Category: Farm Life
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RS Farwasabi: February 18th, 1989 – February 18th, 2009
We lost our senior stallion yesterday to severe colic from a twisted gut. RS Farwasabi was a grandson of both Abu Farwa and Khemosabi. He was trained in dressage, reining, and pleasure, and he was always a gentleman to handle. He was the first purebred Arabian horse we ever bred. He was also a SCID… Continue reading
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Winnie and the Ewes
We moved Winnie in with one batch of pregnant ewes today. This’ll allow us to move Becky in with the rams. All of the ewes were concerned about the new dog. This ewe, Desert Weyr Annwyl, was obviously the one chosen to go up and check the dog out. Winnie passed her inspection, and they’re… Continue reading
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The Gates Are Up!
Larry got all of the gates for the last section of the elk fence (except for one) up this week. We’ll either have to add more dirt under them or add an additional piece of wire. They’re set as close to the ground as we can get them, but the ground slopes enough to make… Continue reading
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Rams Out
The three rams we used for clean-up breeders were behaving very well, and we had increased their pen size. Today, we put them back in with the ram lambs. The older boys are big enough that none of the little ones will challenge them. They’ve settled who is boss. It reduces the electricity cost this… Continue reading
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Winter’s Back!
These pictures show the farm less than 24 hours after our January thaw. We woke up to about four inches of snow, and it was still snowing hard. It got a lot colder, too – around 15 degrees! So much for the thaw! Winter is now officially back. These pictures show the main driveway looking… Continue reading
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January Thaw
We always get a thaw in January. The days turn warm, the snow melts, and we have a mini mud season. I know it won’t last – it’s just a taste of the spring to come. We’ll probably need to add gravel to the driveways this spring. It’s amazing how gravel disappears so fast! The… Continue reading
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Sheep Postmortem
We lost a ram lamb today. He’d been looking off for over a week. We’d separated him to a small pen to keep an eye on him. He wouldn’t eat or drink, but he’d eat fresh snow. We gave him Nutridrench, propylene glycol, and warm malt liquid. I couldn’t figure out what was wrong. He… Continue reading
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Fence Wire
The weather has been warming, and much of the snow has melted. Larry and Andrew got two sections of the fence wired up. It’s not tied off at the posts yet, but it’s in place, and it looks wonderful. 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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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