Still Waters Farm

Norman has his eye on one of our yearlings! 😍🤪😘

June 19-22, 2022 Foxes and rumors of foxes! We take the sheep out to the new paddock, the second in the second rotation, and bring news midday of foxes on the prowl. But all is well and we treat the sheep to some bread bites with the church group.

June 19, 2022 We’re back to paddock number 1 on the second rotation. Friday I checked on them and grabbed some video as a follow up to the last video where I explained our rotation plan. We got a good shower midday Friday (see if you can see the lightening strike in the distance). Following that is the barn briefing where we talk with the sheep about the new paddock fencing, the rotation plan, how rotation #1 went, feet/hooves issues, and our upcoming lambing season.

June 15, 2022 We have had some questions about our rotational grazing plan. I took a few minutes this week to explain from the field.

6-11-2022 It’s a loooong walk to the last paddock in the rotation. Will we get there??? Will we have everyone??? 😂 This is what we do every morning—we take the sheep from their “safe zone” in the barn lot out into the field to the paddock de jur. Some days they move faster than others. When they feel food is more scarce, they move more quickly. When they’re fat and happy, they take their sweet time and tend to get distracted by the various goodies along the way. But when they finally get there, there is something so satisfying about seeing the flock being fed on good pasture.

May 28, 2022 Coverage of Saturday’s barn briefing for May, 28, 2022. Topics include: — Next paddock — Plan for foot/hoof issues — Redemption for Duchess

June 3, 2022 It is amazing how quickly these lambs are on their feet and running! Winnie crossed the swollen creek last night like a pro at only 29 hours old! Here’s some video of her heading out to the field yesterday morning and back at the barn (post creek crossing) for the evening. Love these critters.

May 26, 2022 We got some good rain today to tack onto what we received earlier this week. Grabbed some footage while checking on the flock…and got caught in the rain. 😂 🐑

May 22, 2022 Coverage of Sunday’s Barn Briefing Topics: — Week 1 with the new paddock fencing — Don’t overeat and get bloated! — Eat your “greens” — Wool, what wool? — Rain? Maybe…

Saturday Barn Briefing, Monday edition — No demerits for Duchess this week — Wilbur’s struggles continue — Surprise grazing spot! — The tilt table is ready for setup (Cameo of Ben feeding the flock.)

April 16, 2022 Y’all say hello to Wilbur. Say hello, Wilbur. I’ve got a feeling life with Wilbur is going to be full of adventure. 😂

April 12, 2022 What are we waiting on, and why??? Several folks have asked what this “waiting period” is and why we are not yet putting our sheep back out onto the pasture. I thought I would take a few minutes to explain. BONUS Footage: Up close introduction to Duchess, our little trouble-maker, and some lambs just goofing around.

April 2, 2022 Well, apparently full bellies make for a quiet crowd. A very different tone for tonight’s barn briefing compared to last week’s rowdy and vocal bunch.

March 26, 2022 Boy! We had a rowdy bunch tonight for the Saturday Barn Briefing. Maybe we will feed them first next week. 😂

March 23, 2022 Today, we used the netting and moved the flock to our yard to give them some green leaf and also to get an early start on our mowing. Which got my entrepreneurial juices flowing...😜

March 19, 2022 Coverage of tonight’s weekly Saturday Barn Briefing, 3/19/2022.

March 11, 2022 Coverage of the special weather briefing ahead of forecasted snow.

March 16, 2022 Lambs, just funning around. 😂

May 21, 2022 Well, I promised Wilbur we would make it better. Here we show the solution Mawmaw and I put into place this week.

March 10, 2022 It was a beautiful quiet morning here on Still Waters Farm. I couldn’t help but grab a few snippets while doing my early morning chores and share them with you. The sheep were very quiet this morning taking advantage of some early spring grass that has shot up with the recent warm snap. The last of the recent rains are draining off the bottom field, and just listen to those birds singing and chirping.

April 20, 2022 SEVEN TIMES TODAY!!!! 😅 Wilbur…what are we going to do with you??? We can’t help but to love him through it, but sakes alive! 🐑 ❤️

May 14, 2022 Coverage of tonight’s barn briefing. Topics included: — Wilbur’s tragedy — The proposed solution — Kudos for Duchess / driveway fence update — Continuous improvement (Sorry the video quality is poor. It was even darker than it looks.)

May 1, 2022 While we’re primarily sheep-oriented, we do have other critters and we have received requests for videos with the donkeys, so here you go! Also included some footage of our cattle. Yesterday was a loooong day. —Moving sheep —Trimming hooves —Hauling & vaccinating cattle —Fortifying fence —Getting attacked by 🔥 ants! 🥵 —Giving Wilbur his meds Enjoy!

April 28, 2022 UPDATE ON WILBUR: Last night, we immobilized Wilbur’s broken leg and managed to get some ibuprofen into him. He slept well in the barn sick bay but he was separated from his mom and sister (he’s very close to Willow, his sissy). This morning after dawn, we got more ibuprofen into him, fed him some pellets and fresh greens, and helped him stand on three legs for the first time. By the time we sent the flock out to the field, he was itching to get back to his mom and sister. We we’re going to carry him out and place him in the field, but…well, watch the video and see for yourself. 🥰

May 3, 2022 Update on Wilbur: Well, our little mascot is hanging in there and doing rather well for the time being. Each day, we give him a small bottle of milk laced with a crushed up Advil to help with pain and inflammation. Sometimes he drinks all of it, sometimes not. He doesn’t seem to be in much discomfort at this point—or perhaps he’s just that tough. He’s staying with the flock and running wherever they go. We think that is best for him even though we can’t keep our eyes on him all the time. Being with his mom, sissy, and broader family probably does more good for him than our undivided human attention. Tomorrow or Thursday, we will have to remove the bandaging and replace it with new. I am not particularly looking forward to that. I hope we can accomplish that without re-injury. We are very happy with his progress so far and hope and pray he continues to heal up without complications. 🙏🏻 This video is from early this morning. What a cool little feller! 🥰