier Shearing & Wool Handling Championships takes place in Masterton New Zealand.
Starting in 1961, through years of fierce, annual competition, the Golden Shears has become an icon of the shearing and wool handling industry.
This three-day event encompasses novice, junior, intermediate, senior and open shearing competitions along with junior, senior and open wool handling events, and singles wool pressing competitions and the coveted triathlon award.
Emily Chamelin, Maryland shearer, is on the
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The Brunswick Co-Op (Southern States) Open House - 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. Sheep feed and health products on sale. Baby chicks and ducks on display. Hotdogs, bakery, drinks being sold by the Calico Clovers 4-H Club.
. Sheep Shearing Demonstrations, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm.
. Rebecca Trussell - demonstrate turning "roving into yarn".
. Phil Drake, Red Hill Sharpening - demonstrate how to correctly sharpen shearing instruments, plus perform some sharpening on site.
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Celebrate Spring with an Easter Egg Roll at Rose Hill Manor. Bring your Easter basket to fill with crafts and prizes. Participate with stories, songs, and games. Enter age-appropriate egg roll.
Egg Roll Cost: $5.00 per child. Ages 2 to 12 years.
Must pre-register. Call 301-600-2936
Approx. Egg Roll Times
2-3 years 1:30 pm
4-5 years 2:00 pm
6-8 years 2:30 pm
9-12 years 3:00 pm
What is an Easter Egg Roll without lambs, baby
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Recent events
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Photo: Triplet lambs born to a first-time Suffolk ewe on a cold February night. What are your procedures for new born lamb care?
Most shepherds begin lambing in warmer weather. A few begin lambing in January. Will you be ready?
Here are three short papers you'll find helpful. E-mail Peter Vorac for copies - pvorac@comcast.net
. Lambing Kit Supplies - Lambing Process, by Peter and Kelly Vorac, 5 pgs
. Preparing for Lambing, by Greg
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Many FCSB members work with their local churches and provide sheep and lambs for Christmas nativity scenes, children's services, and church services.
If you plan to work with a church, send us some information and photos.
Will list the FCSB members - and the church services and photos on the FCSB website.
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The Frederick County Sheep Breeders are invited to join the Balt. County Association at their Membership meeting, this coming Monday, Dec. 5th, at the Balt County Extension Office - 7:00 pm. 1114 Shawan Rd, Cockeysville. (Rte 83 north, take exit 20 west Shawan Rd)
Purpose: To meet George Cornwall - developer of wool insulation (blown-in & wool batt insulation) to learn about this unique, state-of-the-art wool insulation process. Website: www.oregonshepherd.com
Why is this important? How
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Give a turkey a break - eat lamb this Thanksgiving.
This turkey artwork was developed by Holly Porter, Marketing Department, Mid-Atlantic Farm Credit. Thanks Holly!
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FCSB Fall Membership Meeting. Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2011 - 6:30 pm.
NEW MEETING LOCATION - 30 N. Market Street (between Patrick and Church St), Frederick - enter by front door. Parking deck around the corner on Church St, or park on the street.
Note: Meeting location changed from Frederick County Animal Control on Rosemont Ave.
Speaker: Harold Domer, Director, Frederick County Animal Control. Program Information forthcoming.
Very timely topic in light of the recent sheep
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