Apolinario bringing in the ewes on Eagle’s Nest
Today we put the bucks into the ewes on the Red Desert. Bucks in on December 15th means that we can look for the first lambs to arrive on about May 10th. The bucks have waited for many months to be reunited with their lady loves. The ewes seemed glad to see them too, although for them, a brief–very brief–dalliance means that they spend five months pregnant and five months raising lambs. Of course, it guarantees the ewes a good living, and a whole lot less boredom than the rams face the rest of the year. We were blessed to receive a badly needed snow the day before, ensuring winter water for the sheep. It was a Goldlilocks snow–not too little and not too much, and the 15th dawned bright and sunny.
A leap of faith
Bucks on the run
Love at first sight
Guard dogs on the job
Apolinario with his dog and horse
Pat, Apolinario, and the reason we buy dog food by the pallet
Ladder Ranch
Ladder Ranch
December 17, 2017 at 7:59 PM
If you look back on this date every year, you will see much the same photos and text!