We're getting ready........for lambing
Here is our checklist to be completed by early February Purchase hay square bales for lambing jugs: done Purchase heat lamp bulbs: done Repair tilt table: done Purchase & install rolling stop ga...
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We finished with 102 lambs. There were 6 ewes that either did not get pregnant or Cache Valley Virus caused them to abort. Since several of these 6 lambed last year I tend to blame the virus.
On a sad note, Sam (our Maremma Sheepdog) is no longer with us. This winter he wasn’t keeping weight on even though he was eating and we dewormed him. Our friend who is a vet gave him a physical while she was with us helping with lambing and found nothing wrong except old age. Sam came to us as a 6 month old pup and protected our flock for 13 years. The barn cats had become his companions while he slept. Here he is with one of our barn cats, GW, about a month ago.
Sam at 13 with GW
Here he is with Wendy in 2017 shortly after Wendy came to us.
Sam & Wendy
He stayed mentally alert and physically active, just slow, until he was no longer able to stand.
On a sad note, Sam (our Maremma Sheepdog) is no longer with us. This winter he wasn’t keeping weight on even though he was eating and we dewormed him. Our friend who is a vet gave him a physical while she was with us helping with lambing and found nothing wrong except old age. Sam came to us as a 6 month old pup and protected our flock for 13 years. The barn cats had become his companions while he slept. Here he is with one of our barn cats, GW, about a month ago.
Sam at 13 with GW
Here he is with Wendy in 2017 shortly after Wendy came to us.
Sam & Wendy
He stayed mentally alert and physically active, just slow, until he was no longer able to stand.
