Trying a New Routine
This post is linked to Works for Me Wednesday at We Are THAT Family. Head on over and see what other tips are being offered. I’ve been making a bigger effort to schedule my time lately. Amy over at Raising Arrows recently wrote a great post about scheduling for large families. A lot of her […]
This Is NOT A Hobby
This is not a rant either, so please stick with me if I sound a little crabby. I don’t mean to be. This is a tough topic to write about because my audience here is a mix of other farmers (who want the straight talk) and customers (whom I obviously don’t want to offend). Over […]
Now We Can Call It Spring!
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Starting Seeds
You may remember my seed starting schedule… To start indoors: Tomatoes start 4/1 plant out by 6/1 Eggplant start 4/1 out by 6/1 (or dc 6/1) Cukes start 5/1 out by 6/1 (or dc 6/1) Pumpkins start 5/8 out by 6/1 (or direct seed 6/1) I finished planting the tomatoes and eggplant on Saturday. I’m […]
Planting Potatoes
I planted my potatoes last weekend, so the second weekend in April. This year I planted some in pots versus in the ground. I’m hoping this method will make it easier to avoid or minimize a blight outbreak if one comes our way. Portable pots will fit in the garden better too. If nothing else, […]
So Much… and Nothing!
There is so much going on! Not that I’m really busy. I’m just dabbling in a lot of things. I keep thinking I should totally do a post about this and this and this and yet when I sit down at the computer I enjoy reading everyone else’s blogs instead. Plus, I’m following Dancing With […]
Playin’ in the Dirt
First, thanks for sticking with me through my venting the other day. A girl can only take so much and I just couldn’t muster up a real post right then. Right now we’re no closer to a diagnosis. I’m going to take some samples and send them to MSU this week so I’ll keep you […]
Frustrated!
I’m seriously starting to wonder if we should just cull our entire flock of sheep and start fresh. I may be only half serious but it’s not the first time I’ve had this thought. The footrot was not a big deal and has completely resolved as far as I can see. The lamb losses this […]
Sheep Doctorin’: Lamb Aural Hematoma
Aural Hematoma in Newborn Lamb When we finally had a set a twins thrive and stay alive this spring we were thrilled. We checked them over for all the basic problems: no umbilical hernia, no cleft palates, no parrot mouth, no inverted eyelashes. I thought we were good to go. After a day or two […]
Sheep Doctorin’: Suspected Footrot
In the nearly two years that we’ve had sheep we’ve had a few issues arise. This year a few things came up that I called the vet about. By calling the vet I expected to bite the bullet and have a big farm call to pay. Instead, he told me what he would try if […]