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All 3 girls went for Pepper to be put down. They all cried, but wanted to be there for her. I admire them for being so brave and loving.

Poor little guy didn’t make it. He was so small, undersized, and never learned how to suck. He crashed yesterday morning, unresponsive, so I just held him. Sometimes no matter what I do, I just can’t save them. He had things going on that I could not overcome.

Poor little lamb never learned to suck. I slept 3 nights in my recliner, holding him on my chest, wrapped up to keep him warm. I fed him every 2-3 hours around the clock. Yesterday morning he crashed, unresponsive, so I just held him. I buried him in the front yard that catches the morning sun...

Coffee is ready. I’m tired, slept in recliner holding newborn lamb all night. He woke me up often, he pooped, peed and took some colostrum. We are on day 2 of a brand new life.

Little lamb has had breakfast, 1 police officer colostrum. Hahaha! OUNCE! Where did police officer come from? He wobbled over to the other recliner and laid down. Thought better of it and wobbled over to Carson. I slept in my recliner and held him all night. He woke me up at midnight, 2, 3 and...

Was going to mow goat weed today but plans changed. Ewenique had twins. A big strapping healthy girl and a tiny undersized diminutive weak boy. Boy couldn’t suck. Ewenique is a great mom, I’m thrilled to have another ewe from her. She is 11 years old, life expectancy is 10-12 years for a sheep...

I like that, frosted field trip with a frosted dog. Carson is definitely frosted, but only 7 years old.

I didn’t make it to mowing goat weed. I got sheep sorted and was hot and tired. Exterminator coming this morning to spray, dishwasher is full and I turned it on last night, but it died. I hate washing dishes. I’ll have to unload it, wash all the dishes. A new one will have to wait, just bought...

I’ve used that too. Plus all kinds of ointments, nothing worked. He goes swimming in the pond a dozen times a day. That didn’t help any. LOL

There are only 2 months out of the whole year that deer flies aren’t attacking Buford’s ears. The flies bite, Buford scratches and it results in big raw sores. It’s awful. I’ve tried all sorts of things, most of which were awful and he was not one bit interested in ever letting me do that again...

Productive morning. I worked ewes in front field. First I fed them in small night pen and closed that cow panel gate. Then I unrolled the horse wire over to that pen and propped it up with a lawn chair. I really know how to do things don’t I? Then I opened both 16’ gates and closed their gate...

Finished second cup of coffee. The goat weed I have is also known as wooly croton. Livestock doesn’t eat it. It takes over a field. I mow and battle the darn stuff. I didn’t make it to mowing it yesterday. Go check my post on my journal. LOL I got ewe lambs sorted out, will sort out some ewes to...

I weaned ewe lambs in the front field yesterday morning. I have to do so much prep work to move the ewes across the driveway. First, don’t let ewes out in the middle field, keep them in the night pen. Otherwise they hang around and get into everything. I have opposite gates that make a runway...

Coffee is ready, on my second cup. High of 95 today and 96% humidity. I’ve got to sort out some sheep this morning, maybe set a round bale of hay and mow goatweed in the middle field. I’ll stop and take plenty of breaks for ice water and cooling off.

Thursday afternoon Teresa (Mike CHS) called when I was halfway through with evening chores. I sat in the shade to talk with her, thanks for that call, I was HOT and DRENCHED. I had been working outside in the heat and humidity until noon, when exhaustion and heat drove me inside. Just evening...