The beginning of a New Year. I was looking over my blog and seeing which blogs were read by the most number of people. One blog post has been dominate the past three months, an older blog, “Can You Truly Make Money with Sheep”. Along with the blog being popular, people at retail stores standing…… Continue reading If I Could Restart
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Be Brave, Shepherd
Bloganaury prompt for day #2 – How are you brave? Brave, being firm or courageous. Being a sheep farmer is not for the faint of heart. Sheep farmers are brave in several way. This sometimes means braving the heat, rain, sleet, snow, cold, strong winds or blizzard to make sure their sheep have food, water…… Continue reading Be Brave, Shepherd
One Achievement
Last year, the one thing I wanted to absolutely get done with my sheep farm was to own two high quality fullblood Dorper rams. I achieved that goal. When making goals for the sheep farm, I have a huge list of things I want to reach. But time, money and life hinders reaching most of…… Continue reading One Achievement
Before a New Year
The year 2022 is coming to a close, in four days we will begin the year 2023. As a sheep farmer, I am starting to think on the financial and quality of my sheep business. I am a sheep farmer, my sheep farm is a business. It is time to start creating the 2023 Business…… Continue reading Before a New Year
The Beginning of the Sheep Journey
Today, I went through my flock to take an inventory, assessing their body condition, timing of lambing and how the lambs were growing. Today, all my sheep look like and most are registered Dorper sheep. That is not how this journey of raising sheep started. There have only been a twice I have owned sheep.…… Continue reading The Beginning of the Sheep Journey
Winds of Change
Changes occur in our lives almost everyday. This November, my husband, who is the main source of income for our family, lost his job. Since that date, we have both been looking for work. While the sheep provide some income, my flock is not large enough to fully support us. In order to grow my…… Continue reading Winds of Change
All is Calm
Today is Christmas Eve, or almost Christmas Day. The ewes are good, their babies warm. Those who are still expecting have waited until after the hard cold. No lambs were born in the cold stiff winds, or snow flurries, or below freezing temperatures. The days will begin to be warmer, the sun shining as we…… Continue reading All is Calm
Cold and Lambs
The cold snap was predicted to be here in the afternoon, but has been moved to early morning tomorrow. The wind is not supposed to be so strong as was previously predicted. When I look at the weather, I am always amazed how meteorologists keep their jobs. If I was working for someone, and I…… Continue reading Cold and Lambs
Grateful
Today, my husband and I looked at the ewes and lambs. Evaluating the lambs on conformation and the ewes with lambs on their mothering skills. Among the things discussed was the improvement of our flock genetics or conformation of our flock overall. A couple of days back, a ewe lambed twin ram lambs. Today I…… Continue reading Grateful
Preparing for a Cold Snap
I and the sheep have enjoyed the mild temperatures and light rains in November and so far in December. But this week the temperatures change, dropping to below freezing and single digits for two days. During the last part of November and December we have been letting the ewes graze the pasture. With the mild…… Continue reading Preparing for a Cold Snap
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