Dorper Ram, sold for $12,800 at Mid-American Dorper Sale, April 2022 My husband and I attended the Mid-American Dorper Show and Sale this past weekend. We walked through the pens looking at Dorper sheep. Seeing traits we would like to have in our flock, and some we did not. Attending the show and sale encourages…… Continue reading Start Where You Are, Don’t Forget Where You Came From
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Sheep and Partnership
When I started raising sheep, my husband was driving a truck over the road. He was away from home most of the time. The decisions of buying sheep was my idea as a method to produce income from our property. Prior to him being laid off from his oilfield job, we raised and showed horses.…… Continue reading Sheep and Partnership
Attending Dorper Show and Sale
White Dorper Sheep class at Mid-American Dorper Show April 2022 This weekend my husband and I attended the Mid-American Dorper Sheep Show and Sale located in Duncan, Oklahoma. We attempt to attend this event each years. It is the nearest Dorper event to where we live. At this event Dorper and White Dorper sheep are…… Continue reading Attending Dorper Show and Sale
Technology
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com I thought when I stopped working in an office twenty-five years ago, I would not have to spend all day looking at a computer screen again. Times have changed. Virtual auctions, Virtual horse shows, virtual meeting and video calls. In order to stay abreast of sheep information and events, I…… Continue reading Technology
Spring Lambing Complete
The spring lambing is complete on my farm as of yesterday. I enjoy lambing, the final product of months of planning. This lambing was all first time yearling ewes. These ewes I raised and retained for replacement ewes in my flock. How well they perform determines if I made good choices in keeping these ewes.…… Continue reading Spring Lambing Complete
Savor the Sunshine
Photo by George Becker on Pexels.com The past three days has been cold, windy and cloudy. I do not like stepping outside on cold days, like below 50 degrees Fahrenheit. I have never cared for the wind, and a cold north wind is miserable for me. I love to look at individual clouds and cloud…… Continue reading Savor the Sunshine
A New Addition
Today was sheep and goat auction. I go to the auction to meet friends who also raise sheep. The auction is mostly a social event, the twice a month I get off the farm. Most of the breeding animals going through the sale are unregistered or if registered, inferior to my needs, or culls -…… Continue reading A New Addition
The Little Lamb that Could
In October of 2020 a day I had been waiting for finally came, Big Bertha gave birth. Big Bertha is a ewe I purchased, fulling one of my goals for the year 2020, to purchase a really nice full blood Dorper ewe with Australian bloodlines. The day was a double blessing as the twins Big…… Continue reading The Little Lamb that Could
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
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