Lambing Season
"Willpower & skillpower are a cheat code"
Topsy got hit by a 3-day power outage.
In the country, on a farm, the loss of electricity is a very serious problem.
Large capacity freezers filled with perishable food.
Sally requires a special machine so that she...1/8
"Willpower & skillpower are a cheat code"
Topsy got hit by a 3-day power outage.
In the country, on a farm, the loss of electricity is a very serious problem.
Large capacity freezers filled with perishable food.
Sally requires a special machine so that she...1/8
can eat.
The flock needs water pumped into their pastures.
Electricity powers the fences to keep the coyotes out & the sheep in.
A blackout here is a problem beyond the inconvenience of a dead cell phone or that episode of Ru Paul's Drag Race we were looking forward to.
The...2/8
The flock needs water pumped into their pastures.
Electricity powers the fences to keep the coyotes out & the sheep in.
A blackout here is a problem beyond the inconvenience of a dead cell phone or that episode of Ru Paul's Drag Race we were looking forward to.
The...2/8
Topsy team crushed this past week.
Crushed.
The big generator started right up with just a couple pulls.
Workshop Team had given it a full service after the last power outage (mid winter) - new oil, filters, & fuel with a stabilizing agent.
The generator has enough capacity...3/8
Crushed.
The big generator started right up with just a couple pulls.
Workshop Team had given it a full service after the last power outage (mid winter) - new oil, filters, & fuel with a stabilizing agent.
The generator has enough capacity...3/8
to power a freezer, fridge, water pump, stove, a couple outlets, & some lights.
We are on the path of forward movement.
The long weekend was our first, major reopening after 3 pretty messed up years.
Visitors had booked their visit with foster lambs.
Our lamb team made...4/8
We are on the path of forward movement.
The long weekend was our first, major reopening after 3 pretty messed up years.
Visitors had booked their visit with foster lambs.
Our lamb team made...4/8
adjustments (using coolers to keep the milk replacer fresh) because there wasn't enough power to run a second fridge.
We ran a single cable out to the barn for light.
It was sufficient for visitors to feel like they weren't walking into Topsy's dungeon of delights.
The...5/8
We ran a single cable out to the barn for light.
It was sufficient for visitors to feel like they weren't walking into Topsy's dungeon of delights.
The...5/8
#WoolShed Team made due with battery operated payment systems (for all the cute #ConnectToTheLambs tees) The skylights avoided a need for lights.
The Shepherd Team has been doing expert-level farming.
The results of this care is plainly evident in the proactive intervention...6/8
The Shepherd Team has been doing expert-level farming.
The results of this care is plainly evident in the proactive intervention...6/8
& near superhuman caring capacity.
There is always death during lambing - nature keeps a balance sheet.
Willpower & skillpower are a cheat code - the results are astounding.
Farmers are superstitious.
The Fencing Team will hate that we're about to mention them.
With great...7/8
There is always death during lambing - nature keeps a balance sheet.
Willpower & skillpower are a cheat code - the results are astounding.
Farmers are superstitious.
The Fencing Team will hate that we're about to mention them.
With great...7/8
humility, we can say that SO FAR our new predation control system is working.
During the blackout, 12v car batteries powered the fences with a neighbourly loan of a small generator.
The Garden Team has Sally's Garden nearly ready.
The Hospitality Team kept us fed.
#gratitude 8/8
During the blackout, 12v car batteries powered the fences with a neighbourly loan of a small generator.
The Garden Team has Sally's Garden nearly ready.
The Hospitality Team kept us fed.
#gratitude 8/8
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