We have kitties!
Sparrow had her annual litter of kittens 🥰
She’s the only cat who is left intact so I have someone that can carry on the Captain Blacktail line. These cats have a healthy sense of survival and are very affectionate with their person. I’ve lost only 2 cats from this line over the years!
If you’d a kitty, let me know! They’ll be ready in 2 weeks as they’re only 6 weeks old come Wednesday.
Any of them not rehomed will be spayed and neutered, like everyone else from my cat pack 😉
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Update on Mickey!
An update on our little boy, Mickey 😃
He’s gaining weight, running around and super affectionate! Just wants pets ALL THE TIME 😂
For anyone who’s familiar with the weaning process, there is typically a drop in weight as baby goes through the stress of being separated from momma.
Here at the ranch, we fence line wean to reduce this stress. It allows baby and momma to still see and talk to each other but prevents baby from being able to nurse. As far as I can tell, that’s what Mickeys prior owner did as well.
I’m interested to know how everyone else weans their equines!
Additionally, I’d like to know if anyone in Alberta and BC has had a farrier “rescue” their equine and subsequently kept it? Let’s say, due to “free” services later coming with a massive bill?
#indifolkranch #farriersgonerogue #narcissist #caughtontothebullsh*t #cantbullyme #bullyingisfortheweak #minidonkeysofinstagram #minidonkeysofalberta #albertadonkey
Welcome to the ranch!
This is a bonded mother and daughter pair; 11 and 7 years old. The man was willing to sell them separately but that just didn’t feel right to me.
The paint (daughter) is newly trained under saddle and to drive and does really well. The black (mother) has had a saddle on her twice; so she will be my project and it’ll be a learning experience for us both!
Both have awesome temperaments and will make great kids horses.
Now that’s three ponies…going to need one more to make a four horse team 😉😄
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Well, it’s not the prettiest video 😂 I’ll get better next time out 😉This is Baabaa and her two new twins, a ram and a ewe, lambed last night around 9. Baabaa is one of the original 5 here at the ranch and is estimated to be 10–12 years old. I don’t know about breeding her anymore but she’s in great condition and a great mother. We do have to watch to make sure the lambs are able to nurse on both teats as they are large and get engorged. We are also keeping an eye to make sure the milk production is there. #indifolkranch #lambingseason #americanblackbellysheep #ABB #bbsai #albertasheep #sheepifinstagram #farmlife #farmher #westlockcounty #shoplocal #sheepfarmer #hairsheep #maidensheep
ABB rams available
ABB Ram available Nov 1
3 registrable purebreds, 4 mixed available
2️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ for purebreds (extra 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ to register)
Naturally raised, no unnecessary medications
Located east of Westlock
PM for more info
ABB ewe lambs available
ABB Ewe lambs available Nov 1
3 registrable purebreds, 2 non registerable purebreds and 2 mixed available
2️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ for purebreds (1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ to register)
Naturally raised, no unnecessary medications.
Located east of Westlock
PM for more info
The ladies! Looking for some treats, easiest way to get these sheep in your pocket 😄👌🏼💛💚💛 #blackbellysheep #albertasheepproducer #farmher #farmherfriday #albertawomeninag
Our, near 2 year old, breeding ram from Rusty Iron Acres and all his boys from this July.
And we can’t forget Dodge, our friendly wether 🥰
The ladies; ewes and ewe lambs. Definitely not liking the fast drop in temperature 🥺
The ewe lambs are now ready to go 😊
Did you know?
Black Belly sheep are a more wild sheep and therefore are pretty resilient and take care of themselves quite well!
This lambing season came with a fresh baby in our household and I just couldn’t get out to check on the sheep as often as I would’ve liked. I was quite worried that there’d be a lambing issue and I’d arrive too late.
I worried for nothing! All my ewes lambed quickly, quietly and without any assistance needed! Even my first time lambers that had twins! This is a trait of the breed!
I’ve also never had to trim a foot, never had to pull a lamb and I never have to shear! Bonus!
And while I’ve mentioned that they are a more wild sheep; all mine are fairly quiet and I am able to work with them myself. If I were to go out and give them treats and attention when I do evening chores, I’d be able to pet nearly every one. In the meantime they come up but don’t want any pets. I can deal with that 😉
All of our 2022 lambs will be ready for new homes Nov 1!
We have purebred, registrable,black bellies and commercial.
These guys are a hardy breed requiring little maintenance.
They are a smaller sheep but that makes handling them by yourself easy to do!
I’ve never had to help a ewe lamb whether they are a first timer or having twins.
I don’t flush my sheep but most of my ewes had twins. Only two first timers had singles and they were a good size.
I’ve also never had to trim a foot, they don’t need to sheared. They are super low maintenance, great for those who don’t have tons of spare time or just want to have a lower work load 👌🏼
Message me to reserve a lamb 😃
#blackbellysheep #americanblackbelly #lowmaintenancesheep #indifolkranch #albertasheepproducer #2022lambs
Sparrow went and had another litter of kitties! 😰All are 8! are healthy and will be ready to be rehomed the beginning of October 💖 #indifolkranch #farmkitties #mousers #furbabies #albertakittens
The flock! We will have both purebred and registrable ewe and ram lambs and commercial available come December 😊
Located east of Westlock
#blackbelly #americanblackbelly #albertasheep #albertasheepproducer #indifolkranch #womenwhofarm
Chores were done late tonight!
We are feeding the sheep, and bojack, Timothy hay right now and it doesn’t have enough to cover the nutritional needs of the breeding ewes and the ram so we are supplementing their diet with soaked beet pellets and a bit of barley.
Now that their body condition is where I’d like it, we are feeding them every second night instead of every night and we’ll see how they do with that.
I should note, donkeys can winter just fine on Timothy hay as they have a highly efficient digestive system and feeding them a richer diet isn’t to their betterment.
Bojack is in with the sheep, only because we don’t have enough pens to keep him both separate from the Jenny’s and the sheep so it’s a balance between watching his weight and the sheeps 🫤
#indifolkranch #blackbellysheep #2021albertadrought #albertadonkeys #feedissues #sheepdiet #donkeydiet #womenwhofarm #albertafarmers
When the ground is still frozen but you want to bury your bone - use grass 😂
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