by OogieFarmBlog | Jan 28, 2015 | Black Welsh Mountain Sheep, Farming Life
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 animals on...
by OogieFarmBlog | Jan 25, 2015 | Farming Life, Weather
by OogieFarmBlog | Jan 4, 2015 | Farming Life
We have a hose connected to a buried pipe that runs ditch water. It usually freezes part way through winter. We leave the hose running and that helps but lately we’ve discovered that we can keep the water running longer if we cover the hose with snow after we...
by OogieFarmBlog | Aug 11, 2013 | Farming Life
We move the sheep to fresh grass every day or two. We use electric netting to keep them contained in the grazing segment. This allows the grass to rest after grazing and is really improving the quality of the pasture.
by OogieFarmBlog | Jul 29, 2013 | Farming Life
Yesterday we had a rather “interesting” event. Major rain causing flash floods. Here are some of the pictures:
by OogieFarmBlog | Apr 9, 2013 | Farming Life
Ken and I took a ride with a friend with a plane over Terror Creek. Here is our reservoir This is the view of the watershed above the reservoir. Garvin Mesa looking south Our place from the air Another view
