Hay Arriving

Hay Arriving

It’s a bad year for hay with the drought so we are getting what we can when we can get it. This is a nice batch of grass/alfalfa mix hay that will be used to flush the ewes for breeding this winter. Our goal is to go into winter with the barn full. We’ve...

COVID-19 and Our Farm

The COVID-19 Pandemic has had an immediate affect on our farm. Although Colorado has opened up starting this week we have made the decision that for our own health and safety we will not be opening the farm this year for farm tours or visits. I realize that this is a...

Not Dead Yet

OK so posting on the web site is so low on my ToDo list that it almost never gets done. But there Farm and the sheep are doing well in spite of almost no on-line activity. 2020 Lambing has finished successfully. 23 ewes bred 43 live lambs, no stillborns and no...
Getting ready for Winter

Getting ready for Winter

We’ve been scraping manure out of the winter feeding corrals and rebuilding them. We hadn’t done a full teardown and rebuild in several years so it was time. Everything is now up and ready for winter.
Tree Protection

Tree Protection

The rams spend a lot of time in the front pear orchard pasture. Unfortunately they get bored and tend to bash the trees. So we finally got them protected by some welded wire fencing. I hope that will keep the trees alive.
Removing Old Fences

Removing Old Fences

Then we started removing the old fences around the Apple Cellar. We are planning to remove it this spring. Got it all down, just in time. Snowing again.