Lambing pens

(Elisha working on the birthing pens) Hello everyone! My papa and brothers Elisha, Josiah, and Zeke all have been working on remodeling our barn. Elisha is in charge of making sure everything gets done right while my papa is at work. Elisha is the ranch foreman and I am the ranch manager. Elisha and I really enjoy working together and thinking of better ways to manage the ranch. Josiah takes Elisha's place of overseeing all the jobs when Elisha is gone working with papa on something else…

Photo: A few of last year's orphan lambs under a heat lamp. We like using bucket holders for our buckets. They are sturdier and a little more reliable than a piece of baling twine. We also hang a heat lamp to stimulate the lamb's interest in the milk. Premier's preferred feeding program: To start, use pritchard teats with warm milk replacer, colostrum or Kolostral. After one day (or less), switch to latex (red or natural) nipples in bucket teat units. As soon as lambs learn to nurse readily…

Just 2 stalls and double the length for each for babies

Lambing pens

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Your lambs should be spunky and growing like weeds! But what if they aren't growing well? If your lambs are not putting on weight like…

It's been busy here at Struan Farm with lambing and pet lambs. John's "lamb feeding device" is now operational at the paddock fence in the backyard. Matilda, Clover, Romeo, Trixie, Dixie and Mixie are all onto the programme, check it out: Over the past 24 hours "Scout" and "Daisy," ewe...

The last issue of Hobby Farms magazine contained an article about building lambing jugs that looked pretty straight forward and simple so I convinced my DH that this would be a great weekend project for us. Now, don't get me wrong, I am a big fan of cattle panels and baling twine and have used said items for many an impromptu pen, cage, enclosure...whatever, but there comes a time when you think..maybe I should just build something that is specifically designed for the intended purpose. So…

I love the sheep panels from Premier with the spiral hinges for my lambing pens.