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 dogs are penned up and the male dogs roam free, and the next the… Continue reading 2025 5/5-5/11 Week in Review
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2025 4/28-5/4 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 my shepherd’s crook and I can’t catch the lame lamb. Also, the grass seems… Continue reading 2025 4/28-5/4 Week in Review
2025 4/21-4/27 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 managing horn flies (and other flies.) More rain. We are supposed to be getting… Continue reading 2025 4/21-4/27 Week in Review
2025 4/14-4/20 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 is to transition to leader-follower with the sheep in front. The cows need to… Continue reading 2025 4/14-4/20 Week in Review
2025 4/7-4/13 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 problems, not hoof rot or scald. One of the hooves had a big hole… Continue reading 2025 4/7-4/13 Week in Review
2025 3/31-4/6 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
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 be. Pinkeye isn’t really treatable unless you catch it very early on. The sheep… Continue reading 2025 3/24-3/30 Week in Review
2025 3/17-3/23 Week in Review
Monday 3/17 Regenerational agriculture takes a lot of complexity out of agriculture by allowing nature to do her thing. Tuesday 3/18 A short video on what you need to get started with sheep. Other experts can give you more details on each. Someone asked about some science things. Here I answer them. Wednesday 3/19 The… Continue reading 2025 3/17-3/23 Week in Review
2025 3/10-3/16 Week in Review
Allergies really started this week. The warm weather kickstarted the grass. Monday 3/10 No video. Tuesday 3/11 It got to the upper 70s in the afternoon. Very nice. Wednesday 3/12 Thursday 3/13 It almost got up to 90, if not surpassing it. Friday 3/14 Working the sheep. No video. Moved the sheep to the northernmost… Continue reading 2025 3/10-3/16 Week in Review
2025 3/3-3/9 Week in Review
We had a windstorm on Tuesday morning, and then 2″ of rain on Saturday. Monday 3/3 Tuesday 3/4 We had a windstorm. I thought it damaged by shop. It was my neighbor’s barn that was blown away though. Wednesday 3/5 Thursday 3/6 Friday 3/7 No video. Saturday 3/8 We got 2″ of rain on Saturday.… Continue reading 2025 3/3-3/9 Week in Review