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Sorry that is has taken me so long to follow up on the first post regarding this matter.  There seems to be so much other stuff to post about so this kind of got put on the back burner. Well … Continue reading →

Holy cow it is cold outside.  If you are in a place that is colder than it is here and for long periods of time I apologize and I don’t mean to sound like a baby. With that out of … Continue reading →

Well this whole scenario started with me looking down to the barn from the house to see a couple of the big steers (male bovines that have been castrated) walking around the front of the barn.  Well you might say … Continue reading →

Hi to all- Crazy New Year’s Day here on the farm.  We had our first lambs arrive today on New Year’s.  I think that makes them special.  I knew that I had a ewe that was getting awfully close based … Continue reading →

It is raw out there today.  Headed out first thing to get some of the feeding done before the heaviest rain arrives.  They (the weather people) are calling for 1-2 inches of rain, possibly turning to snow before it’s all … Continue reading →

That probably sounds crazy but we do it.  The vet is due to come next Wednesday and preg check all the ewes that should of bred in the fall.  He will tell me how many the ewe will have (can … Continue reading →

It is so good to be home.  Right now I find myself sitting on the couch enjoying a good cup of coffee and looking out the window over the farm.  I arrived home from the city yesterday and took a … Continue reading →

Ok, so I’m here.  Washington D.C.  Five stories up in a hotel room.  Don’t get me wrong, it’s nice.  The room is clean and the bed seems comfortable, but man it’s loud outside and I don’t mean the guard dogs … Continue reading →

I would follow that with ‘when you’re having fun’ but things are not always fun.  I have been crazy busy on the farm lately it seems.  We are just beginning to have to feed the sheep and heifers (young cows).  I am … Continue reading →

I love my sheep.  Really.  I got my first ewes in 2005.  We started with 10 that year.  I barely got through that first lambing season.  It was horrible.  I had no idea what I was doing.  I had lambs … Continue reading →