Tag Archives: lambing

Do you want your Lambs or Kids to be birthed in daytime hours?

Posted on December 22, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

Would you like to know how a simple change can help increase your flock or herd’s day time lambing rates? Do you dislike cold winter all night baby watch, checks and 1 to 4 am birthing times. How you ask? … Continue reading →

Posted in Critters, Real Life | Tagged how to help your goat kids be born in daylight hours, how to help your lambs be born in daylight hours, kidding, lambing, simple feeding chance helps lambs be born in daytime hours | 30 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

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 | 5 Comments

Breeding Lines -Sheep

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Just another day on the farm

While this is on sheep, the truth is knowing, understanding and running female breeding lines applies to all your breed programs, everyone is always so worried about the males.. I hear it all the time.. the stud gives 50% of … Continue reading →