by Milkhouse | Apr 4, 2023 | Farm Notes
Well, sheep don’t always read the book and as of this writing we have 3 new lambs born March 28 (about 5 days earlier than expected). All 3 seem fine and have been outside already. They spend the first 2-3 days in a small pen called a jug. This gives them a chance to...
by Milkhouse | Mar 2, 2023 | Farm Notes
March is a time of preparation on the farm – although the unusually warm weather is pushing some of this ahead this year. Our lambs are due to start arriving April 4 so things get “back – mapped” from there. We start with stripping the sheep barn and getting it set up...
by Milkhouse | Feb 13, 2023 | Farm Notes
lot of our production in anticipation of spring and starting a new cycle all over again. During this month we will finish processing our lambs and steers for the year, begin preparations for the spring maple syrup flow and lambing, and get fleeces out to be processed....
by Milkhouse | Jan 9, 2023 | Farm Notes
We will greet the new year with a review of the past and planning for the future, as well as other routine tasks. While we continue to get hay to the animals and be sure water tubs aren’t frozen the animal care slows down – unless we get extremely nasty...
by Milkhouse | Dec 20, 2022 | Farm Notes
December on the farm is a time for things to slow down a bit and for us to get caught up on repairs and projects. The corn has been harvested and we have baled the remaining corn shocks up to use as bedding for the cows. Hay equipment gets power washed and put away....
by Milkhouse | Nov 29, 2022 | Farm Notes
Farming involves making decisions – lots of them. Do we trust the weather forecast and cut hay today or wait? Is this dry enough to square bale? Do we take that steer with the horns? What sheep to breed? How close do we want to keep the genetic lines? Which fields to...
