Desert Weyr Blog
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Happy Chickens
With the snow mostly gone, we can now let the chickens out to scratch at the bugs and grass. They’re sure enjoying being out of jail. Continue reading
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Spring, Maybe?
It’s nearly the end of March, and we may be seeing the beginnings of spring… I hope. Continue reading
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Protective Dogs
Winnie is in with the rams, and she’s doing a very good job. She is our most aggressively protective dog, but we really appreciate her attention to her sheep. Continue reading
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The Shearing Is Done
I’m a bit late with my blogging, but we finished sheep shearing for the year. Several fleeces were sold right off the shearing floor. Skirting will start in the next few weeks, and the wool will be up on our site for sale later. Continue reading
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Getting Ready for Shearing
We got the shearing setup built yesterday. We rebuild the catch pen and shearing floor each year under the hay barn. As always, it looks like we’ll have snow and rain for shearing. I am, yet again, scrambling to see if I can keep all the sheep dry. We will shear 137 sheep this year… Continue reading
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March Snows
It’s March, and we’ve received even more snow. This is the lane under the hay barn. The fence on the right is four feet tall! So far, the rams haven’t decided to try and escape. The hay seems to be keeping them occupied. It’s going to be a very muddy spring when all of this… Continue reading
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Ravelympics Medals
I’m nearing the end of my Ravelry Knitting Olympics. I was on two different teams. Team WIPs 2010, with two projects for WIPs – dancing was the first. Sadly, I will not medal in either project for this event. However, for Team Tardis, I’ve medaled in four events with a total of five projects! I… Continue reading
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Shipping Sheep by Car
Desert Weyr BaaBaa and Desert Weyr Martha are traveling to their new home via the back seat of a Subaru Legacy. Black Welsh sheep are small and fairly well-behaved. I bet not many folks can carry sheep in the back of their cars. BaaBaa is going to be a ram buddy, and Martha will be… Continue reading
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Black Welsh Mountain Sheep in Snow
This is what the front yard looks like today. We finally had to extend the fences. This is one of the adult rams, contemplating trying to jump out. So far, only 1 ram lamb has escaped, but I bet more would’ve been out by tomorrow if we didn’t shore up the fence. Continue reading
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Afternoon Snow
I sure hope the rams and ram lambs (in the left and right pens, respectively) don’t decide to go walking today! There was a path up this aisle this morning. Continue reading