Category: Farm Life
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Hay Delivery and Warm Weather
Today was hay delivery day. We got five big square bales – over a ton of hay. The adult rams, ram yearlings, pregnant ewes, and horses all got fresh bales. Moving to big bales helps us make feeding simpler, but it now also means that the tractor is required. The pond is nearly thawed out… Continue reading
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Wild Turkeys
We saw wild turkeys at the Terror Creek Winery today. Our farm is on the edge of the mesa below. Continue reading
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Sheep Happens
Sadly, we had a ram yearling die today. He’d been injured in a fight. As required, we had to do a post-mortem on him to determine the cause of death. Unfortunately, it was a burst bladder, probably from getting a horn in the belly. We are allowed to bury our animals on our farm, so… Continue reading
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Rear View Sunset
I captured this beautiful sunset in the side mirror today as we were driving up the hill. Continue reading
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Tracks in the Snow
We noticed tracks in the snow when we were feeding the horses today. From the looks of them, it was a small canine predator like a fox. It doesn’t seem to be coming anywhere near the sheep pens. I am sure our guard dogs kept it away. Continue reading
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Sheep Coats
Here’s my plan for sheep coats. Coat parts from top left to right: 2 assembled leg pieces, chest piece, chest reinforcing, coat body folded in half. A fully assembled sheep coat. A fully assembled sheep coat from the inside. The chest piece is at the top, girth tucks are on the sides, and leg straps… Continue reading
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Snow Insulation
We have a hose connected to a buried pipe that runs ditch water. It usually freezes partway through winter. It helps when we leave the hose running, but lately, we’ve discovered that we can keep the water running longer if we cover it with snow after we use it. Continue reading
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Solar Sheep
Our ram lambs – now yearlings – enjoy eating fresh hay under the solar trees. Continue reading
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Sterling Is in Jail
Little Sterling is the lamb whose mother died when he was only three weeks old. He’s small and stunted, and he can’t live with the rest of the ram lambs. However, he seems willing to try and breed the ewes, so he’s now in a separate pen in the hay barn. We don’t need any… Continue reading
