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Jun 02
WOW! what fun!!!
We have been busy! Drover and I went to a AHBA herding trial in Berryville VA Memorial Day weekend. We earned a HTAD Level III Title on Geese! We worked hard (and I was nervous! ) So we did not title in anything else …But had some respectable scores considering I was so nervous! This …
May 21
Drover’s Stock Dog Journal
This afternoon Kay sold 14 head of sheep to a fellow in Midland NC! 9 lambs and 5 Churrio Ewes…. I had to take the ewes to the barn for sorting (out of the big 7 acre field) and across land that is unfenced. This is not a problem for me. I put them right …
May 20
Simple Country Pleasures…
Sounds and smells…Blue skies, warm days, and light breezes…Amazing …Creation and life… God is so good… I was looking round just now…we are so blessed…My Daddy was a good provider for his family. Les and I have a comfortable home because of my Daddy and a farm because of my Grandpa and Grandma. Daddy was …
May 16
My Little Brown Hen…
Refuses to stay on the farm! Never mind she has a very large world here! NOT GOOD ENOUGH for her Henness! She goes to the neighbors and stays for days! Lets just say they do not appreciate her Henness living in their beautiful manicured yard complete with tons of pine straw! (er all that scratching) …
May 15
Spring….Lots of Firsts!
I love Spring! All is renewed and reborn! Bluets (Easter flowers are out everywhere) …in the woods! They all ways remind me of my Momma! The first Whippoorwill way off in the distance late evening…Reminds me of my sweet Grandma! Birds grabbing hair to make nests… First owl late in the night! I all ways …
May 10
Drover’s Stock Dog Journal…
Drover: I have gathered and sorted sheep…gathered moved sheep, re sorted…penned sheep…and did a lot of driving of sheep… If that was not enough I tended the flock in the unfenced field as well…then gathered and drove them back to the field! And lets not forget the sorting of the lambs from their Mothers! One …
May 10
Happy Mother’s Day!!!
Happy Mother’s Day to all Mothers! On the farm there are some lambs and ewes that would disagree with it being a Happy Day! We weaned 9 lambs today…The signs are right for this! And tomorrow we will castrate and bob tails! again the signs are right…And worm all the sheep…I am guessing we will …
May 09
Drover’s Stock Dog Journal…
We are preparing for a AHBA Trial in Berryville Virginia…the 23, 24 , 25th of this month… Drover is entered in HTAD Level III Ducks, HRD III Sheep and Ranch Large Flock III Sheep… We may try Geese too (will see) … Drover: We have been practicing gathering in large field on large flocks… and …
Apr 18
Simple Country Pleasures…work
One of the amazing things about living on a farm is the work…It is never finished…and that is not a bad thing…there is all ways something to build, or something that needs doing, or fixing…I love it… Our little brown hens (what is left of them) the hawks have eat good…and the hens have become …
