A Day of Firsts Well today was the day for Ina to have her lambs! The day began with Ina isolating herself from the rest of the flock. Ina has always wanted to be alone when she labors and we respect her choice of birthing spots. Last year she had her lambs on top of the manure pile in the … Read More
Our Biggest Sap Run!! On Friday, we collected our largest sap run yet of 200 gallons. We hang 125 buckets which must be dumped by hand into a 5 gallon pail and carried to a “dumping station” where it is dumped into another 5 gallon pail that has a line running down the hill and into our large storage tank. … Read More
Our Biggest Sap Run!! On Friday, we collected our largest sap run yet of 200 gallons. We hang 125 buckets which must be dumped by hand into a 5 gallon pail and carried to a “dumping station” where it is dumped into another 5 gallon pail that has a line running down the hill and into our large storage tank. … Read More
Rewards and Disappointments This is one of our busiest times of year with shearing, sugaring season, and lambing happening all at one time. Shearing day is like a gift giving occasion when the sheep peel off their wrappings which we use to spin into wonderful yarns. Underneath all of their wool their swollen bellies and udders reveal the quickly approaching … Read More
Rewards and Disappointments This is one of our busiest times of year with shearing, sugaring season, and lambing happening all at one time. Shearing day is like a gift giving occasion when the sheep peel off their wrappings which we use to spin into wonderful yarns. Underneath all of their wool their swollen bellies and udders reveal the quickly approaching … Read More
