by OogieFarmBlog | Mar 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
A bit late with my blogging. But we finished the shearing for the year. Several fleeces sold off the shearing floor. Skirting will start in the next few weeks and be up on our web site for sale later. Desert Weyr Farm Blog
by OogieFarmBlog | Jan 31, 2010 | Uncategorized
We got the backup rams out of the ewe pens today. The 2 backups, Desert Weyr Kevyn and Desert Weyr Kirk, and the one live cover primary ram, Desert Weyr Kai, are now in a tiny pen to get used to each other. We’ve found that by cramming the boys in together until...
by OogieFarmBlog | Jan 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
Yesterday we got the 2 backup rams in with the ewes. Desert Weyr Kevyn is in with the live cover ewes. He immediately started sniffing and chasing them and trying to mount the ewes but none are in heat. Desert Weyr Kirk is the backup for the AI ewes. He went in and...
by OogieFarmBlog | Dec 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
We woke up to a lot of snow today. The ram lambs are covered with snow. A couple were just resting comfortably in their sheep nests. Cwningwn AKA Bunny was staying in her private house. She is getting alfalfa pellets because she doesn’t have many teeth left so...
by OogieFarmBlog | Dec 3, 2009 | Uncategorized
Next day is the ewe insemination day. this is the insemination pipette. It’s a modified pig insemination device. It is carefully threaded into the ewe.Ken had to hold all the ewes in the chute. Without a squeeze this time it was the only way to control them. It...
