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Author: Jonathan
Dealing with the Heat of Summer
As of June 22nd, 2024 summer is officially here. In NE Texas, we often get warmer temperatures starting in mid-May, which I think of as the end of spring and the beginning of summer. These temperatures will often persist throughout September, with August being the hottest month. The summer weather pattern is highs in the… Continue reading Dealing with the Heat of Summer
I actually caught 2 lambs being born
2024 5/27-6/2 week in review
This week brought lots and lots of rain, pretty much every day. It was hot and humid, then hotter but drier, and then wet and more wet. We had some lambs born, that I was able to video, on Wednesday. I am now officially in summer grazing mode. I am going to leave a lot… Continue reading 2024 5/27-6/2 week in review
2024 5/20-5/26 Week in Review
I took a trip to Korea with my wife for our niece’s wedding. My kids looked after the farm while I was away. While I was gone, Nutmeg had puppies, and one of the sheep was attacked by dogs. This first video was taken on Tuesday May 21st in the evening. I had just flown… Continue reading 2024 5/20-5/26 Week in Review
The Results of the “Sacrificial” Areas
About two months ago, March 12th, 2024, I took the cattle off of the sacrificial rotation and hay, and starting rotating them through the pasture. The grass wasn’t great, it was very high in protein, and I decided that in 2025 I would have enough hay to last until mid April, no matter what. And… Continue reading The Results of the “Sacrificial” Areas
My Thoughts on “Total” Grazing
Ben at Grazing365 has been doing this longer than me and recommends tight spacing with aggressive grazing. He has done more research than me and has more experience, so I am considering his advice carefully. His distinction is “selective” vs. “non-selective” grazing. Selective Grazing is when you allow the cows to pick and choose, and… Continue reading My Thoughts on “Total” Grazing
Rams and Lambs
We moved the rams and the bottle lambs into our backyard. The rams will stay until November, when they will breed. The lambs until they are weaned. I have about half an acre in my backyard, which should be able to feed, easily, 4 sheep. I haven’t setup a rotational system yet, but I plan… Continue reading Rams and Lambs
Doing the math, sheep vs. cows in 2024
Alan Westerfield is asking for people’s math on sheep. He said he made his money raising sheep, and he’s heard some crazy numbers by “blowhards.” I think he is responding to this recent video by Birchfield Farming: But maybe he’s talking about my videos too. Now, if you ask people who do rotational grazing, almost… Continue reading Doing the math, sheep vs. cows in 2024
If you get the Avian Flu from cows, you are going to drown from snot
https://web.archive.org/web/20240506034403/https://davidseaman.substack.com/p/bird-flu-has-infected-humans-in-texas In short, this guy got some allergies and thinks we need to shut down the entire country because his eyes turned red. It’s all nonsense. It’s COVID 2024 — because Trump might win an election.