Today, we got the pregnant ewes out into pastures where they can lamb. The grass is still not very high, so we put out some hay. We got three round bales to try. They’re smaller than some – only four feet wide and 1,000 pounds each. Ken can move them with the tractor without a bale spike, but it’s not a good long-term solution.
I wanted to see how it unrolled out, and we managed to unroll it by hand without too much difficulty. Then, we let the sheep in. They seemed to be happy to be out of the winter corrals, and they enjoyed the alfalfa in the hay.
We’re now officially within the lambing period. I expect them to really get started in a few more days, with next week being the biggest.