by Milkhouse | Jun 1, 2021 | Farm Notes
June is about making hay. The first half of the first cutting is done and in the barn (or sold). This is a bit earlier than usual thanks to the wonderful dry weather we have had. Tom and Chuckie will be waiting on a good stretch of 4 dry days in order to get the rest...
by Milkhouse | May 3, 2021 | Farm Notes
Lambing time has come – and gone! We have 18 lambs, all healthy and bouncing. We ended up with one set of triplets, and one single lamb (who was huge at 14 pounds!). Everyone else had twins. The only one we seriously had to help was the last one with the huge lamb. We...
by Milkhouse | Apr 1, 2021 | Farm Notes
Waiting and waiting….. for lambs. The first possible due date was March 26 but to date we have no lambs yet. Just some very pregnant ewes that are ready to pop any minute. Stay tuned. After a bit of much needed rain and some warm sunny weather the greening has begun....
by Milkhouse | Mar 25, 2021 | Farm Notes
Let the lambing begin! March 26 is our first possible due date for lambs so there is a lot of preparation to be done. All of the pregnant ewes (female sheep) are up and getting a special diet that is higher in protein as most of the lamb’s development occurs in the...
by Milkhouse | Mar 25, 2021 | Farm Notes
February is a time of preparation on the farm. Our lambs are due to start arriving March 26 so things get “back – mapped” from there. The pregnant ewes have spent most of the winter out with everyone else eating hay and the remaining ‘standing forage’ (grass)....
