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Not great. The vet came and didn't have an answer - which is unusual for this vet, he is very good and has sheep of his own. He consulted with another vet that specializes in sheep and I still didn't get an answer. He recommended an injectable for three days to get rid of the maggots that had gotten in her ears and that worked for the maggots but we are now trying something new (that I got from the US) for her rash and now wounds in her ears - I just can't really spray it around her eyes so it isn't going to solve the problem fully. It does seem to be helping but like I said I don't think it will help her fully. If I can get her ears healed I have another idea for her eyes but trying anything around her eyes will be hard. Sorry for the long answer!

@@MylittletropicalfarmI’m sorry! I hope you can find something to help her. That sounds awful.

Good questions!! I don't see snakes often but try to keep the grass under control so they don't have many places to hide. It is a balance of keeping it long enough for the sheep but short enough to not be surprised by a snake. The last time I saw a venomous snake (fer de lance) it was in with the ducks and while I went to get help the male duck somehow chased it off. I have seen 1 coral snake, I fer de lance and a two boas (the snake that ate two of my chickens I thought was a fer de lance was actually a boa) - these are all dangerous but only the fer de lance is both venemous and agressive. And I have seen green vine snakes a few times - they are not dangerous. To answer your inbreeding question - it does matter in sheep but I believe it does not matter for the ducks or the chickens. Unfortunately, that means that none of my lambs can be used to breed and will all be used for meat unless I can find someone that wants a pet. Thanks for the questions!!

Thanks for watching!

Dom, you should come visit and see it in person! I am trying to talk your mom into visiting too!!

I love the rainy season!!

Thanks!! Today we made plans to put a "creep" in the sheep shelter

I have been exhausted lately but mostly because I am still feeding the bottle babies every 6 hours. And it shows with all my mistakes (calling Ruby "Rose" and calling one of the mamas "he"). I am hoping to move that to every 8 hours soon but not with that little one acting like he is starving all the time.

I like Sky for Blue's baby - that's a great one!! I also think Prince is great!! Thanks for these

They are Katahdin sheep. They are really meant for meat so I am not going to milk them. Although I would love to have sheep's milk for cheese it probably isn't worth the effort.

Thanks Bridget!!

Thanks but with all the animals on the farm (they chase them) I can’t let them run as much as I would like. They are in their kennel most of the day. I would like to get them re-homed so they can really thrive.

Thank you! 🤗

I had to look up the Barbados Black Belly. I hadn't heard of them before.

Thanks! 😁

Thanks Annette! We are getting there but still lots to do

Hi Sam! They cook taro here like you would cook other tubers; just peeled and boiled. You can probably roast or fry it as well but I haven’t tried that. Unfortunately, my cabbage never germinated. I’m going to have to try again.

Wow, thank you!

Let me see if I can put something together and show it on a future video. It probably won't be next week but I will try to get something on paper soon.

Every few days I have a lazy day where I just take care of the animals and spend the rest of the day watching youtube videos and relaxing! This time of year is probably the busiest with January to April being a lot slower.

Hi, so glad I found your channel. What breed of sheep? Are you milking the ewes ?

@gregoriopuro They are Katahdin sheep. They are breed primarily for meat and do not supply much milk but I believe the people that owned them before me did milk them. I would love to have sheep's milk to make cheese but I am not really set up to milk.

Yes, but while they are broody they don’t eat well so I would rather they just don’t get broody. But if they are going to be broody they might as well give me more chickens.

@@Mylittletropicalfarm We never dealt with roosters…they were used for food & we bought chicks…and problem hens quickly became chicken & dumplings, so we also never dealt with broody hens (nor chickens who had been eating eggs🤨)

The year has flown by!!!

There are 10 dogs. Eight are technically mine. I would like to get the puppies adopted to a good home but if not they are learning how to roam the farm safely and they will stay outside and hopefully sleep in their kennel at night. I think I am my vet's best client!!!

@@Mylittletropicalfarm I bet that vet is making a fortune off of you😄

Thanks! Time flies when you are having fun

They are doing so well!! I was just stopped on my street today by a women that has two sick puppies. I told her I would take them to the vet tomorrow afternoon. One seems to have bloat which may be an emergency but they say it is doing ok and the other can’t gain weight and is sickly skinny. My vet will know what to do for them both. They probably can’t afford a good vet.

No, that must have been what I was thinking but it is Distemper and i think Parvovirus. It is actually DAPP. The sticker from the bottle is on their medical record but it is too small for me to read (I'm getting old)

Thanks! They are doing really well. I haven't done it alone. Everyone that donated to the Go Fund Me for the puppies has helped!!

Thanks! I forgot to pin the recipe below but will do that today. You should try it. It is really good for you!

Hi! Yes, the link is gofund.me/b14ec486 Thanks!!

@@Mylittletropicalfarm Just donated $60. Keep up the good work!

@@Mylittletropicalfarm oops! looks like I also donated $60 via Venmo. So, total is $120. You deserve it!

Thank you so much Richard. Do you want me to refund on of the donations. I am not sure how to do that but can probably figure it out.

@@Mylittletropicalfarm no. happy to donate the extra $.

Snakes are less of a problem during the dry season but they are still a possibility. It was just too hot to wear the boots all day!!

That's a good question. I had one chicken that was broody (wanted to sit on eggs) but they had a bunch and didn't need more chickens. Or at least they didn't need that many more. So their chickens sat on my eggs and then when they hatched they came back here.

The puppies are getting cuter and cuter - they are super active now.

Thank you ! They are getting much better. They are definitely acting better - very active.

Yes, they don't love each other.

Congratulations to Jake!! The picture on FB look great. It is amazing how grown up Joe is now. I still love to watch that video of Joe and Kyle at the sheep farm. The puppies are getting better and better every day!!

Thank you so much!

Yes, retirement is very busy!!

Hi Orlando. I think you are correct. There are actually 8 of them but i think it is 4 roosters.