Previous week: 2025 5/19-5/25 Week in Review We got 1.5″ of rain on Monday. The days are getting hotter. The cool season grasses are turning brown. However, there is plenty of warm season grasses already growing strong. I saw some baby grasshoppers. The manure patties seemed to start piling up, but the next day they… Continue reading 2025 5/26-6/1 Week in Review
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2025 5/19-5/25 Week in Review
Next week: 2025 5/26-6/1 Week in Review Previous week: 2025 5/12-5/18 Week in Review Monday 5/19 The new rams decided to escape the pen and move in with the sheep. One of the cows (#19) had bloody discharge yesterday. Today, however, it looks like it might have been an abscess that burst on her tail… Continue reading 2025 5/19-5/25 Week in Review
2025 5/12-5/18 Week in Review
Next Week: 2025 5/19-5/25 Week in Review Previous week: 2025 5/5-5/11 Week in Review Monday 5/12 More details on the hoof issues I found. Tuesday 5/13 I’m trying a thinner row this time – 80′ wide. Some notes on “screwworm”. Wednesday 5/14 It’s supposed to be 98 F today. Ryegrass seedheads are starting to yellow.… Continue reading 2025 5/12-5/18 Week in Review
2025 5/5-5/11 Week in Review
Next Week: 2025 5/12-5/18 Week in Review Previous Week: 2025 4/28-5/4 Week in Review Monday 5/5 It sprinkled all day on Monday. Tuesday 5/6 We got over 2″ of rain. Another 1.75″ of rain. Now the field is a swamp. Wednesday 5/7 I try to switch the dogs out every week. One week the female… Continue reading 2025 5/5-5/11 Week in Review
2025 4/28-5/4 Week in Review
Next Week: 2025 5/5-5/11 Week in Review Previous Week: 2025 4/21-4/27 Week in Review Monday 4/28 Looking at the ram lambs for a potential buyer. Tuesday 4/29 Let me assure you, I do not know what I am doing. I am just trying to learn and sharing the observations and ideas with you. I lost… Continue reading 2025 4/28-5/4 Week in Review
2025 4/21-4/27 Week in Review
Next Week: 2025 4/28-5/4 Week in Review Previous Week: 2025 4/14-4/20 Week in Review Monday 4/21 No video. Tuesday 4/22 No video. Wednesday 4/23 Got some rain. The sheep don’t like being the follower in leader-follower. This video shows how I setup the row so that I can do leader-follower. Thursday 4/24 My strategy for… Continue reading 2025 4/21-4/27 Week in Review
2025 4/14-4/20 Week in Review
Next Week: 2025 4/21-4/27 Week in Review Previous Week: 2025 4/7-4/13 Week in Review Monday 4/14 I think we’re done with hay. The grass is growing strong enough that the cows and sheep won’t eat it. Tuesday 4/15 900′-1000′ Starting twice daily moves, 7 times in a row, 3.5 days in a row. The goal… Continue reading 2025 4/14-4/20 Week in Review
2025 4/7-4/13 Week in Review
Next Week: 2025 4/14-4/20 Week in Review Previous Week: 2025 3/31-4/6 Week in Review Monday 4/7 Tuesday 4/8 I’m convinced that rotational grazing solved my hoof rot and hoof scald issues. The only effective treatment I had was 10% copper sulfate. I never did any foot baths, antibiotics or isolation. The lame ewe had mechanical… Continue reading 2025 4/7-4/13 Week in Review
2025 3/31-4/6 Week in Review
Next Week: 2025 4/7-4/13 Week in Review Previous Week: 2025 3/24-3/30 Week in Review Monday 3/31 Tuesday 4/1 Wednesday 4/2 No video. Thursday 4/3 Rain! Friday 4/4 More rain! Saturday 4/5 2.5″ of rain! Sunday 4/6 No video.
2025 3/24-3/30 Week in Review
Next Week: 2025 3/31-4/6 Week in Review Previous Week: 2025 3/17-3/23 Week in Review Monday 3/24 Tuesday 3/25 Wednesday 3/26 3/4″ of rain, and the temperature got cooler. Thursday 3/27 No video. Friday 3/28 The ram needed a hoof trim. I also got a closer look at his eye and where the abscess used to… Continue reading 2025 3/24-3/30 Week in Review