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CLS, That appears to be a nice combo...tool box and swarm trap all in one! I hope you can pick one up soon! Swarm season is upon us!

Golly, After seeing all the hard work and incredible effort you all make to help your lambs, I feel like a totally mean, hard-hearted, uncaring, really bad villain! Your lambs are so cute, and every piece of wool appears perfectly in place, dry lambing pen, custom cold weather coats, colorful...

Wow, this just happened a few miles north of us. My wife and I both drive Highway 99 every day. Our soil here in northern California is super saturated. People can no longer pretend everything is "normal" and life goes on as usual. Super saturated soil is a major game changer...as the video...

Jan, you sure are good with sheep! Ok, I thought the mama was all Dorper, but, as mentioned before, I purchased both Dorpers a little over a year ago at a local auction for $60-$75 per lamb. Both Dorpers were approximately 8 weeks old when I purchased them. The Katahdin lamb that I purchased...

Thank you for the kudos and celebrating with us! Sure feels nice to have found the lost lamb... Jan, thank you for sharing your wisdom and experience. I never realized that the ewe may accept the larger and more aggressive lamb and shun the little guy...but that is exactly what appears to have...

Thanks for all the great info again everyone! Yes, Lake Oroville is still having challenges. Now it appears they have increased the flow to 5500cfs, the spillway is experiencing more damage by the minute, the lake is receiving double the amount of water it is releasing, and they plan on...

Not sure why the sheep this year tend to give birth during some of the largest storms...but there appears to be a pattern of it now. Who knows, maybe they want help cleaning up their lambs? Serious downpours like today sure clean up a lot! I was concerned because a monster owl was checking...

Babs, Another "atmospheric river" today. Wow, we are still experiencing lots of flooding. Due to the super saturation of the soil, every rainfall results in a substantial river flowing directly through the middle of our large Ag building. Kinda depressing if ya let it get to ya. I am...

Jan, Just when I thought I had it all figured out, you open my eyes :epto see a completely different angle to this entire adventure... Shelters take some getting used to.... And now I see the truth behind your statement...we built the 3-walled shed last year and then added more square footage...

Boy did I create a huge bunny trail again...somehow went from Hoop Houses to the Eagles to the Beatles! So sorry, but I must admit, it was kinda fun! UPDATE: the sheep do not like our hoop house. Last night, during a fairly large storm, they chose the base of a number of Eucalyptus trees...

Happy, Auburn is a beautiful area. I helped build Auburn's new jail several years ago...2002 I think. Seeing how small the jail cells were, I remember driving below the speed limit for weeks after working there! Sure was a sobering experience. I also remember the wooded areas everywhere and...

Happy Chooks, Thanks for your reply. Well, first of all, I highly recommend you obtain an Epi-pen if you are not sure if you are allergic to bee stings. The Epi-pen saves lives big time if you have a severe reaction to a bee sting. My wife and I are not allergic to bee stings, but our Doctor...

I like those signs. You may want to consider calling your local county code/sheriff/and/or animal control offices and ask them. A while back the county sheriff gave us super important information about the liability and legal aspects of apprehending, restraining and arresting trespassers on...

Welcome to Hotel California! Such a lovely place. Just a little clover and grain, and suddenly Hotel California filled up super fast! Full house now and we can no longer accept reservations. So sorry! Try again next week! Not one sheep even dared to place a hoof in our beautiful hoop...

We are presently at 9-10. Target number is 20-30. 40 if you believe in miracles...

Just wanted to ask if anyone has any opinions on the best way to multiply honey bee hives. We tried the Nucot method last year, but we made a number of mistakes: 1. Used a smaller, weaker hive when beginning the process [only got 25-30 queens instead of the full 110]. 2. Did not carefully keep...

CLSranch, Hi and nice to have you post here! We are located in Central Valley near [east of] Sacramento and Stockton, CA. We have wild mustard and many other wild flowers just starting to bloom in some areas, but in other areas it is already coming in like a roaring freight train. Bright...

Happy Chooks, I will be a much happier Soar if only I can trap some swarms this season! I forgot where you live in NorCal. What is your nearest city? I hear you on the rain...and I just looked and now they are saying more rain Sunday thru Friday! Wow, what an incredibly year. Queenies here...

Well, went to the auction prepared to buy...and there were over 500 sheep to choose from... Over 300 Suffolk. Suffolk lambs weighing in at 70lb+ were consistently going for $150. And the lambs were absolutely beautiful and appeared super healthy. Large Suffolk ewes, $180-$210. Old Suffolk...

Yes, mustard is already coming in strong here.... I took this picture today... Ha chew! Ha chew! Allergy season is soon to arrive!