Category: Other Animals
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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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Front Yard Deer
We have a small herd of deer that has decided the front yard is their new favorite place. 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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CMK Arabians
Our Arabian horses are from old CMK lines, and they represent even-tempered family horses that echo the original Arabian. We started with Arabians in 1970 with two half-Arabian mares. After many years spent working to conserve these rare bloodlines and maintain a variety of sire lines, we’ve decided to stop breeding horses. Our purebred Arabians… Continue reading
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New Livestock Guardian Puppy
We got another LGD puppy in January. She’s an Akbash by the name of Teasel. She’s been growing fast, and she’s already a teenage dog. March continues to be dry. We’re scheduled to shear the sheep later this month, so it’ll probably start snowing or raining by then. Continue reading
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Rams in Winter
It’s winter in western Colorado. We have some snow, but not nearly enough yet. It was enough to cover the solar panels, though. The adult rams are doing well, and Becky the guard dog is on duty. Continue reading
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We Woke up the Chickens
With apologies to C.W. McCall, here are our sleepy hens and tired chicks. Continue reading
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More Winnie and Lambs
Winnie is very protective of the younger lambs. This young lamb wanted to play hop-on-Mom. The ewe is babysitting the two lambs in front while their mother is off grazing. The babysitter is their aunt. Continue reading
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Chickens, Sheep, and Nice Lambs
The dinner chickens arrived on the ninth of June, but I didn’t get a chance to get pictures until today. We lost more than usual in the first few days, but they seem to be okay now. We’ve got sheep on both sides of the center divider fence, plus a dog in each group. Winnie… Continue reading