Lambs 2011

It's the winter lambing but we have been very lucky for warm temperatures, a large barn and nice pens. Instead of me prattling on forever, here are the pictures. Just click on the Pictures to go to Picasa and click Slideshow to see the rest.

Len & Holly February 2004

Making Progress

What a great day! Our friends Lee and Brian offered to come out and give us a hand with the lambing barn. It was amazing how much more we got done with extra help. We really appreciated it. After the roof was on, we had lunch and a good visit. Didn't get pictures while we were working but here is what we got done and some more farm-y type pictures.

The roof is on, now just need to do the front and finish the sides.

Clairice says "try out the new digs"

Kip says " I put them in there ;) "

Food for the sheep

Hank thinks he is helping feed, he's holding them behind the closed gate

I'll watch 'em while you get the hay for the rams

Addition to the Lambing Barn

Nothing like putting yourself under pressure. Breed your sheep for Febuary and then realize your lambing barn isn't big enough to house everyone. So off to the lumber store for all kinds of 4 by's and 6 by somethings and tin for the roof and home we came. We started off great, got 40 feet done in the back. Front will get finished in a couple weeks. So here are some pictures of the job halted by Len trying to cut off a finger while putting up the tin. So 5 stitches and no pictures of the finger...

Here we are home from town

Just a cute replacement ewe

Mr. Handsome

If you have no food we're leaving

So far so good

It's Fall

Looks like Fall....








I haven't blogged in so long and after reading Louanne's blog I started feeling a tad guilty..but not too much as I know there are lots of delinquent bloggers out there.
Yesterday I went to Lee's Stirling Acres Arena Trial and had a great time. Was good to see faces I haven't seen for a while.
Today we put the posts in to extend the lambing barn since I increased the numbers and we will be lambing earlier. I want room for all 85 ewes in the barn. I have decided after this winter lambing that I will breed all the ewes in June for November lambing. I can sell the lambs for a much higher price before Easter to cover the feed which I would be using the same amount if I lamb in Febuary and had to feed to the middle of May. Nice thing about Katahdins is they can be bred all year round and I will sponge them to make sure they all cycle for June. That means an adult flock to run in mine and Lee's spring trials next year.




No, that is not snow on the ground. It is a compostable bedding that we are trying. Will put in underneath the shavings in the barn for more absorbency. Hope it works like they say it will.

Len was nice to go out and feed the sheep today. We are trying to use up the square bales as I find the round bales easier to feed through the winter when I work off the farm.

Sunny Fall Day

Well, it was the perfect fall day. Looked like fall but with lots of warmth from the sun. On the way home from Chase, I took our neighbor for a drive up to China Valley. It is even more remote than I am but so pretty. I was able to get a couple shots with the iphone.


Lots of cow shelters but didn't see the cows!


This isn't a driveway, it's the road.

Woodpeckers in the Trees

Could hear the tapping outside this morning. Every year we have woodpeckers around and usually they are on our hydro pole! I caught these pics in the trees just on the other side of the driveway.