What Betty is Doing Now December 2024
King turned seven this year. Osage guards the sheep. King protects me. I feel safe way out in the country because of him. I love that dog.
My sheep/hay/horse barn is finally finished!
I've put the ram in with the ewes to prepare for lambing season. I use a marking harness to know who was bred when. This uses a crayon that paints their butts. I'm on the second color. All have been bred except one. There will be lambs in April!
I developed some farm stickers for branding and added them to my farm website for sale. https://bluestemspringsfarm.com/shop
Bella, my young mustang, is coming along nicely in her training. We practiced loading into a trailer recently. She does better than some of my older horses.
I've been adding videos to the farm youtube channel. Check it out, let me know what I should add, change or do more of: https://www.youtube.com/@BluestemSpringsFarm
Life has slowed down now that it is dark and cold outside. I'm coming inside much earlier and relaxing a bit more. I've watched some movies for the first time in months. It's nice to slow down and sit in front of a fire.
Cheers,
Betty
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My Flock
They are learning how to follow me to new parts of the pasture as I rotate them. Aren't they adorable?
Bella Training
This is Bella getting used to something tight around her belly and things bouncing on her sides. I've tied boat buoys to a surcingle to desensitize her to my future legs in a saddle.
Weighing a Sheep
That's Spot I'm attempting to weigh. Friends came to help me do a health check on all my sheep. We weighed them, did a body condition score, checked their feet and eye check for parasite load. The eye check is called a FAMACHA score. If the eyelid is pale it may mean they have parasites. I was grateful for friends helping me out to take care of my flock.