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Out with the Grownups

May 13th, 2014 · No Comments · farming

Yesterday we loaded our ewe Hannah and her little girl Grace into the back of the pickup and drove them out to join the other livestock grazing on pasture. For an hour or so, the little lamb was the center of attention. The boy goat and heifer Emily were intensely curious, following the lamb around […]

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Another Lambing Fail

May 12th, 2014 · No Comments · farming

Here’s our alpha ewe–Charlotte–in happier times. She is our smartest sheep by far, so I was sure if any of our ladies could deliver a healthy lamb, it would be Charlotte. I was wrong. Over the weekend, Charlotte delivered a big, beautiful baby ram, but it did not survive. I arrived on the scene just […]

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