Off To The Races ...

Wild Rose Farm Ewes & Lambs Coming In!

It looks like "off to the races" alright … a stream of ewes and lambs lined out & coming back to the barn after grazing!  They're going past the garden that we've had to protect from them with electric net fencing. Hopefully the fencing will also deter any pesky groundhogs or rabbits.
We weaned most of the lambs and they are separated & housed in the center of the barn.  It was really noisy for about 24 hours, but things have settled down now.  The weather cooled off from the 90's down to the high 70's for a few days … much better for all now!

Moving Pastures

Wild Rose Farm Horned Ewe #134 & Twins

We're in the process of moving the sheep from the pasture nearest the barn over to the pasture connected to the Loafing Shed. We lamb close to the barn, but we've now rotated through all of the grazing in sections. We'll probably wean about half of the lambs later this week after the temperatures drop a little. We're having 2 or 3 days in the 90's and there's no sense in causing additional stress in that kind of heat. You can see by the picture above that the lambs are getting pretty big now!

Hay Season Returns!

Cool Overcast Day to Haul Hay

It's that time of year again when the fields are cut, raked, & baled into hay.  We've had some good weather between days with thunderstorms or days when thunderstorms threatened.  Local temperatures have already hit a high of 89 degrees & we've had the window air conditioners running ... then a day came along like is pictured above. We're wearing our sweatshirts and it's overcast and windy!

Wary Heifers & Steers ...

We were watched by a small group of young Holstein & dairy cross heifers & steers. They are pastured in the field surrounding the barn where the round bales are stored.
Here they are below on day two, out in the sunshine & cautiously approaching the truck, lol.

Looks Scary - Don't Get Too Close!