by Oogie | Jan 1, 2016 | Livestock Guardian Dogs
Winnie got injured. Emergency vet call to come out and stitch her back up. She crawled through the water tank to get to the other pen of sheep. Something was in there. She got caught on an exposed piece of welded wire and ripped her side badly.
by OogieFarmBlog | Feb 15, 2015 | Black Welsh Mountain Sheep, Livestock Guardian Dogs
Our dry weather continues. While the east coast is getting bombarded with snow we are in a drought. Without snow we have no irrigation water so the lack of decent winter storms is very worrying. Meanwhile we are continuing to feed out hay. We move the sheep from pen...
by OogieFarmBlog | Jul 16, 2013 | Black Welsh Mountain Sheep
Summer grazing is in full swing. We are moving the sheep every couple of days to fresh grass. It looks like they are leaving a lot behind but it’s mostly dry tough stems, not very good for nursing ewes and growing lambs. Once the sheep are off a major section we...
by OogieFarmBlog | Mar 15, 2013 | Livestock Guardian Dogs
We got another LGD puppy in January. She’s an Akbash and is named Teasel. She has been growing fast and is now a teenage dog. March is continuing dry. We are scheduled to shear the sheep later this month so it will probably start snowing or raining then.
by OogieFarmBlog | Jan 19, 2013 | Black Welsh Mountain Sheep
It’s winter in western Colorado. We have some snow but not nearly enough although it was covering the solar panels. The adult rams are doing well and becky the guard dog is on duty.
