Monday 8/12 Tuesday 8/13 Wednesday 8/14 Thursday 8/15 Friday 8/16 Saturday 8/17 Sunday 8/18 I stop doing daily rotations, and just give the cows the whole row.
2024 8/5-8/11 Week in Review
Monday 8/5 Granny was out in the northern part of my field, completely blind due to pinkeye. She recovers fairly quickly. Tuesday 8/6 Wednesday 8/7 Thursday 8/8 Friday 8/9 Saturday 8/10 This was a busy day. I brought the sheep into the pen, sorted them all out, tagged all the untagged sheep, and separated the… Continue reading 2024 8/5-8/11 Week in Review
2024 7/29-8/4 Week in Review
Monday 7/29 48 was born! Tuesday 7/30 Wednesday 7/31 Thursday 8/1 I’m seeing pinkeye in EWE 0002. I’m not sure what caused it, but I surmise that she is scraping her eye on the forage. Friday 8/2 Saturday 8/3 Sunday 8/4
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2024 7/22-7/28 Week in Review
Monday 7/22 I ordered 90 bales of hay this year. Plus we got a little rain. Tuesday 7/23 Wednesday 7/24 Thursday 7/25 Friday 7/26 — no videos. Saturday 7/27 Sunday 7/28 It looks like if no grass grows between now and then, I should have plenty of grass through October.
2024 7/15-7/21 Week in Review
Monday 7/15 Tuesday 7/16 Wednesday 7/17 We got another downpour, 4″ in total I think. Thursday 7/18 Friday 7/19 Saturday 7/20 Sunday 7/21 No videos.
2024 7/8-7/14 Week in Review
Monday 7/8 Starting off the week, #24 was limping quite badly. It could be because of the bull, it could also be any other number of things. Thankfully, the problem resolved itself. Tuesday 7/9 Hurricane Beryl, or the remnants of it, passed us by. Wednesday 7/10 Thursday 7/11 Friday 7/12 We finally got the other… Continue reading 2024 7/8-7/14 Week in Review
#48 is born to Young #20
#40 is born to young #20 on Monday July 29th, 2024. Old #20 is a little too young to breed but it worked out ok. Since this was unexpected, that means I won’t be expecting a calf from young #20 in April. I might have to sell her off when the calf is old enough… Continue reading #48 is born to Young #20
2024 7/1-7/7 Week in Review
Monday 7/1 Tuesday 7/2 I put the ram on the sheep. The other ram stayed behind. I moved Rammy in too, but he is probably too young to breed effectively. A note about droughts: All droughts are local, and the best thing to do is not to overgraze. Watch and plan your grass and consumption,… Continue reading 2024 7/1-7/7 Week in Review
2024 6/24-6/30 Week in Review
The weather is still warm. We got some rain on Wednesday. Monday 6/24 Tuesday 6/25 The way the cows eat the dallisgrass makes it look like it is overgrazed after one bite. Dallisgrass doesn’t grow leaves that go very tall. The seed heads shoot up but the leaves stay low to the ground. When the… Continue reading 2024 6/24-6/30 Week in Review