Farm life isn't always sunshine and roses
This is the side of production agriculture we don't always want to show. We fear what others outside of Ag will think, and say. Will they twist it against us? Not today. With a nod to David Ropeik, it's time to stop fearing the fear. It's time to show the other side. You see, it''s not not all rainbows and unicorns and cute puppies. It's real, it's life, it's death and sometimes it sucks. Checked this group of pregnant yearling ewes at 3pm-ish and everything was fine. Ewes were bedded down and calm. Checked them at 11:15pm when I got back from planting to find this ewe had died during labor. This picture is of her, when I found her. Now it's not common, but not the first time it's ever happened here or on any other livestock farm. I can't tell for sure, but due to her apparent near-instant death she either had a heart attack or aneurysm. It sucks. A genetic flaw killed this ewe that appeared perfectly healthy just