Previous Month: 2025 March Month in Review Next Month: Weekly Reports Weather Rain, rain and more rain! We had some warm days (80 F+) but some chilly ones too (50 F). Grass Growth Tons and tons of grass growth, exactly as predicted. The first few weeks of April were pretty much like March, but then… Continue reading 2025 April Month in Review
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2025 March Month in Review
Previous month: 2025 February Month in Review Next month: 2025 April Month in Review Weekly Reports Weather We had a big storm on 3/4 that destroyed my neighbor’s barn. The roof panels blew all over my field. On 3/8 we got over 2″ of rain. Temperatures were wild, almost up to 90 F. Grass Growth… Continue reading 2025 March Month in Review
2025 February Month in Review
Previous Month: Next Month: 2025 March Month in Review Weekly Reports Weather January ended with over 4″ of rain. We got some rain, but we also got warm weather and freezing weather in February. February is definitely part of winter even if some days it feels like spring. Sheep Health I lost 2 lambs and… Continue reading 2025 February Month in Review
2024 June Month in Review
The hay in the area was ruined due to late rains. The sheep are showing hoof scald and hoof rot at times. Treating with copper sulfate is effective. Dallisgrass is growing strong in late June, and the cows like the seed heads. Weeks Saturday 6/1 Sunday 6/2 Monday 6/3 1/2″ of rain last night. Tuesday… Continue reading 2024 June Month in Review
2024 May Month in Review
I sell #21 as her calf died. We get rain and storms. I visit Korea for a week. The grass is growing strong and tall. By the end of May, the warm-season grasses take over and I adjust accordingly. Wednesday 5/1 I sold #21 as her calf died. Thursday 5/2 It’s raining again. Friday 5/3… Continue reading 2024 May Month in Review
2024 April Month in Review
I sold two bulls. I bought a south poll bull. The grass really started growing around 4/5. Near the end of April, I started to see bermudagrass! Some of the cows start limping in the latter half of the month. I assume it is due to too much protein in their diet. Monday 4/1 Tuesday… Continue reading 2024 April Month in Review
2024 March Month in Review
I finally get all the sheep together for the first time. This is a great achievement. I build a sheep chute so I can handle the sheep every move. It is a complete disaster though. The dogs keep coming home and chasing lambs. I need to solve this problem. I lost another calf, but another… Continue reading 2024 March Month 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.
2024 January Month in Review
January 2024 was wet. We got a few cold days, below freezing, but mostly it was mild temperatures. I learned that using my side-by-side to unroll bales of hay is a bad idea and determined to get a Greg Judy Bale Unroller from Green Pastures Farm. Monday 1/1 – Sunday 1/7 Road trip to Idaho… Continue reading 2024 January Month in Review
2022 August Month in Review
These are the first videos I started uploading to YouTube. The last time we got rain was in June (I think), and we are in a bad drought. We got 5″ of rain on the 22nd but then it didn’t rain for a long time afterwards. Last year there was a bad drought too so… Continue reading 2022 August Month in Review