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Pasture Management for Parasite Control
In the early spring, we literally sit and stare at the grass on our farm. Here on our Vermont hillside farm, we only graze 5-6 months out of the year. After months of eating hay, the sheep can not wait to get out on grass. With grazing comes the joys of pasture management for parasite control. On our farm, … Read More
Why Do Sheep Curl Their Upper Lip?
Ask the Shepherd ~ Why do sheep curl their upper lip? Flehmen Response Curling back the upper lip. Inhaling deeply-head held high. The transfer of air carrying pheromones to an organ in the roof of the mouth, provides the animal with information about the scent. It’s a sheep thing. It’s the way that they gather information. It is how … Read More
Farmstay or Agritainment?
As the farmstay movement has grown across the United States, more and more farms have jumped on board, offering their own version of what agritourism means to them. Over time, I feel that two distinctly different farm experiences have emerged for families and couples to choose between: farmstay or agritainment. Agritainment is simply providing an opportunity for entertainment in … Read More
Raising Quadruplet Lambs
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
The Smallest Gotland Quadruplet Lamb
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