Josie the Border Collie
We just welcomed Josie to the farm. With almost 60 sheep on the farm this year, it was time to start training some help. Josie’s dad is herding sheep in Ireland and her mom is doing the same right over the hill in Strafford, VT. We couldn’t be happier and so far she is fitting right in.
Wool Mulch?
Today on the farm, I worked on something new. Our sheep are a huge part of the farm ecosystem, and now they have one more role. We’ve decided to mulch some of our gardens with unused fleece. They should deter weeds and provide organic matter for the plants as they slowly break down. We have started in one of our perennial beds that houses rhubarb, strawberries, asparagus and a few herbs. We plan on mulching in the vegetable garden once we rototill and have plants growing. Follow along to see how the wool works! Hopefully it will be one more way to use our wonderful Texel sheep to provide for our farm.
Out on The Field
The summer rotation had begun. Sheep are out on some scrubby paster near their barn before they move to greener, farther pastures. They say they’re excited to be eating grass and leaping in the pastures.
A New Member
Today was shearing day, but it was also baby horse day. Mustang Wednesday welcomed the newest member of the farm late last night. While I will post some picture of shorn sheep, how can anyone resist cute foal pictures? No name yet, but she sure is captivation.
Last Lambs
It all begins with an idea.
Our last ewe lambed yesterday so lambing season 2023 is over. It was long and we has some losses but we ended up with 31 healthy lambs, 18 girls and 13 boys. We even had our first set of triplets. We have some really nice lambs is anyone is looking for breeding stock.
Snuggles
It all begins with an idea.
Cold mornings are made for snuggling. You can usually find all the bottle lambs together in the mornings. They like to spend most of there time in the shed were it is warm and dry instead of outside with the other sheep. They find it more comfortable in a mass than alone.
Watcher of Lambs
It all begins with an idea.
Important time of year for the watcher of the lambs. Evie takes her job very seriously. She checks the lambs every day to make sure they are all accounted for and doing what they should.
Snowy Snow
It all begins with an idea.
Another foot of wet heavy snow. The lambs have a barn but seem to be enjoying a lamb pile in their lambie house. We’ve over 20 lambs so they’re not all in there, but fit as many as they could
Busy on the Farm
It all begins with an idea.
We’ve been busy lambing and I haven’t posted pictures. We had 2 more sets of twins today and are up to 12 healthy lambs so far.
Lambing Underway
Lambing Underway
Lambing season 2023 is underway. Magnolia had triplet last night, welcome to the farm Maurice, Mario, and Minion!