Lazy day
Enjoying a nice relaxing day sitting on the porch with my tea, knitting, and pile of dogs while we watch the llama graze.
Then There Were Six… And A Llama
Purdy
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….
Dreams Really Do Come True
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…
Ducks in a Row
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…
Tall grass
The first field is almost mowed for us and we will start putting fencing up this weekend. I don’t think either of us is looking forward to fencing anything!
Meat Pig
I went to pick up our pig yesterday, we named her Lola. She is an Old Spot Yorkshire cross that we plan to grow out for ourselves to eat. I might not have planned my trip the best since the crate I grabbed didn’t have a door on it so I had to use a bag of shavings to block the entrance. I also should have taken the truck so that the stinky pig would have been in the back…
Long Days
We have been at the farm just over a week now and still love it! My mom left yesterday to go back home to Oklahoma and we are so grateful for all the things she helped us do. Everything that we moved here has been unpacked, however we still have things at my in-laws house as well as storage. I am going to pick up our first piglet tomorow her little pigpen is all set up behind the house until…
Settling In
The farm is absolutely wonderfully amazing, Jeff and I are loving it here and couldn’t be happier. My mom has been incredibly helpful with helping to unpack the house and get us settled in. My husband has been wonderful getting all the furniture into place for me and helping me build my chickens a coop to live in (which they love and are super happy about). We have run into a few snags like the lawn mower not working, a…
Arrived at our destination
We finally made it to the farm, and only in two trips (which is pretty amazing in itself)! It’s as beautiful and peaceful as I remembered and better than I had hoped it would be. We are planning on getting the house somewhat settled today or at least the kitchen settled into. Last night when we went to bed we could see so many fireflies outside our bedroom window. I don’t remember the last time I saw fireflies let alone…