We have been busy the last couple weeks, we have had to bottle feed twin baby lambs. While it is our first time doing twins, we still wanted to put together resources to reference back in the future. Things are a lot easier to recall if they are already spelled…
The past month has been quite busy on the personal front, leaving the website postings a bit on the wayside. Hopefully things will calm down as autumn begins. But someone should tell the weather, because it has been in the upper 90s and even breaking 100s at times this past…
July was quite an interesting month for us, and with the mild temperatures, made for great garden progress. The field benefited as well, with many grasses starting to go to seed, while some cooler-season plants continued to flower into the month. The rains have tempered off though, and a La…
Why have Native Pasture? The primary reasons we chose to have native pasture was because irrigating and managing an “improved pasture” was an expense we did not have the ability to take on. While we do have access to a well, irrigation of a field is an ongoing expense, especially…
After rainy washed-out May, June was still rainy, but at least not as washed-out! The temperatures in Texas have been cooler or close to historical normals, making for quite happy plants and animals all around. Above, our resident Mississippi kite has been hanging out in the trees near the house,…
We recently had a baby lamb born to Nabi, her name is Ame. This is Nabi’s first lamb and she gave birth easily and with little need of aid. However, we still do a check-up routine for the first couple days. Lamb supplies should be assessed and topped up if…
Rain, rain, and more rain The defining weather of April was at the end, when the region got lots of rain in the span of a week. We recorded about 5.5 inches of rain on our property. However, since we’re at the bottom of the street, we also suffered from…
March and early April has really kicked spring into high gear. The rains are few, we’re in “Abnormally Dry” and likely to fall into moderate drought soon, but the field has still greened up. The cool season grasses were hindered by the February storm and overall are shorter in height…
Winter Comes Again Don’t have to say much about what happened in February, but we were part of those who lost power. We lost power for about 3 days, but were fortunate that our water never shut off. Just when we thought we were in the clear, a pipe broke….
We ask the question for this post to bring about some thoughts and thinking. Any time a person wants to start something new, it’s best to do research, look into the knowledge base, and come out somewhat informed about what they may be getting into. In February, we noted that…