Yesterday was International Women’s Day which I spent being wonder woman here at home. A week ago I had a csection to birth my beautiful second daughter and I am supposed to be home taking it easy. Both of my parents are here to help with the farm and watching my older daughter (wonder woman in training) while I am healing and taking care of our newborn wonder woman. Yesterday after lunch I decided that I wanted to walk out…
Fall is upon us here in upstate NY and with that the rush to get everything prepared for winter. The girls will need to be sheared next month along with trimming their feet. This will also mean I will have five more fleeces to take to the fiber mill to be made into yarn. We have made a nice area on the hill to allow the sheep to winter closer to the house to make chores easier in the winter….
Today I was the first day since having my baby that I got to go down and do chores by myself. I have missed my animals terribly and was just as happy to see them as Ace was to see me. Ewestace and Purl were even happy to see me! Gus worked well for me tonight and didn’t even try to get away with anything naughty.
Gus here, I just wanted to clear some things up. First of all Olive should not be aloud to use the computer no telling what she might say! Second its very hard to be farm boss and we can’t all be perfect. I know that Mom thinks that she is farm boss but really my Dad is farm boss but since he has to be at his other job I have to do the job here. We like to let…
While waiting for Purdy to eat her breakfast grain this is an ongoing conversation I have with Purl one of our Lincoln Longwools and my favorite sheep next to Ewestace of course. Purl: I see you brought Purdy grain for breakfast again… Me: Why yes Purl I did. Purl: I see and why do I not get grain? Me: Well Purl you don’t need grain to be nice you’re just friendly all the time. Purdy however will become a feral…
Over the weekend we got so much accomplished to finish up before winter comes. It happened that a warm front is passing through so we were thinking about the coming winter on an almost 80 degree day. Sunday morning we woke up early and got Lola pig into her travel box to take her to the butcher on Monday morning. We chose to do this early so that not only would my Mom and I have Jeff’s help but if…
Fall has officially arrived and so have my first eggs from my girls! I got the first two eggs from them Wednesday and the third from them today. We have six hens total three production red hens and three buff orpington hens and I am finally getting some eggs. They are on the smaller side but thats ok for their first eggs. We are planning to put together their winter enclosure that will also house Pete either this weekend or…
Yesterday my husband made our sheep a hay manger for their hay to be in so it is off the ground and dry. I can’t tell you how nice it is to have a husband that is handy and can build things for me when I need him to. My sheep will stay clean and dry this winter and so will their hay, this will make me and Purdy happy campers this winter!