Forever ago was the last time I had a minute to put up a blog post. We are now in June of 2017, and the weather still feels like early Spring in most places. Things have greened up, but it is prudent to keep a jacket handy.
We have been knee deep in sheep, as we intentionally bred our ewes later last year so births would happen in late April and early May rather than march and early April. DUMB! We had lambs being born during our show opening, during rehearsals for another show, during finals at the college: not helpful. next year we go back to our earlier schedule! We had a rough go of things - twenty lambs are currently frolicking in the fields, but of three pair of triplets, born, there are only two of each grouping that lived. One set had the remaining two needing lots of extra care. The ram lamb from that group is now huge, but his sister is still tiny and a bottle lamb. She comes running to the gate when we arrive, and will follow us around the barn when we let her out. We were lucky enough to have our first quadruplets, and our first quintuplets born on the farm from our seasoned mothers. They are all adorable, but as there are so many of them, we are supplementing them with bottles as well.
Today we had perfect weather, and after finally getting the septic guys out to locate the drainage field, I was able to plant a tree near the farm house. I grew up with weeping willows in our yard, and in our neighborhood, and I love them. So now that I knew where to avoid planting, I was able to buy a weeping willow and put it in the ground. Now the farm seems like home. I look forward to the tree shading the house, and giving another generation of children a place to climb, play, read, and dream.
We have been knee deep in sheep, as we intentionally bred our ewes later last year so births would happen in late April and early May rather than march and early April. DUMB! We had lambs being born during our show opening, during rehearsals for another show, during finals at the college: not helpful. next year we go back to our earlier schedule! We had a rough go of things - twenty lambs are currently frolicking in the fields, but of three pair of triplets, born, there are only two of each grouping that lived. One set had the remaining two needing lots of extra care. The ram lamb from that group is now huge, but his sister is still tiny and a bottle lamb. She comes running to the gate when we arrive, and will follow us around the barn when we let her out. We were lucky enough to have our first quadruplets, and our first quintuplets born on the farm from our seasoned mothers. They are all adorable, but as there are so many of them, we are supplementing them with bottles as well.
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