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Beauty day!
Great day to be a cow … Warm sun but frost in the ground. So nice to see the sun. Still waiting on more lambs to arrive. No boubt it will be all at once.
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First lambs of 2023
Well, here we go … Bella was first with twins, and seems like everyone is doing fine. Stay tuned for an onslaught of cute lamb pics. It’s my favorite time of year!
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The maternity ward
Luke managed an escape and ‘got with’ the sheep earlier than planned. This breed (East Friesian) is not particularly hardy, so I moved the ewes into the garage for lambing. It will be a lot warmer than the barn, and most importantly, draft free. Obviously not a solution when the flock expands, but for this […]
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Noel’s doing great!
Having fun, wishing he had another calf to play with. Should be a few more months, but you never know.
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Thinking about 2023
As you may have noticed or heard, we took a considerable shift in direction in 2022. We went from being primarily focused on selling monthly subscription boxes that included beef, pork and chicken in 2022, to selling mainly sides and quarters of beef and lamb in 2023. There were a number of reasons for this… […]
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Dreaming of spring …
This time of year is when planning for the upcoming season starts. Reducing off farm inputs is always top of mind, but this year in particular.