Category: Community
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Sheep for Sale
We did Optimal Livestock ram breeding soundness testing this month. Of the 29 rams we tested, two came back unsatisfactory, three came back questionable, and the rest were satisfactory. The unsatisfactory ones will go to slaughter, and the questionable ones will be retested once the weather cools off. The others will either join our breeding… Continue reading
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Happy 4th From Desert Weyr!
Happy 4th of July from Desert Weyr! This year, the 4th was our big local event, Cherry Days, but there were unfortunately no cherries this year. We had a warm, early spring followed by a horrific frost, and it killed off all the blossoms. We actually had no local fruit (in the North Fork area)… Continue reading
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Mutton Special!
Lambing season is over, and now we need to make room in the pasture for our new arrivals! If you’ve been wanting to stock your freezer with some delicious mutton, now’s your chance. We have a slaughter date booked on June 18th for whole sheep custom cutting at Homestead Meats in Delta, CO. We have… Continue reading
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About Our Meats
Like many other farms, here at Desert Weyr, we have our meat processed at a USDA-approved processing plant. They process our sheep who have exhausted their time here on the farm, then return them as individual cuts of meat. On our farm, though, we take traceable processing one step further. Aside from sausages and ground,… Continue reading
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Sheep on Hay and Hill Sheep Show
The drought here in Colorado continues, and that, in combination with our ditches running dry, means our sheep are in their winter corrals a bit early. It’s easier to get them water and hay that way. It’s not all bad news, though. We’ll be heading to Michigan in a few days to attend the North… Continue reading
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New Farm Store Coming Soon
We’re moving to a new online system for our store. We hope to be back up by Tuesday, October 12th. The new site will allow you to order meat for pickup here at the farm or for delivery within Paonia. It’ll still allow for the shipping of wool and other products nationwide. We look forward… Continue reading
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Mountain Mutton
We were honored to provide meat for the celebration of life for Jerry Hatem of Aspen. Our mutton was featured at the barbecue on the back side of Aspen Mountain, overlooking Mt. Hayden, where family and friends gathered to celebrate his life. Take care, everyone. Continue reading
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COVID-19 and Our Farm
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an immediate effect on our farm. Although Colorado has opened up starting this week, we’ve made the decision to close the farm to tours and visits this year. I realize that this is a difficult time and that visiting our farm is a special treat for many, but we cannot… Continue reading
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2019 Lambing Is Done!
Lambing for 2019 has officially finished. We bred 36 ewes, and every single one of them became pregnant. This is a first for us! Usually, at least one ewe fails to conceive. Sadly, we lost two ewes. One was an accident, and the other was pregnancy toxemia. Our lambing percentages were decent – 57 live… Continue reading
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AI Class Results
We’ve finished our first round of lambing, and the AI Class results are in. Nine total ewes lambed to AI, giving a 26% result. However, as everyone knows, we had some straw failures and other issues where the ewe did not get proper doses of semen. If I remove those sheep from the group, 28… Continue reading
