Margali's Griffin Wood Ranch

[Margali]

Tired. Dominic helped me clear out the dead hay on and thru the pallets in hay bale area. I need to get our bale from FIL house set up.

 

[Baymule]

You are SUPERWOMAN! You are out in the sheep barn late at night, you are mother to 3 kids, work full time at a demanding job, wife, cook supper, and whatever it is, you take care of it. Please take care of you too.

 

[Margali]

I finished smoothing down panel edges and wired the cage to the trailer. Then I pushed it into sheep area and setup with some help from the littles.

Dominic showing the sheep how to load with sound effects, LOL.


Lambs investigating after scary humans left.

 

[Ridgetop]

Just a suggestion - on your banner, I would remove the established date and put the phone number so people can contact you.

 

[Margali]

That would be helpful, LOL. Good thing I haven't sent to print yet.

 

[Ridgetop]

Also if you are going to use the funnel feeders as corral sides, don't forget to put a piece of hog panel or wire on the outside bottom of the feeder so lambs can't get under the feeder and escape. I say this because our lambs like to get under the fence line feeders to sleep. When they wake up, they sometimes go out the opening into the barn instead of out the opening through which they came. We have now closed off al the bottoms of the fence line feeders with wire. I do prefer fence line feeders since it makes feeding so much easier.

 

[Margali]

Also if you are going to use the funnel feeders as corral sides, don't forget to put a piece of hog panel or wire on the outside bottom of the feeder so lambs can't get under the feeder and escape.

That is included in the custom quote.

 

[Margali]

Sacrifical tarp installed for sheep trailer and bale of hay for them to eat on. Trick is I only cut one string. It lets hay spread some so they can put it out but harder for them to trampled whole thing.

 

[Margali]

Today has been horrible! I came home at lunch to move laundry over. Noticed sheep basking in sun next to Hera and didn't think anything of it. I went to check on lamb after I ate. I noticed the sheep were on wrong side of fence as I approached. Glanced into night pen and saw Dominic's wether dead and stiff. Ran to check on lamb next to Hera and it was Vanilla! She was alive but weak. Got her loaded up and sped to vet.

 

[Margali]

The wether has one scrap on hind leg and set of 4 teeth punctures on left side of neck. The neck also seems broken. Attack in yard loosing collar, then he ran into pen and died? He was already in rigor at noonish when I found him.