With only two more ewes to go we have doggedly continued the lamb watch… each night I try to keep myself up past 11 p.m. so that I can go out and make sure no one is in labor. Last night I waited until one of the hard rain showers had passed and headed [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Raven’s Morning Boy
Posted in Lambs, Sheep, tagged Coopworth sheep, lambing, Lambs on April 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
More Playtime @ the Rock!
Posted in Farm, LaMancha Goats, Weather, tagged goats on April 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We are having a marvelous stretch of weather. I can’t believe how pleasant it is to be going without the longjohns on, at least for the afternoon chore time! We are spending as much time outdoors soaking up the sun as we can. And the goat kids and lambs continue to put on a great [...]
Playtime @ the Rock
Posted in Farming, Lambs, Sheep, tagged Lambs on April 9, 2009 | 5 Comments »
So it finally stopped raining and it’s playtime! The big rock is again the center of activity in our winter paddock. The five oldest lambs are taking a break from their run-and-chase-game to find out what I am doing… their mothers are busy at the feeder, and the youngest two lambs are hanging [...]
Zach the Ram Lives On!
Posted in Farming, Lambs, Sheep, tagged Border Leicester sheep, Coopworth sheep, Lambs on April 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I finally think that we will have a few days’ break from lambing now. After last Sunday’s early morning twins we had an early flurry… seven lambs so far. 4 rams and 3 ewes.
My happiest moment came early on Tuesday morning when I arrived in the greenhouse at 5 a.m. to do chores [...]
