Monday, January 13, 2014

Mild Weather Again ........

Wild Rose Farm Ewes Above Loafing Shed
The weather changed again by the end of the week ..... blue/grey skies and temperatures in the 50's.  We're having some rain now, but the local streams are full of ice.  So is the Ohio River just above the locks & dams - we had a chance to see several of them on the way back from Wheeling this weekend. 
Here's one of our conservaton spring water development tanks .......
Spring Development Water Tank Running Full
And here's the outfall ...... 
Spring Water Tank Outfall
This is the water tank that the flock is using this winter.  Nice to not have to carry water or worry about pipes freezing.  The pad surrounding the tank is deep gravel, so there's no standing in mud either.  The source of this particular spring fed an old barn that's long since been gone ......

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