I've been sitting down talking with my mother (the boss behind the scenes) and my boyfriend (the feeder of the sheep while my shoulder is still out of commission) about what we should do with the sheep.
Pasture Lockdown 2021
My daughter, Morgan, and I went out before breakfast to go sort the sheep, llamas, and horse into lockdown areas before the winds really started to pickup.
Autumn is Here!
The rains of yesterday and today have made that almost 90 degree day of last friday seem like the distant past. It’s not even supposed to reach 60 today.
Breeding Day!
Today was finally the day! It's a New Moon, beautiful day, and they were all excited (some more than others haha). Also today, we were able to buy back a couple Registered St Croix ewes, a Registered St Croix ram and February born twin ram/ewe lambs out of one of the ewes (though different father). … Continue reading Breeding Day!
August Full Moon/Blue Moon 2021
It's a full moon today. Rotated the sheep pastures (do this every full and new moons, 3 pastures rotate every roughly 2 weeks giving each a month off). Breeding starts on the new moon in just over 2 weeks for the next rotation. 21 ewes due the new moon end of January. Shane and I … Continue reading August Full Moon/Blue Moon 2021