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Hypothermia in Lambs
Hypothermia is a condition that shepherds need to watch for in young lambs. It occurs when a lamb’s body temperature drops below a normal temperature. This can be life threatening to a lamb and immediate detection and treatment increase the lamb’s survival rate. Several factors put lambs at a higher risk for getting hypothermia such as: small lambs triplets or … Read More
Caring for the Shepherd During Lambing
shepherd ~ a person who tends sheep Merriam-Webster Merriam-Webster defines a shepherd as one who tends sheep. This definition just doesn’t fully express all that encompasses shepherding. “Tending sheep” does not tell of the long nights, the being covered in amniotic fluid from a birth gone awry, the sore back from bending and lifting animals almost equal in your own … Read More
Calling All Farms
Farmers farm for the love of farming. They love to watch and nurture the growth of plants. They love to live in the presence of animals. They love to work outdoors. They love the weather, maybe even when it is making them miserable. They love to live where they work and to work where they live. If the scale of … Read More
The Future is in Wool
We kicked the new year off with these words displayed on a 30 foot billboard in Times Square, NYC: Keep 2019 Kind – Leave Wool Behind PETA Seriously? In recent months, there has been an anti-wool movement sweeping across the nation from Times Square in New York City to the Pacific West Coast. It seems to be the trend to … Read More
My Sheep Love Eating Pine
My sheep love eating pine. Our Christmas tree provides a tasty treat to their rather boring winter diet of hay. Every year, I toss our tree over the fence for them to enjoy. At first, they stand at a distance just watching as the tree lands in the snow. As I turn to walk away, I see them bounding and … Read More