On November 26, 2022 I went to the sheep auction. There I purchased a baby goat a few days old. I do not know why the baby goat was there, perhaps his mother died or would not accept him or his mother had triplets. People do not like to feed bottle baby goats or sheep…… Continue reading Kids Grow Up To Be Goats
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Childhood Dreams
Bloganuary daily prompt #21 : What was your dream job as a child? From the time I can remember I have always loved animals. Rescuing a stray cat from the county garbage dump was the beginning of my wanting to help animals. I watched animals enjoy their beauty and how they behaved. My passion is…… Continue reading Childhood Dreams
Books and Authors
Today’s daily prompt on Bloganuary 2023 is: Who is your favorite author and why? I enjoy reading as reading leads to learning. Learning helps me to be a better sheep farmer. While I do not always read non-fiction books, one series of books has been an influence in my life. While in middle school I…… Continue reading Books and Authors
Juggling Farm and a Job
In January I started working a job outside of my sheep farm. My husband lost his job in November and was looking for work. When I started working a job, he was able to do the chores when I was scheduled to work. I like feeding the sheep between 10 and 11 am. The reason…… Continue reading Juggling Farm and a Job
Weaning Fall Lambs
Today was a busy day. I started working an outside job the beginning of January. Today, was a day off with good weather and time to wean the lambs. I try to be as stress-free in handling my sheep. Weaning time is hard, as their is stress on the ewe and lamb due to the…… Continue reading Weaning Fall Lambs
What If….
Today’s daily prompt for Bloganuary 2023, Day 13 was “If you had a billion US dollars, how would you spend it? There are a few things I would do with a billion dollars. Even if my bank account had a vast amount of money – I would still be a sheep farmer. I love being…… Continue reading What If….
Sheep Farmer Challenges
I am participating in Bloganuary 2023. The daily prompt for day #12 is “What chore do you find the most challenging to do?”. This is an easy answer, I do not like the expense bookkeeping involved with a sheep farm. I do not mind the income, but I hate to see money spent. Yet, it…… Continue reading Sheep Farmer Challenges
Sheep Farmer Success
For Bloganuary Day #11 the prompt is “How do you define success.” Success is defined by the person. Each individual has their own definition for success. Some want a large amount of money at their disposal to purchase and life the way they desire. Others want recognition or fame. When I made the decision to…… Continue reading Sheep Farmer Success
Moving Ahead
There have been several changes this month. In November my husband was dismissed from work. Instead of just my husband searching for employment, I searched also. Filling out application, creating a resume for myself was a bit of a challenge since I have not been employed by a company for thirteen years. I was self-employed,…… Continue reading Moving Ahead
The Joy of Sheep
I have been asked and I am sure others have been asked the same question: “Why do you raise sheep?” I have worked many different types of jobs, some I enjoyed going to work, others it was a job. I raise sheep because I get joy from sheep. When I was going through the process…… Continue reading The Joy of Sheep
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