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
Category: Sheep Farming
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
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
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
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
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