Category: Farm Life
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Burning Brush
We’re late getting the brush out of the orchard. We burn the prunings when they pile up. We got one pile completely finished today! This is our view down the orchard. There still isn’t much grass! Continue reading
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Spring Work Continues
The last couple of days, we’ve been vaccinating the sheep and doing toe trims. I can’t do too many toes before my hands give out, so we do them in batches. The pregnant ewes are now completely done, except for the spring dewormer. I do that 24-48 hours before we turn them out on pasture, Continue reading
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Getting Ready to Open the Shop, Plus Fun for Chickens
We’re starting to get more customers. We are not officially open with regular hours until the end of May, but I do open up if people call first. Here’s the wool and meat shop. We have lots of lovely rovings in stock, plus lots of new yarns as well. Plus, we still have our lovely Continue reading
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Spring Tune-Ups Have Started
It’s time to start the first part of the sheep’s annual spring tune-up. The yearling rams all got tags inserted and toes trimmed. 30 sheep, times four legs per sheep, times two toes per leg, means my hands are tired! Continue reading
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Time for Tags
It was time to put the official Scrapie tags in the sheep. It was a bit cold, but still sunny and beautiful out. After putting the tags in, this group of yearling ewes raced back for breakfast. Continue reading
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Solar Sheep and More Fences
You can see one of our pregnant ewes here, catching a few rays. She’s giving me the evil sheep eye! Here’s a picture of Caren and me. She wanted scritches, but she was a bit concerned when I held out my arm with the camera and it made a funny clicking noise. Larry is back Continue reading
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Happy Chickens
With the snow mostly gone, we can now let the chickens out to scratch at the bugs and grass. They’re sure enjoying being out of jail. Continue reading
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Green Grass
FINALLY! The snow is melting and the grass is growing. We are a month away from lambing, so getting the pasture up and ready for sheep is critical. Prompt: Today’s theme is the color green. Make a photograph dominated by green and post it. Continue reading
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Protective Dogs
Winnie is in with the rams, and she’s doing a very good job. She is our most aggressively protective dog, but we really appreciate her attention to her sheep. Continue reading
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The Shearing Is Done
I’m a bit late with my blogging, but we finished sheep shearing for the year. Several fleeces were sold right off the shearing floor. Skirting will start in the next few weeks, and the wool will be up on our site for sale later. Continue reading