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Choosing Replacement Breeding Stock
Our 2020 lambing season has come to a close with 17 new lambs on the ground. This year was much better than last in terms of our ewe to ram ratio. After only getting one ewe lamb last year, I was in need to nice ewes. The final count was 7 ewes to 10 rams, not as high a ewe … Read More
Shepherding Lambs
Every lambing season I am reminded of how delicate life is. I am humbled by how much more I have to learn about shepherding lambs. This year, we began with a set of triplets to a new mom. She delivered on a frigid day and that night the temperatures dipped to the coldest of the season. It was a long … Read More
Designing An Awesome Farm Website
Do you have a farm and need some help designing an awesome farm website? Then keep reading because I am going to give you a few pointers. Do I need a farm website? You may wonder if you even need a farm website, after all, you most likely have a farm Facebook page or Instagram account. It is rare for … Read More
Gift Ideas for Shepherds
Special Gifts for Special Shepherds 🎁 I thought I would give you some gift ideas for the special shepherd in your life. Chore Time Mittens – My all time favorite chore mitten is a double layer rag wool mitten. These can either be hand made or store bought. In our cold wet temperatures, I prefer wool over leather as wool … Read More
Embrace Rural Living
Words like this are spoken out of ignorance, having never had opportunity to embrace rural living and out of a lack of being connected to the people and systems which feed us, care for us, and clothe us. It is almost comical to read yet actually quite tragic to think that someone can be so disconnected. Let’s remove rural life, … Read More