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"2008 sales" by Lewis on May 8, 2008, 6:49 am, in category General
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We will have some 7/8 BFL x BL ewes lambs and wethers for sale this summer. Please contact us if you are interested in adding some nice handspinning fleeces to your farm. We'll post more information after weaning.
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"Lambs" by Lewis on March 31, 2008, 5:40 am, in category General
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This is what lambs think a trash pile is for.....
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"In memory of Buford..." by Lewis on March 3, 2008, 5:07 am, in category General
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His name was Buford Patel. He was 11yrs old. Not the oldest ram we ever had, but still a good age. For the first two weeks of his life, we thought he was a ewe. Long story short, don't check the sex of lambs when you are half asleep with no light in the barn 'cause that may not be a navel you just dipped in iodine! He was a gentle soul who spent his lambhood with his favorite bird riding on his back. As an adult, he was still oddl.....
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"Blog problems" by webmaster on January 7, 2008, 9:40 am, in category General
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"Scrapie info" by Lewis on January 7, 2008, 9:27 am, in category The Shadows News
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The Shadows Farm is no longer participating in the VOLUNTARY scrapie certification program. We are, of course, still compliant in the mandatory program.
We enrolled in the voluntary program so that we could
1)use imported semen in our A.I. program
2)purchase F-1 progeny from A.I. on other farms.
Recent changes to the USDA protocols allow farms participating in only the mandatory program to have access to both of the above......
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"Belated Blog" by Lewis on January 7, 2008, 9:19 am, in category General
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Didn't realize how long it had been since I posted here. 2007 was very difficult due to the ongoing drought in Alabama. We were very, VERY lucky to find hay for the winter. However, I think the weather issues, lack of grass, etc have impacted the 2008 lambing. At this point, we seem to have a much higher number of ewes NOT lambing than usual. I guess we will just have to see how it plays out. We did have our first lambs born on De.....
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"FYI" by Lewis on September 16, 2007, 12:45 pm, in category General
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Two posts in one day! This is a photo of why you should always secure your lawnmower key otherwise they just vanish.....
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"Long Hot Summer!" by Lewis on September 16, 2007, 12:43 pm, in category General
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Well, that sums it up. The drought started around Feb. and hasn't let up yet. We had some well needed July rain--which is very abnormal. Then just a dribble here or there until last week. Grass has greened up and we have magnolias blooming. Even the plants can't figure out what season it is. Thought I would post some photos of one of the CVM breeding groups. We have our fingers crossed. The best ram we have e.....
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"Drought" by Lewis on March 26, 2007, 4:19 am, in category General
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We are already having a fairly serious drought down here. That hasn't stopped the Little Gem magnolias from blooming however.
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"Lambing Results" by Lewis on March 26, 2007, 4:18 am, in category General
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Our new Ward ram made a nice showing this year with 80% ewes. We finished with 8 ewe lambs and 2 ram lambs--all white. Now this is what our pasture looks like.
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