April Farm Update

Hello Friends,

I have a date for Lamb deposits! April 29th I will be sending a catalog with my 2022 Dorper lambs. You will be able to purchase via credit card and pickup is scheduled for mid-June. Enjoy the farm update below… this month has been BUSY so it’s a big one!

Be sure to join me LIVE on Thursday for my Small Farmer Meetup. I have updated the livestream time to 8pm (CST) throughout the summer!

It has been JAM PACKED here on the farm front with lambing, watering systems, fence installation and more…

I’m in love with all of the new characters on pasture! 👀This little lamb was born with the biggest eyes. I named him Barney Fife… I think the resemblance is pretty strong! 🤣

Lambing ushers in a season of flock maintenance. Keeping ewes and lambs healthy means extra handling. My Lakeland sheep chute and handling system is making an incredible difference this season. Work that took 3 guys and half a day last summer can be finished by ME in just an hour. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

This month I have been laying water lines and installing electric perimeter fence. For the past 2 years portable solar chargers have powered my rotational grazing system (1-2 joule shock output). These small solar chargers worked great great to get me off the ground, but it has always been my plan to install a more powerful (and permanent) system.

With the installation of this permanent hotwire, I am also installing this 12 joule Cyclops AC charger!! I’m excited to share more about both of these projects once I’m done!

I have been soaking up the book Quality Pasture, by Allan Nation. This book has given me so much direction with respect to how to perform pasture improvement. More details on the book can be found here!​

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-the Shepherdess
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“O give thanks unto the Lord; call upon his name: make known his deeds among the people…. let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. Seek the Lord, and his strength: seek his face evermore.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭105:1-4‬ ‭KJV‬‬