The weather is warming up. I turn the ram on the ewes. Monday 2/24 Foggy morning. It took me a while to get things back to the old way of rows. Tuesday 2/25 Spring is finally here — I declare it to be so. There’s plenty of hay. I can keep rolling out at this… Continue reading 2025 2/24-3/2 Week in Review
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2025 2/17-2/23 Week in Review
We had freezing temperatures. I try running the sheep and cows in leader-follower moves but run into a problem with water pressure. Monday 2/17 Some philosophical stuff. It looks like we have a real opportunity to fix our own family’s food supply, but it requires we take action. Tuesday 2/18 More philosophical stuff. What does… Continue reading 2025 2/17-2/23 Week in Review
2025 2/10-2/16 Week in Review
This week was cold and wet. I tried doing leader-follower but it was a disaster. I spent most of the week trying to repair the “damage” I caused. Monday 2/10 The dog feeder I built isn’t working. Sheep are still getting in. I am going back to the drawing board and will rework the design.… Continue reading 2025 2/10-2/16 Week in Review
2025 2/3-2/9 Week in Review
With the warm weather and the grass growing, it seems like spring is starting very early. Some people have reported seeing buds, but I don’t see any yet. It got up over 80 degrees on Friday, but then we got smashed with cold weather again. EWE 0015 passed. Now TX34045-0020 is sick, bone thin and… Continue reading 2025 2/3-2/9 Week in Review
2025 1/27-2/2 Week in Review
Wednesday and Thursday we got over 4″ of rain, most of it coming on Thursday early AM. The field was soaked with standing water everywhere. EWE 0015 got swelling on her jaw, a sign of parasite overload. She also had stiff legs. She was weak but survived through Sunday. I was positive she was going… Continue reading 2025 1/27-2/2 Week in Review
2024 February Month in Review
We had a lot of calves in February. I bought my neighbor’s sheep, and Granny gave me two lambs.