Desert Weyr Blog
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Chicken Dreams
Gardeners wait for seed catalogs to arrive in the middle of winter, but for me, the first sign of spring is the arrival of chicken catalogs. Full of promise, plus breeds that are rare, common, colorful, and plain, the chicken catalogs hint at the coming summer. The poultry world is at your fingertips! All of… Continue reading
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Pruning the Trees
In addition to building excellent fences, Larry also prunes fruit trees. We’ve gone through the orchard and marked the trees that are in the best condition, and Larry will prune them hard to reinvigorate them. It’s going to be a big bonfire when we finally burn all of the branches this spring! Continue reading
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Yarns and More
I’m getting set up on Ravelry as a yarn vendor. Over there, my username is OogieM, and our yarn brand is Desert Weyr. Below are the yarns I currently have in stock. This is a blend of 50% Black Welsh and 50% Western Fine Wool from a local Delta County flock. It’s designed for lace… Continue reading
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A New Year Starts
Larry came out on New Year’s Day to deliver the gates for the elk fence. We are storing them out front so they’re easy to get when the snow melts. We also had to dig out the wire and move it to the new fence line. Larry wants to take his tractor home, so we… Continue reading
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End of the Year
The road is plowed, and the sun is shining. Now, off to do some shopping and get ready for 2009! Continue reading
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After the Wind and Snow
Well, the wind blew the snow, and then there was more snow. This is the hay barn. We rarely get winds that blow the snow this far inside. Even the back side lane, which should have been protected, got a lot of snow. The pile next to the tractor is from the driveway just in… Continue reading
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Christmas Blizzard
We’re under a blizzard warning now. Ken plowed the driveway yesterday, but it snowed again. Here’s one of the ewes covered in snow. The sheep are doing just fine. They enjoy eating the fresh snow. They’re eating a lot more hay than normal, but it’s been cold and we have plenty, so I’m not too… Continue reading
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Clean Your Ears
We got almost a foot of additional snow last night. Here’s a picture of Winnie cleaning one of the ram’s ears – he seemed to enjoy it. Continue reading
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A Lot More Snow
We got a lot more snow today. The sheep all love it – after all, it’s fun to eat snow cones! Continue reading
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Snow!
I was right – we got a lot of snow overnight. Flat Stanley is getting ready to leave us and go visit a friend in California. Here he is with Ken and the truck, covered in snow. Continue reading