Desert Weyr Blog
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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
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CMK Arabians
Our Arabian horses are from old CMK lines, and they represent even-tempered family horses that echo the original Arabian. We started with Arabians in 1970 with two half-Arabian mares. After many years spent working to conserve these rare bloodlines and maintain a variety of sire lines, we’ve decided to stop breeding horses. Our purebred Arabians… Continue reading
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Sheep Coats
Here’s my plan for sheep coats. Coat parts from top left to right: 2 assembled leg pieces, chest piece, chest reinforcing, coat body folded in half. A fully assembled sheep coat. A fully assembled sheep coat from the inside. The chest piece is at the top, girth tucks are on the sides, and leg straps… Continue reading
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Snow Insulation
We have a hose connected to a buried pipe that runs ditch water. It usually freezes partway through winter. It helps when we leave the hose running, but lately, we’ve discovered that we can keep the water running longer if we cover it with snow after we use it. Continue reading
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Solar Sheep
Our ram lambs – now yearlings – enjoy eating fresh hay under the solar trees. Continue reading
