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May 06
AMARILLO DROVER PUPPY UPDATE…
Here is What is going on!!! Keep in mind Amarillo was bred to Drover on April 1 and 2… Week Four (Days 22-28) DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPPIES Development of eyes and spinal cords Faces take shape Fetuses grow from 5-10 mm to 14-15 mm Organogenesis begins– Embryos are at their most susceptible to defects Days …
May 05
Beautiful Sunday…
It was a beautiful day here in Jackson Creek! The sky was blue and the wind was out of the southwest and warm. The sun shone and I woke to birds singing and sheep bells ringing! The air was fresh and sweet and the frogs and crickets sang their happy songs. We went to church …
Apr 27
Sunday…Fun…
Les and I went to church and afterwards had homemade spaghetti and cake:) Yeah! Like that is diet food! This afternoon I put my lounge chair under the Magnolia tree had a pillow and a good book…Drover and I let the ewes out into the unfenced field below our home and all the dogs and …
Apr 26
Drover, working sheep dog….
Drover works every day on the farm with the sheep. He gathers and moves the sheep where I need them. He works the pens and helps me separate the sheep to doctor and check. Some days are long… some days require very little work. But Drover is all ways my go to dog for help …
Apr 23
Sheep work…
Yesterday Les and I worked on our flock… Sheep require feet trimming, daily checking in general, vaccination against over eating and tetanus, as well as a check on parasites to name a few things…Then there is the petting:) We went looked the flock over real good…as I was making decisions about which lambs to keep …
Apr 23
Spring…
Lots going on round here… Amarillo is expecting Drover Puppies for sure! If you want a really good all round English Shepherd please email me at maplegrovefarm@yahoo.com or call 336-241-2817 after dark:) We have some really nice ewe lambs for sale and they will make good breeding stock, or dinner… The Rooster comes down on …
Apr 21
Easter…
I was thinking today of Easter when I was a girl… Momma and i would go to town and shop for a new dress and shoes (our Easter outfits) …All ways ruffly and pretty complete with patent leather shoes, and socks with lace:) Momma all ways had a beautiful suit or dress and she looked …
Apr 18
Amarillo Update….
Here is what is happening with Amarillo … PREGNANCY TIME LINE: Week Two (Days 8-14) DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUPPIES Embryo will be 4 cell at start of week and 64 cell by end of week Embryo enters the uterus CHANGES IN AMARILLO morning sickness CARE OF AMARILLO Continue as with Week One TO DO LIST …
Apr 15
Easter Flowers
This past weekend the dogs and I were out and about…The weather was beautiful! We went up on the mountain …Grass was turning green everywhere…Leaves on the trees starting to show their colors too… On the trail up the mountain was Momma’s Easter Flowers…They were everywhere… Made me smile… Sigh…
Apr 14
Another Snake Story…(tis the season)
My dishwasher has been acting up…It goes to delay and will not finish washing the dishes…Yes looks like a new dish washer is needed… Anyway I was fixing lunch and decided I would hand wash all the dishes in the dishwasher. I did and Les dried them for me…He was putting up the dishes and …
