Happy Friday #nostr. Put this one out a few days ago as we connected with a local brewery to pickup 300 lbs. of spent grain weekly. Great way to work together and find solutions for his waste and our need for feed. The pigs and my wallet are very happy!
Was also on the Pastured Pig Podcast yesterday to talk all things pigs from our farm. Episode will release first week of May.
Busy times. Plans to finish driving all of the 150+ posts for our new 5 acre pasture this weekend.
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Our Pigs Have Been Doing #proofofwork
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Lambs growing stronger by the day. It’s not stop drinking here!
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Losing our ewe has made us quickly shift our focus. Now it’s on to bottle feeding to grow these lambs and keep them healthy.
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I did actually wonder if they would. But then I’d also be concerned as to what caused her quick decline
Unfortunate update: she did not make it through the night. Felt somewhat optimistic last night that she was moving a bit but contacted a livestock vet anyway. Unfortunately she took a turn and was gone before we even got a response. Tough loss for sure and I’m thinking there’s a good chance it was a retained placenta as you mentioned. Costly lesson learned but we’ll be better prepared for our next lambing which could literally happen any day.
On a more positive note, the lambs are doing well. We’re quickly shifting to bottle feeding and they seem to be adjusting to it fine.
I really appreciate all the help and quick responses from this community! Really amazing to see what can happen when you get good people on a free platform. Thank you everyone!! #grownostr
Yes she’s under close watch. Been out with her every few hours.
I found pieces. Tried to look for it but couldn’t find. Also a large pasture with a bunch of woods so not sure where she actually had them.
Appreciate it! Hoping that’s all she needs too!
Question for anyone who has raised sheep. We just had twin lambs two days ago and the ewe is now acting really lethargic and just wants to lay down. She seemed fine this morning but doesn’t really want to move much now. However she is getting up for the lambs to feed and seems fine to do that. I’m hoping maybe just tired and lacking some nutrients but fear infection. Any thoughts?? I appreciate it!
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https://youtu.be/wET7aLuprXo?si=q4yDdPjeAT4d2S3h
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Twins are here! #grownostr #farmstr #sheep #lamb
Butchered our aggressive ram! Probably long overdue. He made working with the sheep kind of miserable and it’s already much easier to get in with them. Always tough decisions but we’re moving forward. And lambs are definitely on the way.
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Was a productive Saturday on the farm. Butchered our ram and packed a bunch of meat into the freezer! #grownostr #farmstr #homestead
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Let the spring projects begin! New sheep pasture underway. Now need the girls to have some lambs for us.
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As I’m planning our new ~5 acre pasture, I need to figure out how we’ll energize the fence. Most likely just going to replicate this one again as it’s been running hot since day 1 and requires no connection to grid power.
Isn’t the cheapest option but would highly recommend due to convenience and ability to charge your fencing far from the power source.
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Had to share this one! His laugh is too much
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Looking forward to that! Would be awesome to live stream on here. Seems to be a lot more engagement