A typical Saturday afternoon on our farm goes like this…… Anna: Hello…..I’m home! Mom: Good, you are just in time to help collect fecal samples from the sheep. Anna: I should have driven slower……(smiling) . Anna puts on her going out to help collect fecal samples pants with rubber boots and gloves and we head out into the … Read More
Raising Quadruplet Lambs Our bundle of Gotland quads have reached day 24 and are growing strong! In raising quadruplet lambs, we have all learned a few quadruplet survival skills along the way: Mum needs proper nutrition to feed quadruplets! We have been supplementing Kamila’s diet ever since the quads were born. She gets extra grain and fermented alfalfa … Read More
Magnus….the greatest My daughter says that everyone needs something to strive for….so we named the smallest Gotland quadruplet Magnus. He was the third lamb born, slipping into the world with hardly a notice by mom. She was busy cleaning off baby number 2. His body was so tiny, I almost thought the lamb was born dead, but his lungs took … Read More
Manure management can be daunting on any size farm, even small farms. The state of Vermont has taken a serious interest in the impact agriculture and manure management has on water quality. In late 2016, the department of Agriculture, published RAPs, Required Agricultural Practices for farms of all sizes. These standards are intended to improve the quality of Vermont’s waters … Read More
Where there is a will, there is a way. Transporting sheep is not a problem for most sheep people. They will do what it takes to bring home a new member for their flock! Kristi, of Harvest Thyme Homestead, is one of those crazy fiber folk. She is willing to travel the miles and do what others would consider … Read More
