Desert Weyr Blog
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Dry and Delivering Hay
Our dry weather continues. While the East Coast is getting bombarded with snow, we remain in a drought. Without snow, we have no irrigation water, so the lack of decent winter storms is worrying. Meanwhile, we’re continuing to feed out hay. We move the sheep from pen to pen so we can get in with… Continue reading
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Hay Delivery and Warm Weather
Today was hay delivery day. We got five big square bales – over a ton of hay. The adult rams, ram yearlings, pregnant ewes, and horses all got fresh bales. Moving to big bales helps us make feeding simpler, but it now also means that the tractor is required. The pond is nearly thawed out… Continue reading
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Wild Turkeys
We saw wild turkeys at the Terror Creek Winery today. Our farm is on the edge of the mesa below. Continue reading
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Front Yard Deer
We have a small herd of deer that has decided the front yard is their new favorite place. Continue reading
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Sheep Happens
Sadly, we had a ram yearling die today. He’d been injured in a fight. As required, we had to do a post-mortem on him to determine the cause of death. Unfortunately, it was a burst bladder, probably from getting a horn in the belly. We are allowed to bury our animals on our farm, so… Continue reading
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Rear View Sunset
I captured this beautiful sunset in the side mirror today as we were driving up the hill. Continue reading
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Canning at Revolution Brewing
We stopped by Revolution Brewing to see the new small canning line they put in place. It goes just two at a time, but it works well. Continue reading
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Old Computer Technology
While cleaning up the garage a bit, I discovered this old tape drive. It was a wonder of its day: small, compact, and high-capacity. How times have changed! Continue reading
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Tracks in the Snow
We noticed tracks in the snow when we were feeding the horses today. From the looks of them, it was a small canine predator like a fox. It doesn’t seem to be coming anywhere near the sheep pens. I am sure our guard dogs kept it away. Continue reading