Category: Sheep

  • More Snow!

    More Snow!

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    We got another eight (or more) inches of snow, and it’s still snowing! Sheep tend to walk in the same trails once they’ve made them. Here you can see the flock making their way up to the feeder for hay. Some of the lambs have been smart enough to climb the snow drifts. This one’s Continue reading

  • Digging Sheep Paths

    Digging Sheep Paths

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    We had a lot of snow last night. Our power was out for about eight hours. It’s a heavy, wet snow, and it warmed up enough to fall off the barn all at once. I sure hope there were no sheep under that. They usually run to the end of the pen to wait it Continue reading

  • Ewe Lambs and Retired Ewes

    Ewe Lambs and Retired Ewes

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    Here you can see some of our ewe lambs and retired ewes in the winter pens. Everyone has settled into their new pens now, and they’re happy as long as the hay keeps coming. Continue reading

  • Red, White, and Blue

    Red, White, and Blue

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    These are our patriotic sheep, ready for Presidents’ Day. Prompt: It’s Presidents’ Day in the U.S. today. Make a photo with a patriotic theme for the country you call home. Continue reading

  • New Feeders

    New Feeders

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    We got the new ram lamb feeders installed today. Here are the boys before we moved them back into their normal pen. The new feeder uses two pieces that connect to make one large feeder. Continue reading

  • The Rams Are Out!

    The Rams Are Out!

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    We got the backup rams out of the ewe pens today. The two backups, Desert Weyr Kevyn and Desert Weyr Kirk, plus the live cover ram, Desert Weyr Kai, are now in a tiny pen getting used to each other. We’ve found that by cramming the boys in together until they smell the same, we Continue reading

  • Right Angle Jail

    Right Angle Jail

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    Caridwen is behind bars. There aren’t many right angles on our farm that are not fences, so I just picked a good fence to use. Prompt: Right (90-degree) angles can help define a composition. Make a photograph involving intersecting lines. Continue reading

  • Winnie and the Rams

    Winnie and the Rams

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    Winnie is in with the adult rams right now. She stays nice and warm among the woolly sheep. Continue reading

  • The Backup Rams Are In

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    Yesterday, we got the two backup rams in with the ewes. Desert Weyr Kevyn is in with the live cover ewes. He immediately started sniffing and chasing them, and even tried to mount a few, but none of the ewes were in heat. Desert Weyr Kirk is the backup for the AI ewes. He went Continue reading

  • Agent 90: Secret Agent Sheep

    Agent 90: Secret Agent Sheep

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    A rare breed indeed. Prompt: Glasses help many folks bring the world into focus each day. Make a photo of a pair of any kind of glasses today. Continue reading