The rhythmic jibber of the auctioneer drowns out the noise of the crowd, stern faced buyers focus to hear each word and number as the auctioneer rattles on. People new the sale barn have confused and questioning faces. Unfamiliar with the rhythmic cadence of words and numbers new comers find bidding to be confusing. One…… Continue reading What Will You Bid?
Category: Sheep Farming
Are You My Mama?
Photo by Rachel Claire on Pexels.com A helpful skill for a sheep farmer to learn is the ability to graft or have a ewe accept and care for a lamb that is not her own. Many things can happen during laming. Lambs get separated from mom by wondering off while mom is delivering another lamb…… Continue reading Are You My Mama?
The Lull before the Storm
Photo by Alexandr Podvalny on Pexels.com The busiest time for sheep is laming. A sheep farmer may raise other types of animals or feed for his livestock, so there are busy times. I do not raise anything but sheep and laming is my busiest time. Today was cold, really cold. Well, not Wyoming cold or…… Continue reading The Lull before the Storm
Start and Build Upward
Chester, my first ram When I first started raising sheep my financial situation was not very good. I purchased the best I could buy. One sheep you should consider paying the most you can afford is the ram. The ram is half or 50% of your flock genetics. The ewe is half or 50% of…… Continue reading Start and Build Upward
Patience and Frustration
Frustration was in my day for about three hours. I need to some home maintenance, actually finish a home maintenance project, and I could not find the tool I needed. My husband was the last person to use the tool for a totally different project and I could not find it. Then I just knew…… Continue reading Patience and Frustration
Be Grateful
Old Dorper and a set of twins Above is a picture of a Dorper ewe I named Old Dorper, she was my first Dorper ewe. I first named her Dorper, but when I purchased the second Dorper ewe, she became Old Dorper. I have had Old Dorper for five years. Each laming I can count…… Continue reading Be Grateful
Do Not Be Afraid of the Curve
Photo by Erkan Gu00fcneu015f on Pexels.com Whenever we take on a new job or new business or new hobby, there is a learning curve in learning. When we first start, there are things that are new or done differently than we performed before. Do not be afraid of this learning curve, it is natural and…… Continue reading Do Not Be Afraid of the Curve
Winter Sheep
Photo by Chris F on Pexels.com Today was cold, north west wind gusting and the occasional snow flurry. Although the snowflakes melted the moment they touched the ground. I get concerned for the animals when we do get a cold day or two. North central Texas is no way like Colorado or Wyoming where I…… Continue reading Winter Sheep
The Challenge of Parasite Control
Every sheep farmers wants healthy thriving sheep. The geographical location of the sheep and the sheep farmer poses different challenges. In North Central Texas where I live one of the biggest challenges to the health of the sheep is internal parasites. The warm humid weather all year, the life cycle of parasites is not broken,…… Continue reading The Challenge of Parasite Control
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Yesterday, Today and all the yesterdays of the past seven years have started the same way….get dressed, drink a cup of coffee, go tend the sheep. A person thinking about raising sheep or any agriculture adventure should consider what a day being a sheep farmer or other agriculture owner/operator is…… Continue reading Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
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