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Weaning Fall Lambs

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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

Published January 18, 2023
Categorized as Sheep Farming Tagged Dorper Sheep, Sheep farming, weaning lambs

It’s Noisy

Weaning time has arrive, actually I am a week late in weaning the lambs. Sheep for the most part are quiet animals, until weaning time. I will have two to three days and nights of constant baaing. I schedule weaning when the lambs are eight weeks old. This year due to a serious cold front…… Continue reading It’s Noisy

Published February 9, 2022
Categorized as beginning sheep farming, Sheep Farming Tagged beginning sheep farming, Sheep farming, weaning lambs

Weather Curve Balls

I watch the weather. Sometimes the weather determines what jobs I will be doing that day. Today, the weather was great, warm and sunny. T-shirt weather I call it. But I spent all day prepping for the freezing rain and snowfall coming in tonight. Yeah, we went from T-shirts to Winter thermal garments in 12…… Continue reading Weather Curve Balls

Published February 1, 2022
Categorized as Sheep farming Tagged prepping for cold, Sheep farming, weaning lambs

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