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4-H Sheep Club visits Pullen family farm near Clinton
By Evy Verschaeve
The fourth meeting of the South
Huron Sheep 4-H Club was held on
Sunday, July 16 at the farm of Don
and Florence Pullen near Clinton.
The meeting started off with the
meeting formalities, the pledge, the
roll call, the minutes of the last
meeting and the treasurer's report.
Members then discussed what could
be invested in for the club and top
suggestions included pins and
magnets (with names and the club
name on) and show harnesses.
The club then went over the
important dates to remember, before
the leaders explained what to look
for when judging breeding ewes,
such as long loins, square feet, and a
big face that consume a lot of feed.
The Pullens then took some lambs
out for members to judge. Next,
when the official reasons were read
out, Florence told the unique story of
her Suffolk flock. The flock was
started by Florence's father in 1937,
one of the oldest in Canada.
In the 1970s, Suffolks were being
bred in America to be large and
leggy; traits the Pullens did not want
in their flock. In 1986, the last live
animal entered their farm, and in
1994, they purchased 15 embryos
from Scotland, which resulted in
eight live lambs. Since then, they
import semen from England, and
breed their best sheep to it. Then
they use a ram lamb to breed.
All of the Pullens' sheep are
registered and receive blood tests to
see if they're resistant to a disease
called Scrapies. Fact: the Pullens'
oldest sheep, a pet, is 15 years old.
When their sheep are eight to 10
weeks old, they get ear tattoos in
both ears in order to identify them.
In their right ear, they get a special
combination of letters, KRB, which
is used only in this flock, to identify
them amongst other flocks.
After learning the interesting
history and answering questions, the
lambs were put back into their pens
and the club enjoyed a snack from
the Flood and Bakelaar families.
The next meeting is scheduled for
Sunday, July 30 at the Hallahan
family farm near Blyth. There will
be a pizza party with the drinks
brought in by the leaders.
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