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I heard wood ash works well, We took the ash out of our wood stove and gave it to the chickens and they loved dust bathing in it...until they knocked over the box every day :rolleyes:. I never thought about mites in the straw, it makes sense. We have never had a mite problem, and we have never...

oh! very good idea!

:ep what!!! so all of these leaf bags I drive by in town I could simply pick up and use as bedding for my chickens? I can't beleive I never thought of this!!:clapDo you just keep adding to it in the winter?

What bedding do you use? I was thinking of bedding them deep with some leftover mulch hay that I have. Sadly straw is like 12$ a bale up here :O

Yes, there is a vent/gap type space that is between the concrete block on the front and the back, the run is not attached to the coop part, so sadly there is a giant gap all around the edge as well. I put the plastic up to cut down some of the wind because it is right in the path of the wind off...

Of course, under each slant on the roof is a long gap that lets air flow through the top. I just wrapped it so they were not getting blasted with cold air where they roosted. Since they like to roost in the runo_O

Finally got the chicken coop covered with plastic for the winter, hopefully it will keep the layers of eggs less drafty :) the things I do for those feathered raptors and they lay maybe 2 eggs a day :he

Will sheep smell work to take away the wrinkles near my eyes? :lol: I just need to get my self some raw milk lol So far wine and coffee isn't cutting it lol

I went to visit another Katahdin farm yesterday. Oh my gosh, I was very pleasantly surprised. I never know what to expect when visiting other farms, but this was great. Beautiful well-muscled big healthy ewes...that are fed only grass, no grain. I'm so excited to see what potential ewes we will...

:caf Good morning everyone ! yes it's 5:30am when im posting this, hubby just left for work so I am enjoying the precious quiet time before my 3 boys wake up :clap Weather guy said we are supposed to be getting quite a big storm starting tonight. Lots of high winds, 60mph on the coast...

Yes, same here. I like them to have a good condition going into winter. I try to keep them at this weight year-round. Though they do lose a bit through the long cold winter.

Thanks so much!

Thanks!, I like my sheep on the slightly chunky side. :)

New Sheep pictures. It was a pretty morning with all the fog. So I figured I would try and get some new pictures :love This ewe...I love her. My Sweet Olive Valor And Olive Cinnamon

Still on the hunt for brood ewes. I have found a couple farms that offer some ewes that are along the lines of what im looking for, but oh my gosh, I wish we could find someone closer than 10+ hours away:he We have been rolling around the idea of getting one of those aluminum stock boxes for...

Oh i know lol if I had my way i would have april lambs, though fall lambs are becoming much more appealing. Thinking of giving it a shot next year to see how we like it.

Nothing new going on here, just getting ready for winter. Making sure we have enough wood and fuel to make it through. Still need to get some 2nd cut hay, I was told that it was better to feed that to my pregnant ewes and growing ram. I have 1st cut but I figure why not throw some 2nd in there...

We have him tethered in the sheep pasture, that way my ewes and ram can get away from him when he gets to "humpy" for lack of a better term:p I'm hoping that he will eventually get over this. I hide and let him off his tether and the first thing he does is runs out to the sheep grazing and...

I would love to have him neutered. My husband doesn't agree with me:he

I will say, he never did this until the ram started humping him. He won't tell the ram not to, I'm at a loss. I feel like if the dog told the ram off that maybe it would stop? I agree with the shock collar. We are definitely looking at that.