In today's video, we are nearly finished repairing the driveway and the new drain. We had 3/4 inch of rain overnight and it has worked well. There was minimal washing of the topsoil, and the oats were seeded yesterday, before the rain, so this will help with germination of the oats. All but 4 lambs are now weaned from their moms, and they will be weaned in 3 weeks. With the hot weather they eat less, and they are losing just a bit of weight. We sorted them away from the ewes and they are now in dry lot with excellent alfalfa hay and a 16% protein grain ration. This will help them gain their weight and get them ready for market. The sorting process was a bit chaotic, to say the least. We had to combine several groups of animals in order to get the weaned does and ewes out to their new pasture. We then separated the kids from the lambs and also put Heidi, the llama, and the billy goat and the rams back out into their paddock. All went well and the following day everyone was settling into their new routines. We modified the grain bunk by adding a plywood liner to raise the bottom so the lambs can reach the grain. It is working well, and the lambs seemed to like the introduction of the grain. Thanks for joining us at Norwal Farm.
Michael Walsh and Roger Norgel
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