Well it is lambing season here at the ranch yet agan. We have been working towards creating a self cycling lambing system that will produce lambs year round. We specifically chose the Katahdin breed for their natural tendency to breed so prolifically. Eight of our ewes have lambed since December and we have 14 little [...]
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As a sheep ranch we are constantly aware and adjusting the grazing patterns of our flocks. Free grazing on large bodies of land seem to be a good idea at first. One would think that a relatively small flock set out on a large parcel of land would have a minimal impact on the plants [...]
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Late summer and the heat is here with a vengeance! Temperatures down in the valley are reaching 109 and here on the ranch it is a throbbing 93 in the shade. The saving grace is the constant light breeze and theoh so pleasant lake just down the road. After a long hot day working on the [...]
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My husband isn’t what one would call a stereotypical farmer. In fact he despises any stereotype so much, he goes out of his way to not fit in. Repeat any of the popular buzz words to him and you can see his spine visibly stiffen…. them’s fight’n words. He really hates it when I talk [...]
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