2008 C/D&T Vaccine

Feb 22, 2008. Gave each sheep their annual C/D&T vaccine. Purchased from Southern States, Romney.

Brand: Bar T
Dose: 2ml
Needle size: 20g x 1/2 inch (new needle for each)
Injection site: Back of left armpit. Tented the skin and administered the shot.

No issues. Sheep cooperated. Mary was a little hard to catch but once caught she was perfectly still for the shot.

Joseph Turned In

Joseph was turned in with the ewes on Sunday October 14th about 11 AM. We think he mated with Missy and Molly right away. We also trimmed the hooves of all of the ewes except Mary. Mary already had her hooves trimmed when we brought her to the farm. Everyone seems to be getting along just fine.

Mary - #10

On Sunday, Sep 16th, we traveled to Baalands in Clear Spring, MD to pick up a 6 year old ewe from Susan Schoenian. Ruth named her Mary. Susan's records indicate that Mary has had triplets for each of the past 4 years. So she is an experienced ewe and should provide some guidance to the other ewes during their first lambing season in March 2008. We plan to put Joseph in with the ewes on October 15th. She has a nice coat and a sturdy frame and we look forward to 4 -5 years of trouble free lambing with her.

Starter Post

This is the first post for a web log of our experience raising Kathadin sheep at Church View Farm.