A bitter cold and snowy winter continues at Western Spirit Ranch.

We sold two 2004 Southdown ewe sisters to a couple of young sisters who have graced our ranch with their enthusiasm and captured our hearts. Cady and McKenzie recently moved to Colorado, are in high school and are jumping right into the raising Southdown sheep. We are looking forward to being part of their animal husbandry team!

As any local 4H or FFA young person will learn when you purchase a lamb or pig from us, we will take extra time to get you going in the right direction and provide whatever knowledge we have to make your project a success. That comes, as my good friend, Jay from Louisiana says: “at no extra charge”!!

Our pig consultant, Bill Fisher is getting ready for our visit with him in March – April back in Illinois. We are excited about all of the Berkshire breeding prospects; feed ration formulas and facilities equipment we will be picking up during our stay. We are also picking up a good number of young feeders for this fall’s harvest. We already have pork orders coming in from folks in Colorado for our fall selections, so don’t forget to think about ordering the “best of the best”: Colorado, humanely, ranch-raised 100% Pure Berkshire pork, full of “Open-Range Goodness TM” for your special dinner or gathering.

The first of February, the American Human Society distributed a very disturbing hidden video which was taken at a facility which processed beef cattle in heavily-regulated California. We considered linking it to our website, but were so disgusted by it, that we elected not to. If there was ever a reason to take up action for humane treatment of livestock, this video is it. The men treating those helpless, sick and injured livestock in the manner they were captured on film, should be found guilty and deported or bound over for hard prison time.

Spring, whether we believe it or not, is just around the corner. We cannot wait for those annual spring events like shearing day, lambing, BBQ-ing and getting out for a good trail ride. There will be plenty to do at the Bijou Creek Ranch Unit, but preparing to sell our Parker Ranch Unit will also draw our attention. The Parker Unit was tucked in for winter, but there remains some painting to do here and there, along with grading the main access road after all the snow and run-off is finished. Having the opportunity to do all of that under those bright, warm, blue-sky Colorado spring days will remind us that living in Colorado is terrific!

Give us a shout if you are interested in humanely-raised, family-ranch livestock or meat products produced in beautiful Colorado. Meanwhile, thank you for stopping by our website. Enjoy your stay.