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
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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
The Importance of Poop
Sheep and other animals can not tell you how they feel, until there are very clear behavioral signs, most of the time the animal is then in serious trouble. https://amtolle.com/2022/04/19/the-importance-of-poop/ This is a link to my post on my other website. The reason for putting oil in the horse feed was to enhance the shine…… Continue reading The Importance of Poop
Journeys
I love horses. I have had horses for most of my life. Learning from the horse more than from those who do clinics to teach you about riding or training better. About ten years ago, after moving to Texas, I learned of a horse trainer, Chris Cox. I watched his videos, then watched his clinics.…… Continue reading Journeys
Winds of Change
Sheep grazing on my pasture Change is always happening. We find our comfort zone, then a change happens and we have to rebalance and find the comfort zone once more. Two days ago I learned some news that is a major change for myself and my sheep farm. The sheep and goat auction where I…… Continue reading Winds of Change
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
“Never Gamble With More Than You Can Afford to Lose”
Photo by John Guccione http://www.advergroup.com on Pexels.com When I was a young girl about ten years of age, our family went to the county fair. The county fair was a wonderful adventure for a young girl who loved animals. We rode carnival rides for the first time and saw many different types of livestock. At…… Continue reading “Never Gamble With More Than You Can Afford to Lose”
Little Tuff
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com With the spring lambing I was reviewing the production records of my ewes. As I put in the information on the yearling ewes that are lambing, I was checking on the other ewes. I noticed some of my ewes are getting some years on them. I have two registered full…… Continue reading Little Tuff
Which Comes First?
Photo by Klaus Nielsen on Pexels.com Photo by Alexas Fotos on Pexels.com Since I raise sheep for meat, I am always watching the sale price of market lambs at the various sheep auctions in the area where I live. There are three sheep auctions I monitor weekly. After a little over a year of really…… Continue reading Which Comes First?
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