The weather got worse. Winter, and lambing, were both ugly. Lambing started off with losing 4 ewes and 12 lambs. Then there was the ice storm, Kentucky's Katrina. Followed a week later by 70 mph windstorm. No power for days, below zero wind chills. Too cold, wet and muddy to get hay and feed to the ewes on schedule. Replacements out of last year's ram inherited prolapse, and my new dairy ram threw 10 and 12lb lambs. Not a good scenario in a flcok selected for twins and triplets.
As a farming friend says, only them that's got'em can lose'em. The flock is stronger after that, and I guess I am too. If I can come through that and still want to be in sheep- which I do, now that the sun is shining and the grass is greening-I will use it as a way to motivate mhyself to think smarter, plan ahead, run through what if scenarios and have contingency plans.
So soon, a look at the new dairy plan!