Our First Videos!
These are a few seconds I shot of Karla in labor with Rocky. You can see her grooming little Rambo whenever she gets a break. Um, the videos aren’t really for the squeamish… continued »
Archive for December, 2007
Introducing…
I’ve christened our two strapping young rams Rambo and Rocky. A bit more macho than the typical moniker here at Circle M, but these boys have a long, cold winter to plough through on those skinny, wobbly, bowed legs. My hope is that they’ll live up to their names. continued »
Twins
After helping her deliver the second ram this afternoon, I’d been checking on Karla every 20 minutes or so to make sure she wasn’t becoming fatigued birthing the next. I stuck my head into our small stone calving barn at around 2 pm and was shocked to see the long, ropey red-white-and-purple afterbirth hanging from her back end. continued »
Two and Counting…
Finally, ram two is out and safe nearly two hours after his big brother. Whew. Poor mamma. continued »
On the Way…
Karla’s started the babies. No lambs yet, but the first fluid sac has broken and she’s taken up residence in the small calving barn – at just the same corner she lambed in last year. I’ve popped inside the house to toss down another cup of coffee and quickly skim through the pertinent bits of my sheep manual and animal herbals. Some body part should appear about an hour after the sac, so I’ll know in about a half-hour whether she needs my help to sort things out in there. continued »
MammaKitty Comes Home
A cat appeared in our little barn at feeding time this morning. One that we thought we’d found run over on the road early this summer. continued »
Better to Be Lucky Than Good
“Better to be lucky than good.”
Shannon picked up this salty proverb from a foreman during his days as laborer on a carpentry crew. It’s one we pulled out quite often during our home-remodeling years back in Chicago. Now it’s something of a daily liturgy spoken here on the farm. continued »
Getting Better
Had a lovely uneventful day. Dehorned and castrated our two baby steers, all without incident. Seems we are getting better at some things around here. continued »
