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So these new ewes are a little more “flighty” when it comes to moving them around. They don’t try to fight at all, but they will run long before the others will. That’s a good thing though. Having limited space and limited resources, my sheep are very dog broke. Their flight zone is smaller...

Hey I’m just learning too! First snow fall last night. A little skiff on the ground. The new ewe lambs are starting to be a little less flighty, I can now get within 10 feet before they take off. Everyone else was happily eating. They were fixated on Bella’s right next to me.

I have heard mixed reviews on using dorper sheep for dog training. And that’s the primary reason I own sheep. Talking to my neighbor he was pointing out several things he liked about the breed. To this point he had a nice polypay herd with rams bought from the station in Dubois where the...

So I’m going to try some changes around here. Something a little different. But that’s the fun of having a little farm, right? Let’s recap on my sheep journey over the last several years. 2018 I buy a pregnant ewe from a friend (Heart) and two ewes and a hair buck off of a truck bound for...

We have the DI and they get most of the clothes and other things that we don’t use. What I’m throwing away is 100% junk. Carpet and rugs that got ruined by a flooded basement, busted toys, junk that was left by previous owners and was just sitting in my silo, garage, or storage room waiting...

My original plan for picking up a new horse was I was going to sell Jack in the fall so I could save on a hay bill and pick a new one up in the spring. My buddy found Blueberry and showed my wife who has a thing for blue roans and next thing I knew I was driving up to American Falls to pick her...

I’m really loving this cooler weather. Today I spent some time working with Blueberry. We’ve had some gnarly wind lately so working with her has been somewhat more challenging because she truly does not like the wind. I guess some part of working with her had to be difficult. Bella and I...

It has been a ridiculously hot summer this year, and it’s been an abnormally warm fall up to this point. We got one day of rain on Thursday and suddenly it’s like the weather remembered it’s supposed to be getting chilly and we went from short sleeves to sweaters overnight. I’m ok with that...

Funny how time flies when you’re having fun. Especially wayyyy to much fun. Some updates. Gus Gus our ram recovered from his episode and today seems to be 100% back to health. Elle the show goat is gone. She took 2nd in her group and 4th in her weight class overall. She was bought to be a...

Rain rain and more rain. I feel like I can’t really get much done as it’s stayed cold and rainy which hinders a lot of my activities. But Gus Gus is doing great and you can hardly tell he was ever down. Now we just need to get everyone sheared but things need to dry first. At least it’s...

Gus Gus update. Tuesday he still couldn’t get up by himself. After 10 minutes of physical therapy with a belt he was able to walk by himself slowly. Wednesday was the same, he was unable to get himself up and needed a few minutes of belt therapy to get his feet under him. Yesterday it was...

Against all odds Gus Gus is still alive. Today when I went to adjust him on his bales he got his legs under him and stood for a second before falling over. I decided to try a little physical therapy with him and wrapped my belt around his chest and stood him up again and held the belt to take...

Wethers are required to be disbudded, but they keep the horns on the doelings. No one has been able to give me a solid answer as to why that is, but those are the rules. They are required to be tipped before the show date.

Our ram, Gus Gus, went down Tuesday. He was laying there on his side, unable to stand or lift his head and clearly bloated. Got some bloat treatment in him and massaged his stomach and ribs coaxing burps out of him. He’s still alive but unable to stand. I’ve given him vitamin B injections...

Ruby is now a week old and doing well. I had my daughter help me band her tail. Now we’re starting to work on our pen for the goat. They got weaned Saturday and we’ll pick it up this week. Stopped at the feed store for dog food and somehow wound up with 6 chicks? Not sure how that happened.

Let me tell you the tale of Darla the Ninja Goat. February of last year I’m buying two show ewes from a lady who is going through a divorce and has to downsize. As money is changing hands she asks if I would possibly be interested in taking her last little Nigerian doe who might be pregnant...

My ram went in with my ewes during the first full week in November, so I was expecting lambs to start hitting the ground next week. Tuesday as I was running to grab some hay before work I noticed my oldest ewe, Heart, standing by the fence with a little white creature. Nearby was another...

I would be curious to see what a cross between a mangalitsa and a duroc would produce. Mangalitsa clearly have better marbling, but the slower growth and small litter sizes doesn’t make it the most attractive option to me. You’d need to charge a premium to justify the cost of raising them, but...

More cold and rain. My corrals were so close to being dry, just a little puddle was left. And now we’re back to a lake. My buddy sent me this picture yesterday. When we were raising our pigs last summer he decided he wanted to try a mangalitsa pig to see how it would turn out, as he’d heard...

I think it depends on the judge. We spoke to a lawyer a few years back because we had heard that before and she said while the child’s opinion would be considered it was a small part in the overall decision. Utah has the best weather. It was nice and warm and everything was drying out and...