Powder Flat headquarters
We have good and plenty of snow at our Powder Flat headquarters, where we winter both cattle and sheep. Soon we will be lambing here, so that our one set of twin lambs will have some company. We are glad to see some sunny and relatively warm days.
Heifers enjoying hay and sun
Hampshire ewes
Guard dogs playing
Like a finch on a post…
enjoying the weather
Ewes thinking about lambing
scene at Powder Flat
Frost sparkles on tractor tracks
Tiarnan
Tank fire
Today, Eamon and Pat drove past the Powder Wash oilfield camp just as a fire broke out. First, they heard an explosion, then flames leaped up. The fire was put out without injury to anyone.
Powder Flat Headquarters
Finch enjoying the sun
Heifers on the grub line
The ewes waiting for hay
Guard dogs playing
Tiarnan checks out the only (so far) two lambs
Tiarnan on the run
Icicle and Battle Mountain
I spoke too soon when I said the winter was just about right, and that we wouldn’t need more additional feed on the Red Desert. We have since had lots of snow and wind. In the mountains, where we live, we have had LOTS of snow. On the Red Desert, where most of the sheep are wintering, we’ve had snow and wind. This is usually a good combination, since the wind opens up the underlying grasses, but this year we’ve had enough snow to cover up the feed. At the Home Ranch, we’ve had enough snow that the tractors have been getting stuck, making it hard to feed the cows. Today, Eamon hauled extra feed to the ewes, and we’ve had folks in to unstick the tractors. All the animals have been fed, thanks to lots of time of effort on the part of family and valued employees.
Sheep Mountain
Guard dog looking out for elk
feeding the Central Boiler
You can see where the elk have been lovin’ our haystack!
summer wagons under snow
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