Desert Weyr Blog
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Building Fences
We decided to build a welded wire fence around the front pear orchard that we hayed last year. That will give us two grazing paddocks in that area. We would normally use electric netting, but these need to be safe for the rams, and they tend to get their horns caught in the netting. Here’s… Continue reading
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Some of Our Wildlife
Here’s a mini-tour of the some of the wildlife we see on our farm. This is a magpie. We have hundreds of these birds. While they’re pretty, they can also steal a lot of dog and chicken food. This here is a marmot hanging out in the rock wall. Continue reading
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Culinary School Visitors
We had students from the Culinary School of the Rockies here again this year. I didn’t get pictures of both groups, though. We had two sets of students, and each group stayed for two days. We evaluated sheep, trimmed toes, built fences, and sorted sheep. It was a great way for all of them to… Continue reading
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Lambscape
Here’s an early morning Lambscape picture! The lambs are learning how to play on the rock walls. It’s great fun! I always worry they’ll fall or get hurt, but so far, they’ve all done just fine. Continue reading
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Our Ponds, Plus a Mini-Tour
We have several man-made ponds on our property. They provide emergency fire suppression and irrigation water, plus drinking water for the livestock. This view shows the guest house, shop, and red barn. This view shows the main house and hay barn. And finally, this is our lower pond. It has a liner, so the electric… Continue reading
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Waiting for Lambs
Some of the ewes yet to lamb are just huge! Meanwhile, the older lambs are really growing. Just look at that face! These are twin sister lambs out of Beatrix. Lamb gangs are forming up now, too. This ewe was checking out my lamb bag, but I caught her. Plus, a lamb was investigating the… Continue reading
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The Lambs and Me
Today, we welcomed a lovely set of twins into the world. As a bonus, here’s a self-portrait, with sheep in the background grazing on our front lawn. Continue reading
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Garvin Mesa: Pot of Gold
We had some rain, but after, we had the pleasure if seeing this! I wonder if there’s a pot of gold at the end of that rainbow? Continue reading
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Major Snow, AGAIN!
We woke up this morning to more snow! At least this one was a normal spring snow. It all melted by afternoon. We had no new lambs during this snow, which was nice. Continue reading
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Apple Blossoms and Mount Lamborn
Mt. Lamborn is looking nice. It looks like it’ll be a good year for water. Our apple trees have all started blooming. My fingers are crossed that we’ll get some fruit this year. Continue reading