So my prayers for “not lambing” during our deepest cold last night were not answered. At maybe 2:30am, Matt woke me to say that he needed help in the barn. It was -15F out and one of our oldest BFL ewes, Kay, was lambing simultaneously with Wild Thing, a Border Leicester. Kay is 9, whichContinue reading “Lambing Mixup”
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A New Breed
In my last post, I acknowledged the issue that has persisted in my flock for a number of years. I haven’t succeeded in getting them to be as productive as they need to be, and I’ve concluded that I’ll be better off working with a pure breed intended for the kind of farm we areContinue reading “A New Breed”
Progress
So we’ve gotten some results from the first round of testing. Little Moose and Marianne are on the low side of positive for CL. Bobolink is also on the borderline between exposed and potentially positive. Obviously, these are not the results we wanted to see. I admit that I considered some pretty drastic action. DoContinue reading “Progress”
This Week in Review
Content Warning- Real Farming. If you’ve read my Facebook Page recently, you’d know that we had a really fabulous and successful lamb open house. My goal for the open house was to share the joys of lambing with the public, and I would say “Objective Achieved.” I’m committed to running this farm open-source, so thatContinue reading “This Week in Review”
Talking about Solace
I’ve been feeling sad for the past week or so. Even though the attack in Orlando feels very personal to me, it’s not one particular event or situation that’s upsetting me. I think that it’s the tone of conversation I’ve seen over Orlando, Black Lives Matter, Brexit, the presidential election, and even topics that areContinue reading “Talking about Solace”