It's that time of year again! Aug 30th (a new moon) we separated the ewes and rams into breeding groups for lambs born starting Jan 24th! We have a 7 ewe St Croix group, a 6 ewe Katahdin group, a 5 ewe Crossbred group, a 3 ewe Crossbred try-it-and-see-how-the-ram-does-this-year group, a Katahdin she's-a-mom-and-he's-5-months-old-we'll-see pairing, and … Continue reading Breeding has begun!

The ewes are less than a month away from breeding! We just started feeding them and the rams a tiny bit of alfalfa in the evenings. They'll share a fence in a couple weeks for the teaser ram effect. Really hoping we get lots of twins this winter and fairly close together! Breeding will be … Continue reading Flushing Time!

Just received our results on the 3 sheep submitted for Biosecurity Screen (We test 10% annually) and are all clear, AGAIN! I always pick the ones that look like they could have a problem and not the most fit. Always so relieved every time we get an all clear hahah. You'd have to know our … Continue reading Test Results Are In

Well it has happened. The noise of the barnyard deafens the sound of the TV in the living room. Lambs are weaned, sorted, weighed, and given booster shots of CD/T. Mamas are outside in the overgrazed barnyard to dry off, being handled every day or couple days to see their progress. Open ewes were sorted out … Continue reading Weaning Day! 4/20/19

So this Sunday, March 31st we will be castrating 4 of the 5 ram lambs we ended up with. The moon will be a waning crescent. A little info about the moon. Full moons increase water and anything attached to water, such as blood flow. New moons are the opposite. It only makes sense then … Continue reading Ram Lamb Emasculation Day