Time's Up
I had definitely put some pressure on the rams, Channing Tatum and Maurice Chevalier, to get their work done in half the normal time I...
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sheepish tales...a blog of the continuing education of a shepherd
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No two boys are alike. No more true than with rams. The day arrived to match ram to ewes for the 2018 season. BB King, the baby this...
Eligible males
With ram homework complete, I begin separating the ewes, determining who will be their most suitable suitor. I am missing my senior ram,...
Shorter days
You may consider the shortening day length a trigger to curl up with a book and hibernate. Not so for the girl sheep, called ewes. As...
Fiona the donkey...will she or won't she?
A few weeks ago , while I was spending a few hours wrapping meat beside the man who creatively cuts meat for my customers, we were chatting
Even sheep can get bumped
The sheep bus (described in 2018 Summer begins early) has been sitting quietly near the vineyard in Wiles Lake, used as a reasonably dry...
Driving dismally to completion
Nova Scotia is challenged with very limited places to have animals completed under the eyes of a provincial food inspector, something...
2018 Hayfields: the IWK of the bird world
I treasure the quality of the summer pasture we have been renting at Wiles Lake. This season I have had the soil tested for nutritional...
Summer 2018
It turns out Fiona the donkey is a very nurturing protector. 2 days after Fiona the donkey arrived at the summer pasture, the sheep...
Another line of defense
The day after the "chosen few" 9 sheep arrived at the summer pasture, they were happily munching on fresh green grass when a professional...
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