Previous Week: 2025 8/18-8/24 Week in Review Monday 8/25 No video. Tuesday 8/26 I’m going to lamb once a year in June from now on. The colostrum and health of the ewes is too important. Wednesday 8/27 No video. Thursday 8/28 No video. Friday 8/29 No video. Saturday 8/30 We are getting rain — about… Continue reading 2025 8/25-8/31 Week in Review
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2025 8/18-8/24 Week in Review
Next Week: 2025 8/25-8/31 Week in Review Previous Week: 2025 8/11-8/17 Week in Review More lambs! Restaurant work is speeding up and coming to a close. Monday 8/18 Tuesday 8/19 Wednesday 8/20 No video Thursday 8/21 Friday 8/22 Saturday 8/23 No video Sunday 8/24 No video
2025 8/11-8/17 Week in Review
Next Week: 2025 8/18-8/24 Week in Review Previous Week: 2025 8/4-8/10 Week in Review I had a case of fly strike. I also had my first lamb! Monday 8/11 Tuesday 8/12 Wednesday 8/13 A sprinkle (0.1″) of rain Thursday 8/14 Friday 8/15 Lamb #1! I did not tag him. Saturday 8/16 Sunday 8/17
2025 8/4-8/10 Week in Review
Next week: 2025 8/11-8/17 Week in Review Previous Week: 2025 7/28-8/3 Week in Review This week was not a fun and happy week. I am expecting lambs but I am not seeing them. Monday 8/4 No video. Tuesday 8/5 Wednesday 8/6 Thursday 8/7 Friday 8/8 Given the poor production this year, I am seriously considered… Continue reading 2025 8/4-8/10 Week in Review
2025 7/28-8/3 Week in Review
Next Week: 2025 8/4-8/10 Week in Review Previous Week: 2025 7/21-7/27 Week in Review Monday 7/28 Selling 4 cows that did not breed back. Tuesday 7/29 New row is 1160′-1080′ Wednesday 7/30 Tons of grass hiding under the goatweed. Thursday 7/31 Friday 8/1 We got a sprinkle of rain. We’ve reached the midpoint of the… Continue reading 2025 7/28-8/3 Week in Review
2024 8/26-9/1 Week in Review
Previous week: 2024 8/19-8/25 Week in Review Monday 8/26 Tuesday 8/27 Wednesday 8/28 Thursday 8/29 We are now in D1 – moderate drought. Friday 8/30 Saturday 8/31 No videos. Sunday 9/1 No videos.
2024 8/19-8/25 Week in Review
Previous week: 2024 8/12-8/18 Week in Review Next week: 2024 8/26-9/1 Week in Review Monday 8/19 Tuesday 8/20 Wednesday 8/21 Thursday 8/22 Friday 8/23 We are officially in drought D0 — abnormally dry. Saturday 8/24 I put out the new minerals from Premier 1 to the sheep. Sunday 8/25
2024 8/12-8/18 Week in Review
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