Category: Farm Life
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Sheep Show
Thursday was the sheep show at the Delta County Fair. We took nine sheep. Three were ewe lambs, three were ram lambs, and three were aged ewes. Stephanie and Jacob trained the sheep with me, and all three of us showed in the open classes. The poor judge had never seen little black sheep before,… Continue reading
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Chicken Show
Tuesday was the Delta County Fair Open and 4H Poultry Show. The Hellecksons and I show chickens in the open class. Here we are in the judging lineup with our old Gold Pencilled Hamburg hens, who were molting and looked pretty scruffy. Stephanie took first, Jacob second, and I had a barely-not-disqualified third. My birds’… Continue reading
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Cleaning Up
We’ve been cleaning the garage in preparation for some modifications to our heating system. Here is proof that Ken is actually throwing away a computer. Of course, it doesn’t work, but still. Continue reading
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Loom Assembled and First Fleece Skirting
The big Glimakra loom was assembled in the shop on August 4th. My friend Elena Dent came to visit and got roped into not just the assembly process, but to start skirting our 2008 fleeces as well. Normally we’re done by now, but with the construction, I didn’t get started until now. Continue reading
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Sheep Shots
On the 31st of July, we gave all the lambs their first vaccinations, plus dewormer. Nose bots are a real problem this year, so we have had to watch carefully and deworm more frequently. Here, the sheep are going back up to their grazing segment. We use Electronet as a guide rather than a herding… Continue reading
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Crane Assembly
Ken found an additional use for the Woolevator: crane assembly assistance! Continue reading
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Sheep, Shipped!
Ron Keener picked up two rams bound for Texas. We’re now pretty much sold out of sheep until we wean lambs in the fall. I still have a few adult rams that I could sell, but no adult ewes to speak of. Continue reading
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Shop Work
The shop floor has been sealed and painted, and the metal on the sides is up. The metal is to help prevent any fires if sparks from welding bounce around and hit the drywall. We used leftover metal roofing material from various projects, so we have a colorful shop! Continue reading
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Construction, Again!
It’s the 9th of July, and Bill McKee moved his construction trailer back on-site to finish the last of the work that the shop needs. Blog updates have been slow. I’ve had problems getting pictures uploaded, which is the reason for all the delays. We should be about caught up now, though. Continue reading
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End of Lambing
It’s the 5th of July, and it’s the official end of lambing. We had 73 lambs born, of which six were stillborn. Not too bad! We had four ewes who did not lamb. Two will be butchered, and two will get a second chance next year. Continue reading