by OogieFarmBlog | Nov 25, 2008 | Uncategorized
Larry’s back to do the next section of big elk fence. This will be the last tall fence we put in. It will go from the hay barn around behind the house and will also enclose a small section of the cedars pasture.We had to start taking down parts of the old fence....
by OogieFarmBlog | Sep 20, 2008 | Uncategorized
Every year we tear down the welded wire pens so the manure can be scraped out. Then we have to rebuild them. This usually means several days or weeks of pounding in t-posts by hand. Blisters and sore muscles are only some of the hazards of this task. This is getting...
by OogieFarmBlog | Aug 10, 2008 | Uncategorized
31 July we gave all the lambs their first vaccinations and also did a deworming. Nose bots are a real problem this year so we have had to watch carefully and deworm more frequently. Here the sheep are going back up to their grazing segment. We use electronet just as a...
by OogieFarmBlog | Apr 22, 2008 | Uncategorized
Yesterday Larry and Ken got the new sign holder welded onto the corner of the fence and the sign up and installed. We still have to paint the holder but it looks great!Larry and his crew also finished installing the short section of fence below our open field on the...
by OogieFarmBlog | Apr 13, 2008 | Uncategorized
We got the ewe yearlings out to graze the little bits of grass coming up around the guest house. Why get out a lawnmower when you have sheep! But the grass must be too young still, it doesn’t taste good yet and they didn’t like it. They did have a...
