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Warm and grossly humid after the rain yesterday, but still cool enough to get some work done today. I finally started weeding my garden so I can put something in it next week. Probably some vines - tomato, squash, maybe something else. I started digging up the thistles that are trying to take...

Looks painful. I really don’t like it when people breed in problems just because it’s (to them) “cute” or “different” - like pugs, for example. Literally can’t be born without c-section and have massive health problems including barely being able to breathe. I just don’t get the appeal :idunno

Reminds me of when my husband was working as a mechanic. The shop decided to cut the time paid for the licensed mechanics to do oil changes. Since it wasn’t worth their time anymore they started leaving those jobs to the apprentices. Pretty sure the higher ups changed their tune after one of the...

Decision about Doll’s ewe lamb was kind of made for me when someone asked if they could get the family group. They’re scheduled to leave Saturday. I’m both happy and sad about it. My literal favourite time of day is when I’m out there and the girls are free ranging with their lambs and they’re...

It’s that time of year where I let the girls out for an hour or so every day to free range and get them used to grass again. Hoping to get at least half of them on pasture full time soon. Just need it to dry up and grow a little bit more so they don’t just turn everything into a mud pit. You can...

Several of the YouTube sheep farms I like to watch are having problems with huge lambs this spring too. They’re pretty much all saying it’s from having more/better grazing than usual. Basically, if it’s not the ram, it’s the feed. Too much or too rich during that last month of gestation. Fine -...

But I WANT to keep them all! Just kidding. Kind of. I’m practical enough to only keep the best - with very few exceptions - within my housing and space limitations. What’s really tragic is how high my hopes for Doll were. I know better than to believe that something purebred is going to be of...

Dobby’s chunky ewe lamb is old enough that she’s taking all my milk. Milk I now need for Sock, so she’s getting time outs at night now lol Dobby doesn’t seem to mind. This is her the first morning after as well as the milk she gave ❤ Not a bad looking udder for a first freshener imo...

Depends on their property and plans. I basically started with a trio and they only rotated my backyard for the first year (roughly 18k sq. ft.) With using about 2 acres to rotate them now, my property seems to comfortably handle up to 8 without supplementation through the 6-8 months of non...

That would be ideal for long term inside living. This little guy has moved out to the brooder shed with a heat lamp so he can stay warm and poop and pee as much as he likes. I have to keep all bottle babies out of the house since I can’t sleep hearing and worrying about them :rolleyes: I...

Lambing is finally done 🥱 Doll had triplets around 1am. They’re tiny little things, but she needed help anyway. The little white boy went a bit hypothermic, so he got to come in for a warmup. Doll decided she no longer wanted him when I brought him back out a few hours later, so I have a bottle...

Coy had boy/girl SPOTTY twins early this morning ❤️😍❤️ This is the girl. She’s lying down in the rest of the pics.

Busy day moving sheep today. Foxy and her lamb moved out to the big pen adjacent to Dingo and Coy moved inside once I got the stall cleaned and freshly bedded. She’s due Tuesday (17 days after her initial mark date). It’s a bit chilly out, but not freezing anymore despite the snow. It’s mostly...

The first week or so I typically freeze it for future lamb emergencies or needs (since it still tastes like colostrum anyway). After that, I mostly use it just like any other milk, but I also make cheese out of it when I’ve accumulated enough. (Soft cheese is actually really easy to make. My...

Dobby and her baby continue to impress. Since I’m milking Dobby twice a day, I’m spending quite a bit of time handling her lamb. She’s getting to be quite the suck lol After fighting Foxy for a few days, she’s now letting me milk her, but I’ve decided to just take enough to relieve the pressure...