Alaska, our guardian llama, is really an independent soul. Her motto has always been, “Look-but don’t touch.” She prefers to eat her hay and grass without the sheep underfoot and she prefers to lay down and relax away from the flock. Every year, the lambs have to learn how to live with their giant friend and protector. Alaska lets them … Read More
We had a knitting tour group come to the farm today to visit with the lambs. We put hay bales around in the barn for the ladies to sit on while they watched the lambs play. After everyone had gone home, the lamb antics began. All afternoon they played on the bales of hay. Mama Carie seemed as though she … Read More
Meet the lambs at VT Grand View Farm, one lamb a day. Day 5: Meet Kayla, twin to Kajsa, 92.56% Gotland ewe lamb ~ friendly and sweet.
With udders filling, and bellies rounding, my thoughts go to readying for lambing season. If I have learned anything at all from my many years of lambings, it is that with each year, I will push myself to my limit, I will see and do things that will bring me to my knees in awe and wonder, as well as … Read More
According to Chinese zodiac, 2015 was the Year of the Sheep. I am not exactly sure what that means-in terms of being Chinese-but I know what that means in terms of my life. Let’s take a look back at a year in the life of a sheep farmer-me. Twenty-fifteen most definitely was the Year of the Sheep-Gotland sheep. It started … Read More
