Category: Sheep
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Ready for Lambing
Our remaining pregnant ewes are now out on pasture and ready for lambing. The grass is still very short, so we’ve been feeding them hay. I’ve also gotten their mineral feeder out and filled it to the top. We don’t feed any grain, so we use a custom-mixed sheep mineral to provide the supplementation that… Continue reading
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April Snow
We got some lovely April snow today. I know most folks are tired of winter, but this nice, wet snow will certainly help our water situation this summer. The new lambs have found the warmest, driest spots on the farm, and they’re enjoying the snow from there. Continue reading
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New AI Lambs!
The first of our USDA experiment lambs has arrived. It’s a nice ram lamb. We have 3 experimental ewes to go. All of them should lamb within the next two to three days if all goes well. 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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Feeding Bo and Peep
We’re hosting culinary students again. They’ve all enjoyed watching our two bottle lambs, Bo and Peep, being fed. Continue reading
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Yoda’s Lambs
Desert Weyr Yoda is one of our pet wethers. He’s usually fat enough that he looks like he’s ready to lamb! In this case, as Ken was checking the sheep, he noticed that Yoda had managed to snag a set of twins to care for. Their mom, Desert Weyr Briallen, seems glad to have an… Continue reading
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Lambing Is Over
Our 2011 lambing season is over. We got 58 nice lambs, but also had way too many open ewes. Desert Weyr Logan will be the guest of honor at Revolution Brewing later this year in the form of smoked kolbassi sausages. He didn’t get a single one of his ewes pregnant. The other ewes will… Continue reading
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Early Morning Rams
It’s early morning, and we’re checking out the feed in the ram pasture. Continue reading
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No More Wide Loads and High Water Time
Tanwen lambed a large nine-pound, ten-ounce lamb with no problems. She still looks fairly wide, though! We also went down to Black Bridge Winery to take a look at the river. It’s high and muddy, but not flooding so far. Continue reading
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Abstract and a Wide Load
Here’s an abstract under the big power lines that cross over the east side of our property. This is Desert Weyr Tanwen. She’ll probably be the last ewe to lamb for 2011. She is a wide load indeed! Continue reading
