Friday, May 9, 2008 Free PIZZA Posted in Raising Coloured Sheep Our friend Grant is now working for a local pizza shop in the evenings- it is to fund his new love of his life - his airplane. They had an excess of pizza bases - so our lucky chooks & sheep got some tasty pizza bases delivered to our door. Nice to fatten them up for winter. • Comments (0) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link Monday, March 17, 2008 Ram Posted in Raising Coloured Sheep Our Ram from last year is back. Bill & Robyn brought him down for us. It was an uncomfortable visit -  they were aware we were not meant to be home as we were  going to help our friends move.. We only found out Saturday they wanted to come down Sunday - with Brent working all day Saturday he hadn't time to move the sheep to new paddocks - as he doesn't want last years lambs going across their father. It was awful watching the clock knowing they had travelled 1 1/2 hour drive to kindly bring down the ram. As soon as they left I packed a lunch bag for James & Brent & James went as I wasn't ready - I still had a few morning chores here to do. Oh well... The ram remembers Brent from last year & he bet the girls up to the fence when Brent rattled the tin bucket. Molly the goat & him are sorting out the pecking order - Molly is soo funny to watch - she herds her sheep and stays in front of them. The ram will win as he is on a mission after the ewes - they must be cycling as he was wasting no time to do his business. We should have lambs around 8th August going by this chart • Comments (0) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link Wednesday, December 5, 2007 Drench Posted in Raising Coloured Sheep I forgot these photos taken on Sunday afternoon. Brent & Abbey drenched the sheep We have lost two good ram lambs this season to we think pulpy kidney - too much good food. It's not nice to find one of your fat healthy lambs dead in the paddock - and another needing to be put out of its misery. This has been the only year it's happened to us - possibly too much good grazing? So our freezer will be down by two this year. Here is Brents helper - Abbey having a moment with Molly our beloved goat. • Comments (0) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link Monday, October 29, 2007 Fencing for sheep Posted in Raising Coloured Sheep Brent came up with his own invention – movable fences. This is so he can pen off areas so the sheep mow the lawn – not him. The sheerer commented on what a brilliant system Brent has. He has two fixed posts at either end & dug holes evenly along for support posts. Each hole has a plastic rainspout in it so the support posts can be easily lifted in & out. He then connects up the electric fence and his moveable fence system is working.   Photos are of fence from barn to chicken coop. It was easy for James to lay down the fence & the sheerer drove over the fence enabling him to get as close to the sheep pen as possible.   • Comments (0) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link Saturday, October 27, 2007 Sheering time again Posted in Raising Coloured Sheep Thursday the sheerer arrived, I was a bit nervous as first time having to be in charge of this as Brent wasn’t able to take time off work. But James stepped up to the role. He knows how to turn off the electric fence – plus get the fences down so the sheerer can back his Ute right up to pen. Photo of sheep not enjoying being penned up & the noisy motor of sheering equipment. (to come) The sheerer was real nice and gave James a lesson on catching the sheep – getting them on their back ready for sheering. James managed real well. Photo of James catching a lamb. (to come) The sheerer was most impressed with Brent’s design for our fences. Brent design originated from the need to have moveable fencing so he can pen an area for sheep to graze on – and then he wouldn’t have to mow the lawns! Photos coming  - I plan to update photos tomorrow am – I personally love seeing photos on blogs! • Comments (0) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link