Category Archives: sheep

New Ram for the Sheep Flock and fall overview

Posted on September 2, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

After having a couple of the cutest Black Lambs born this year, I decided that we would at least for 2018 get a Black Hair Sheep Ram for the breeding season.. So we will be breeding with Onyx this year, … Continue reading →

Posted in sheep | Tagged Planning for next years lambs this fall, Raising Sheep on the homestead, sheep | 2 Comments

Stress-Free way to move the Ewe-Float the lamb..

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

Todays post is short but sweet.. How to move a mother sheep from the holding, expecting pen with the least possible stress to her own jug.. pick up baby and “float” the lamb in a slow way about four inches … Continue reading →

Posted in sheep | Tagged lamb, lambing, moving a lamb to jug, sheep, stress free way to move a mother sheep with her lamb to the jug | 4 Comments

March is coming in a like a lion..

Posted on March 4, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

But it’s not stopping the lambing 🙂 It’s just ugly out there.. it hit minus 32 overnight and the average thankfully is only just over minus 20 but when you add the wind chill, we have warnings out that it … Continue reading →

Posted in sheep | Tagged lambing in winter, lambs, March, New Lambs, sheep | 3 Comments

Freezing Sheep Colostrum

Posted on February 26, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

Below is a really great post on Freezing Colostrum but first a update.. I missed the post yesterday, what a day.. I was up before the sun, showered and ready to head off the farm for Eco-farm day about an … Continue reading →

Posted in Critters, sheep, Sheep Milk | Tagged Colustrum from sheep, ewe, Freezing Colustrum for lambs, milking sheep, Sheep Milk | Leave a comment

Finally, the first set of twin lambs are on the farm..

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

Tess on her second year as a proven Ewe (A single on her first year) has given me two lovely ram lambs. They are looking very good.. actively nursing, attached to momma nad momma to them. She has them in … Continue reading →

Posted in sheep | Tagged Lambs 2017, new born lambs | 1 Comment

Reuse and Recyle- Sheep Feeder

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

This pen normally has hay net feeder and or a single corner hay feeder.. neither of which worked for the ewe sheep that are using my big back corner stall as the nursery pen at the count down to lambing.. A little extra … Continue reading →

Posted in sheep | Tagged lambing, Reuse and recyle on the farm, sheep, sheep baby bellies, Sheep checking bags, Sheep feeder, Wall sheep feeder | 5 Comments

Big Barn Prep-Lamb Watch 2017

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

The Big Barn is old, really old, its coming into it’s 90th year per the locals and its been repaired, its had add on’s done to it, and its also aging.. always aging, always being putter on, working on.. This … Continue reading →

Posted in farm, homestead, sheep | Tagged barns, composting, deep pack method, farm, Farmgal, jugs, lambing, lambing prepwork, Mild snap in winter, old barns, sheep, working in barns | 3 Comments

Introducing Dumpling

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

One of the things that happens over time is that you create working friendships with other farmers. I meet Farmer Y on kijji when she has fowl I wanted, I meet her on her first year on the new farm.. … Continue reading →

Posted in sheep | Tagged canadian Homestead, canadian sheep flock, dumpling the ewe sheep, milking sheep, sheep, Sheep Milk | 2 Comments

Photo Friday.. This and That around the farm..

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

It was a cold but sunny day, the solar heating in the house was lovely! Pom is looking mighty fine in full winter feather up.. Harry is looking mighty fine, I just love my clean-up ram, he is sweet, easy … Continue reading →

Posted in Critters, draft horse, photography, sheep | Tagged Duck Photography, Farm photos, Geese Photography, homestead, horse photography, photography, Sheep Photography | 2 Comments

After Lambing Care -Sheep Day

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Just another day on the farm

As I currently have a smaller, and slightly weaker twin lamb out of the twins born yesterday, it is with it, it is up and nursing but it’s no where near as strong as its sibling, and I am working … Continue reading →