I spent half the week painting the upstairs bedroom (which is twice as big) so that Jeff and I could move upstairs. Amazingly I didn’t get any paint on any pets and only a little on me. As we were cleaning up after the painting stuff Jeff suggested we clean the carpet, it smelled a little musty from being closed and the previous owners of the home smoked so it still smelled a little of smoke. I recently became a…
The most useful farm tool that I have is by far our Border Collie Gus, he proves to be helpful more than I can count. I know that if the sheep we’re to get out that I wouldn’t have to much trouble getting them back with Gus’s help (Purdy is another story) which is a load off my mind. This morning when I went down to do morning chores I saw that Jenny one of the brown spotted ewes had…
When I sit on my porch I think about how great it would be to be able to see all the way to the pasture. I don’t however think about how much work it will actually be to cut and now down the forest that currently obstructs my view. We actually do need this cleared for more than being able to see the pasture. A small two stall horse barn is being delivered soon to house our two horses and…
Enjoying a nice relaxing day sitting on the porch with my tea, knitting, and pile of dogs while we watch the llama graze.
Purdy our guard llama has been here about a week now and I couldn’t be more pleased with her! She bonded very quickly with her sheep especially Ewestace, they all sleep together in the shelter at night even though I no longer shut them in. Every time I go down to give Purdy her breakfast or dinner she always comes right over to the fence as I am walking down to make sure it isn’t a threat to her sheep….
Yesterday we finished the first fence meaning ewestace and company could come home. I went to pick up the three ewes about five with Jeff’s truck. Amanda kindly caught all three ewes and got them into the back of the truck (ewestace started screaming her protests immediately upon being place in the truck). It was now time to drive home I made it out of the farms drive before I became overcome with fear ewestace would pop open the hatch…
Things are finally coming together here, fencing is going up and sheep will be coming home very soon! Jeff has been installing the fence for our sheep to live in this week digging post holes and pounding in t-posts. The end of this week we will be bringing home the meat sheep, Ewestace and two other ewe lambs to keep her company. Then this weekend Jeff and I will be going on a road trip to pick up Purdy the…