2022 Waiting on Lambs Journal

[secuono]

Tossed all of the ewes out onto the winter field with Apostle. Will remove him next week or so when the other rams settle down.

 

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Bought wood to make more lambing jugs.
They'll be 5 horizontal & 3 vertical, 30" tall. Five foot doors & four foot side walls, like the old ones.
Some of the old ones will be left as is & used during round bale feeding. Rest of the old ones will have top board moved down & 1 board added to make them 30".
Got some hooks as well, to make latching them together easier.

Cut all of the boards, but too cold n dark to predrill holes & screw them together tonight.
Looks like I need 3 more to finish what I have now. But I'll need another door. So, I'll actually need 6 more boards in all. Plus however many more for the old panels.
Lambs won't be escaping & ewes won't be stealing food from their neighbors with these!

The old ones that need adjustments-


What the new ones will look like-

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Nice!

 

[secuono]

Ordered two of these from a different store. Lowes was always unavailable. Husband doesn't trust Walmart, so opted for this place.
They will go along the barn's east opening to add 10×30ft of more space.
It'll be partly enclosed with wood and clear panels the rest of the way.
For more lambing space, bale feeding and stuffing everyone into the barn for shearing. Lol

 

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3 done.

 

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Bought a ram, he's my half-grandbaby!
His father's side, my original Babydolls, his dad is Nori, a ramling born on my farm.
Got him to see if I can salvage any hidden spot genetics, but also because of his straight front legs and long back.
He's a great addition to the flock.

Say hello to Ross!
Currently only OEBSR, but I'll get him into the other two registries soon enough. He's replacing 3 rams; Billy, Sebastian & Michaelis.




In other news...
Apostle's eye has continued to heal. It seems to have a good chance of totally clearing up!

 

[secuono]

Ordered two of these from a different store. Lowes was always unavailable. Husband doesn't trust Walmart, so opted for this place.
They will go along the barn's east opening to add 10×30ft of more space.
It'll be partly enclosed with wood and clear panels the rest of the way.
For more lambing space, bale feeding and stuffing everyone into the barn for shearing. Lol
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They have shipped and will arrive by the end of the week!!

 

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3 done.
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Have a total of 3 front gates/panels and 5 side panels done.

A picture showing the old vs new. Old are longer gate panels.
lambs cannot climb mom to escape, moms can't steal food & I can step over easy peasy!

 

[Margali]

Nice @secuono ! How tall are the panels? I'm planning on redoing my shed and debating fence heights.

 

[secuono]

Nice @secuono ! How tall are the panels? I'm planning on redoing my shed and debating fence heights.

30"