Tag 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

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

Farm Puttering

Posted on January 22, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

A farmer friend said, you want some oats, I have to much for the bin, and so the extra are in the one ton bag and I said, I would be interested, I had gone off the farm and when … Continue reading →

Posted in homestead | Tagged billy goat beards, Chickens, farm cats, Grain, homestead mutterimgs, manure, rabbit poo compost, roosters, sheep | 2 Comments

Getting Ready for spring egg laying.

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

I know it seems like its right in the hard part of winter and I know from talking to my family and friends that they are either into hunker down mode or they are hitting the slopes, the trails and … Continue reading →

Posted in Chickens, Critters | Tagged Breeding ducks, Chickens, Eggs, expecting sheep, geese, guard geese, Hatching, hatching chicks, homestead, Nest Setups, sheep | 2 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

Around the kitchen table

Posted on January 9, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

I am adding in a new title.. just like we have this and that posts, were I write about lots of little things to catch you up or when I do photo blogs, were its more about sharing or a … Continue reading →

Posted in At the kitchen table | Tagged Around the kitchen table, Breeding sheep, picking your ram, planning the future flock, sheep | 8 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 →