Future Goals

What is difficult on a homestead is deciding how to prioritize all your future plans and goals. Taking small bites so you don't get overwhelmed by the enormity of your ideas. There are so many ideas I have for this place that it's very hard to settle on what to do just for this year. … Continue reading Future Goals

Lean-To Number 2

The rams and llamas needed a small lean-to as well so Shane and Amy got one built! A 10x12 lean-to for 4 rams and 2 llamas Now it has 2 solid walls facing South and West. A half wall faces East. The rain storms come from the South-West so the lean-to protects completely those two … Continue reading Lean-To Number 2

Christmas is Coming…

And no I'm not talking about the actual Christmas holiday that is going to be drastically different this year! I'm talking about lambing season. For those of us that have livestock, our "Christmas" is when the babies come. With the Katahdin and Crossbred flocks and sometimes with the St Croix flock, you just never know … Continue reading Christmas is Coming…

Lean-To is Complete

Other than painting the plywood to keep it from weathering, the lean-to is built! The right side is a 10x18 area for the horse and the left is a 10x18 area for the yearling lambs and the pet wether so they may eat alfalfa without the horse pigging out. The grass hay is fed outside … Continue reading Lean-To is Complete

Lean-to Work

We've been working on the lean-to winter shelter for the horse and rams. It will have 2 sides, one for the horse, and one that only the rams can get into. This way the horse doesn't get into the ram's alfalfa and pig out. Here's the gallery of work we've done (mostly Shane's done haha). … Continue reading Lean-to Work