The Homestead Life Raising Hair Sheep, Gardening, Making Natural Remedies & Enjoying Nature
The rains of yesterday and today have made that almost 90 degree day of last friday seem like the distant past. It's not even supposed to reach 60 today. The grass is greening up in the lawn and pastures nicely while the sheep are eagerly gobbling up any they find within grazing reach. I'm really… Continue reading Autumn is Here!
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
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…
Today the rams came out of their breeding groups and all got to go into their horse stall, with old tires on the floor, to re-acquaint themselves without killing each other. They will probably stay in there 3-4 days, or until they seem to be mellowed out and getting along again. Their llama is awaiting… Continue reading Breeding Season Ended
The last lamb left the ranch today! We are officially sold out of both lambs and adults until May 2021! A huge thank you to all of our customers! If you are interested in putting your name on the list for Registered St Croix, Registered Katahdin, Commercial Katahdin, or Market lambs next year, please send… Continue reading Sold Out!
