October 20, 2024
The physical limits of sheep require that they are able to stay upright on their chest. If they are stuck in the position you see in the video, they will act drunk. If they don’t get up in time, their stomachs expand because they can’t expel their fermenting gas. I set my phone down to turn him over, but you can see the effect of his being on his side too long.
It still amazes me that the bottle-fed lambs never seem to be satisfied. They got fed five times a day with milk, given treats like grain or haole Koa branches I know they love. I keep an eye on their water, their safety, and make sure that they are given enough medication so internal parasites…
Yes that does look like a spaceship. And out of all the 90 sheep in the background, she came forward. Sheep can be greedy and keep looking for a handout. But then again she did come back!
October 17, 2024 Yesterday’s shift of the sheep fences looked different this time. I normally keep the truck out of the sheep’s pasture they are occupying. However, being rushed to get everything done, I pushed down the boundary twine and rushed the truck across their field to pick up the posts and twine for the…
2024 October 4 I get frustrated when something I worked hard at has come to nothing. It takes different forms for each of us, but mine are lambs I’ve fought to keep alive, but sickness came, and then they wither like a plant. For this particular lamb, I spent time doing nighttime feeding, figuring out…
October 8, 2024 When sheep are huddled together, it shows their design kicking in. In a fierce storm, they will stand so tightly together it helps them to stay warm enough. When dogs come raiding that flock, they also try to huddle tightly together. I know as an earthly shepherd, when all the sheep heads…
October 14, 2024 Sheep do have rhythms. At the first light, the flock of sheep walks as a group, covering the entire pasture, perhaps snatching bites of forage. This urge to move together is interesting; depending on the breed, certain sheep flocks stay together in tighter groups. If one finds a treasure trove of sweeter, more…