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Beekissed
Mountain Sage
The sheep are eating quite a bit of hay now that they are confined to their pen....been there since hunting season started and will stay there until we get fencing put in place. Hopefully soon.
Got new hay Wed. and it's great hay.....you can smell summer when you sniff this hay. Barn kept, put up right, lots of leafy green in there....horse quality hay. Worked in the sunshine and cold today getting it into the pen and under the hoop shelter, then put the last of the other hay into the other feeding station. Both stations full of fresh smelling hay and CP panel placed against it to prevent excess waste. That's a lovely feeling! Makes me feel rich.
The DL in the pens is working great, even with the constant rains we've had these past few weeks. The poop is just disappearing into the leaves and the DL is springy, absorbent and keeping the mud underneath where it belongs. Can't smell excess urine either, so it's definitely working thus far.
All sheep are fat as ticks and filling out in the womb area already, which surprised me as we have 4 more mo. to go. Poor old Rose will be dragging the ground by then if she continues to get this big, this fast. I'm betting she'll be having triplets.
Shine is filling out fast also, as are the younger ewes. Shine has gotten less jumpy and wary since getting more sheep in her herd, so we are having a better relationship...she seems to trust me more as her shepherd. She's one beautiful sheep and my favorite to look upon, though Rose is the sweetest and I love her moochy personality.
I feel so very blessed to have sheep again!!! Can't wait to see those twirly tails in the spring.
Got new hay Wed. and it's great hay.....you can smell summer when you sniff this hay. Barn kept, put up right, lots of leafy green in there....horse quality hay. Worked in the sunshine and cold today getting it into the pen and under the hoop shelter, then put the last of the other hay into the other feeding station. Both stations full of fresh smelling hay and CP panel placed against it to prevent excess waste. That's a lovely feeling! Makes me feel rich.
The DL in the pens is working great, even with the constant rains we've had these past few weeks. The poop is just disappearing into the leaves and the DL is springy, absorbent and keeping the mud underneath where it belongs. Can't smell excess urine either, so it's definitely working thus far.
All sheep are fat as ticks and filling out in the womb area already, which surprised me as we have 4 more mo. to go. Poor old Rose will be dragging the ground by then if she continues to get this big, this fast. I'm betting she'll be having triplets.
Shine is filling out fast also, as are the younger ewes. Shine has gotten less jumpy and wary since getting more sheep in her herd, so we are having a better relationship...she seems to trust me more as her shepherd. She's one beautiful sheep and my favorite to look upon, though Rose is the sweetest and I love her moochy personality.
I feel so very blessed to have sheep again!!! Can't wait to see those twirly tails in the spring.