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    Fence Line Weaning
    Gibraltar Farm
    • Jul 9, 2020

    Fence Line Weaning

    When weaning lambs, it is recommended to either move the ewes far enough away from the lambs so that they cannot see or hear each other o...
    2020 Lambing
    Gibraltar Farm
    • May 17, 2020

    2020 Lambing

    We finished 2020 lambing a few weeks ago, this years lambing was interesting because in a way we were forced into an experiment to see how...
    Breeding For Parasite Resistance
    Gibraltar Farm
    • Jul 28, 2019

    Breeding For Parasite Resistance

    Breeding for parasite resistance has been a very enjoyable part of breeding with Katahdins, they have such great potential as far as para...
    2019 Lambing
    Gibraltar Farm
    • Apr 24, 2019

    2019 Lambing

    We are as good as done with lambing, one ewe left to go ... A total of 287 lambs were born, 243 of the lambs came from adults and 44 lamb...
    "Bottlejaw", the little ewe that can
    Gibraltar Farm
    • Jan 26, 2019

    "Bottlejaw", the little ewe that can

    We post a lot about our rams but decided that it was high time to feature a good ewe line too. Bottlejaw is the smallest ewe in our flock an
    2019 Lamb Crop Sires
    Gibraltar Farm
    • Jan 19, 2019

    2019 Lamb Crop Sires

    It is that time of year, breeding is done, we completed ultrasound scanning the ewes, the first major snow storm is approaching and we go...
    Goodbye, Mister
    Gibraltar Farm
    • May 17, 2018

    Goodbye, Mister

    We first met you as rambunctious 6 month old ram lamb, being mister personality from day one. When you came down with meningeal worm afte...
    Lamb Growth
    Gibraltar Farm
    • Sep 24, 2017

    Lamb Growth

    This year we tried to better understand the change in weight gain of the lambs. Previous years we saw that growth slowed at a certain poi...
    Fecal egg counts, you can't do just one
    Farmer
    • Jul 26, 2017

    Fecal egg counts, you can't do just one

    Fecal egg counts (FEC) is a great tool but you need to use it right. One single egg count on an individual animal is not very useful but w...
    Fecal Egg Count & The Pareto Principle
    Farmer
    • Jul 23, 2017

    Fecal Egg Count & The Pareto Principle

    The Pareto principle (also known as the 80/20 rule) states that, for many events, roughly 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes....
    Meningeal worm prevention
    Farmer
    • May 18, 2017

    Meningeal worm prevention

    We have a lot of deer on our property as well as a lot of snails so inevitably we see meningeal worm in the sheep. Since we started doing...
    Lambing 2017
    Farmer
    • May 5, 2017

    Lambing 2017

    We are done with lambing for this year and thought this might be a good time to summarize the results of lambing season (for ourselves or...
    Lambs Eating Chicory
    Farmer
    • Sep 9, 2016

    Lambs Eating Chicory

    There is something about sheep enjoying forage that just makes you feel relaxed. This year we are finishing our 100% grass fed lambs in o...
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