Weed of the Week: Week 7
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Weed of the Week: Week 6
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Just like every morning and afternoon those buckets are not going to fill themselves and the hay and straw sure isn't getting to the field on its own nor is the water trough and creek gonna just bust on its own without the help of warm temps and the work of the sun so that leaves me.. but I wouldn't change a thing.

A normal morning feeding consist of me going out in my pajamas( no shame), today that was not the case. Today I bundled up a little but don't be fooled, I still had my pjs on under all the layers. 

You see the weather over the last couple of days here in Western Kentucky has been a little crazy.
Sunday was around 50 and 60 degree, Yesterday we dropped over 30 degree. This morning at feeding it was around 15 degrees. Wind 10mph plus and some snow on the ground. 

I didn't mind one bit going outside this morning epically to take care of my livestock.
I love snow, today we only had about 1 to 2 inches.
Talk about a beautiful view when walking outside seeing the sheep.

It is important on days like these you check on your livestock or any animal in fact. Making sure they have enough feed to keep up their energy because they burn a lot more off when trying to keep warm. 
Making sure they have unfrozen water, and a nice place to bed down that is dry..and more. 

Here's to a cold morning and day, a sneak peak of winter and happy sheep as always. 

Happy Tuesday! 

Harvest update:
Wednesday and Thursdays rain put harvest to a stop for a couple of days!
But today, thankfully Lively H is back into the field!
Hoping for a great day of harvest,
and little to no breakdowns or troubles!
Also...
Hoping the crazy weather forecast (cold front, rain could be snow) who knows!
for tomorrow holds off for a little while, so some of the day can be spent harvesting too!

 The ewes are due any day now, thinking about two weeks out...

Recently I have adjusted their meal plan..Added cracked corn.
It is important to keep the girls healthy and making sure they are getting the right feed supplements for them and their lambs. 

For about 3 weeks now they have been getting hay, all stock feed, and  cracked corn and of course they are still picking in the field and the mineral block. 

The reason behind this is cracked corn is supposed to help: 
Prevent Toxemia its basically like pre-eclampsia, we want to do everything we can to prevent if we can
Prevent low lamb birthrates- we don't need the lambs to big or small- just healthy and strong
Prevent weak lambs at birth- we want them strong and healthy
Prevent low milk production- important for the ewe to produce enough milk for their lamb/s. Of course I'll take a bottle baby but would prefer the lamb to get its milk supply from its mom!
Prevent sickness in lambs-  important to have healthy lambs, it is often hard to treat an animal when it is first born. We just have to do everything we can if that is the case

When having an animal that is expecting it is very important that you take the extra steps to make sure the animal has the nutrients they need for not only them but their offspring. 

During our Sunday stroll, we checked out some fields that were planted a couple of weeks ago! 
Wheat is enjoying these cold temperatures and the rain we had over the last week!

Weekend Harvest Update: Couldn't get into the fields, like hoped! The beans were still too wet from the rain we got over the last week. Moisture was at 18%. 

Even though the beans were still too wet, and it is putting Lively H behind some. It was a good weekend off for everyone. There aren't many weekends off during harvest, and sometimes you need things to slow down or a break for a day. Stress relief and that's not just in farming that's any job or in life in general. 

New babies hitting the ground..

Nothing sweeter than a new baby calf around the farm.

This is the life of a farmer..
The rain this week, has pushed back harvest, but papa and the boys are ready to get back into the field!
After lunch was spent with papa checking the fields... So thankful!
Hoping to get back in this weekend!