Desert Weyr Blog
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Even More Brush, Burned
We got another pile of brush and old trees burned today. This pile had been sitting for a couple of years. We still have another old pile to burn, but it’s too close to the hay barn. We have to wait until there’s no hay inside to get that one, and the wind has to… Continue reading
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Sheep on Pasture
For your enjoyment, here are some photos of the pregnant ewes out on pasture. They enjoy sitting in their hay. Continue reading
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More Brush, Burned
We got even more brush burned today. These were the last two piles in the main orchard pasture. Continue reading
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Spring… Or Not!
We woke up this morning to more snow. Fortunately, it melted off pretty fast, and we got the pregnant ewes out onto pasture. It was just in time, too. The live cover ewes are at 144 days, and the AI ewes are at 142 days. I expect to see lambs by this weekend. A few… Continue reading
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Brush Rake and Burning Brush
Larry brought up his brush rake to push the brush from our orchard into burn piles. You can’t see it from here, but the entire orchard is full of brush from pruning. Larry is on the tractor, and Ken and Daniel have the brush rake. This one is sturdy, yet flexible enough to float over… Continue reading
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Harri Meets the Ewes
Harri is an Akbash protection dog. This is his first meeting with our pregnant ewes. They were doing well, but he’s a bit more active than Kimball, so they aren’t used to him just yet. Continue reading
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Woolly Lawnmowers
While the main orchard isn’t growing well, we do have a bit of grass around our guest house. We decided to use the pregnant ewes to mow it. Continue reading
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Burning Brush
We’re late getting the brush out of the orchard. We burn the prunings when they pile up. We got one pile completely finished today! This is our view down the orchard. There still isn’t much grass! Continue reading
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Spring Work Continues
The last couple of days, we’ve been vaccinating the sheep and doing toe trims. I can’t do too many toes before my hands give out, so we do them in batches. The pregnant ewes are now completely done, except for the spring dewormer. I do that 24-48 hours before we turn them out on pasture,… Continue reading
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Getting Ready to Open the Shop, Plus Fun for Chickens
We’re starting to get more customers. We are not officially open with regular hours until the end of May, but I do open up if people call first. Here’s the wool and meat shop. We have lots of lovely rovings in stock, plus lots of new yarns as well. Plus, we still have our lovely… Continue reading