Lambing time is nearing again. Sheep do not have a long getations time, approximately five months. I look forward to lambing although it is the busiest time during the year. The last month seems to last sooo long. I have an idea of when the lambs will start arriving as I have dates the rams…… Continue reading Waiting the Last Month
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Prepping for a Freeze
The past few days I have been preparing the farm for the first freeze of the year. The frosty air of fall and winter with the artistic touches of crystals on everything is not the winter wonderland where I live. When it freezes here, we get ice, cold ice covering everything. Often we get rain,…… Continue reading Prepping for a Freeze
A Place in the World
As a sheep farmer, most people do not realize the important role a farmer plays in the scheme of the area, country and world. Not many people talk about farmers regardless of what product they produce. Being a farmer is a very important occupation – we provide food for others. People have to eat. Even…… Continue reading A Place in the World
Evaluating Sheep Together
When I do my morning and evening feeding or anytime I am working with the sheep I do evaluations on their condition and health. Being aware of how a sheep is doing is the key to spotting a sick sheep or a lame sheep. Then there are times I look at the sheep for a…… Continue reading Evaluating Sheep Together
Hank
Working daily with sheep is hard work. The work would be even more difficult if I did not have my top ranch hand to help, Hank. I am very thankful for Hank and the job he does helping me with sheep. Hank is a registered border collie dog. His breeding is to work cattle. He…… Continue reading Hank
Dorper Lamb Meat
I am a sheep farmer that raised Dorper sheep, a hair sheep developed in South Africa. The primary purpose of developing this breed of sheep was to have a breed of sheep that could produce an excellent quality carcass on low vegetation. As a sheep farmer, I work at breeding sheep to met the breed…… Continue reading Dorper Lamb Meat
November
November is here, fall is here and winter is close at hand. November greeted us with rain and colder temperatures. In north central Texas, November is when the rain starts arriving and I am thankful for the small amount of rain the area has received the past two weeks. Yesterday was the first day of…… Continue reading November
Sheep and Family
I was not raised as a sheep farmer, but I was raised around cattle and horses. My father would have a few cattle and he had horses for my sister and I to ride. Later as an adult I raised and trained horses. Then my children were born. I shared my love of horses with…… Continue reading Sheep and Family
Thanksgiving
In the United States we have a day in November that is set aside to celebrate and take time to be thankful for what we have and have received – Thanksgiving Day. The origins of this day are based in history of the indigenous people assisting those who arrived from England with food and shelter.…… Continue reading Thanksgiving
Advertising
I receive a periodic publication from the American Dorper Sheep Breeders Association. The publication keeps the members up to date on different events and happenings affecting the Dorper sheep breed and the sheep industry. There are always information on placing advertising in the publication along with advertising your farm in the back of the publication.…… Continue reading Advertising
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