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Poultry Predator- 8 Birds Killed or Missing with a Week
I love free ranging my birds. This year, however, has made that very difficult. In the past week I had something break into a coop at night and kill 4 baby chicks. I’ve also had 2 adult chicken hens and 2 adult guinea hens go missing. Today I chose to lock up the remaining birds…
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Roquefort has Mastitis- Facing my Fears with My First Case of Mastitis in an Ewe
Thursday, July 9th, I noticed Roquefort acting a little off. She was moving a little slower, nothing too concerning. I made a mental note and looked her over Thursday evening. I quickly realized I was most likely dealing with mastitis when I felt that one side of her udder was hard and lumpy. I decided…
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My First Experience with ORF, Sore Mouth in Lambs
Up until this year, 2026, I had only heard of ORF. This year I noticed scabs on my “bottle baby.” At first I didn’t think much of it until it started to cover almost her entire nose. I immediately thought ORF from the sheep books I had read but wanted a second opinion. I took…
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2026 Surprising Lambing Season at a Glance- Triplets, Sextuplets, Twins
I went into 2026 lambing season with 8 ewes and 2 rams. My oldest two ewes (Ricotta & Roquefort) were put in with the ram, Manchego on December 21st, 2025. The rest of the ewes welcomed the ram, Julian, into their flock January 6th, 2026. Julian was all over Stilton as soon as he entered…
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Why I Keep Sheep
Why I Got Sheep Believe it or not, I did not want sheep. I wanted dairy goats. Unfortunately for me the fence the house came with was low and from my limited research goats are escape artists. I decided to start saving up for a new fence. I was dreaming about my future dairy goats…
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Miss Manchego has Two Minis- The Perfect Evening Surprise
Before bed last night I noticed Miss Manchego, one of our younger ewes, wouldn’t eat. She was acting off so I took a closer look. I’ll spare you the details about her vulva, anyways, by the looks of her I knew she was close to lambing. I set an alarm to go back out and…
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Keep Records, Organize
I don’t know who needs to hear this but “No, you aren’t going to remember everything. Label it, keep notes, make a system, and stay organized.” If my sister is reading this I know she’s thinking “I told you so.” I’m the kind of person who jumps right in. I take on new projects and…
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Ewe (Colby) Pregnant with 6 Lambs
Last Thursday (5/14/26), 9 days ago, I noticed one of my ewes, Colby, acting a little off. She was moving slower than usual. On Friday (5/15/26) she didn’t eat pellets and I got concerned. I was concerned she might be carrying triplets or quadruplets. I gave her a little Nutri-drench. On Saturday (5/16/26) she went…
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Egyptian Walking Onions
My favorite onion to grow because it puts in the work from planting itself to helping deter pests from other garden plants! 4 things I absolutely love about this onion- Taste The entire plant is edible! I use the green tops regularly in omelets, and loaded nachos. I use the bulbs in soups. In the…
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Thankful Thursday (4/30/26)
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” -Philippians 4:6 “3 things your grateful for” I believe one of my sisters started saying this regularly in our family and it quickly caught on. At family dinner we go around the table and…