Category: Health
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Sheep Sorting and Dewormer
Yesterday, we got all the ewes sorted into their secondary breeding groups. We also got their fall/winter worming done. We have to deworm with ivermectin drench after a hard freeze to kill the nose bots that infest the sheep. Well, we had a cold snap, then warm weather, and there was a hatch of flies,… Continue reading
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More on Sorting Sheep
Yesterday, we gave all the ewe lambs their second shots. All of them were evaluated. I managed to get coats on most of them, but I still need to make 11 more coats, as I ran out of some sizes. The uncoated sheep went back to the orchard on pasture, while the rest are here… Continue reading
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US Organic Is Cruel and Inhumane for Livestock
US Organic is cruel and inhumane to livestock. This statement will shock many and be denied by others. US standards for organic production of livestock are cruel and inhumane. They are a travesty of what “organic” should be. In an ideal world, buying organic would mean the products you purchase were produced in a fair… Continue reading
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Hay, Rain, and Sheep Selection
We’ve been busy! We just got a huge shipment of hay in – fortunately, it was right before over an inch of rainfall. Last year, our entire second cutting was destroyed by rain. We buy hay from a neighbor, and we’d already contracted for it, so we were out the entire cost. This year, we… Continue reading
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Nitrates and Grazing
Typical farming news today. We planted oats in a new pasture to provide some grazing during the summer slump. We repeated that in the early fall for our sheep to enjoy as temperatures started to fall. We always do testing on our forages to balance the minerals we give our sheep. Before grazing the pasture,… Continue reading