by Milkhouse | May 8, 2024 | Farm Notes
May kicks off with the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival the first weekend. While we are not taking sheep this year we will still be very involved with taking fleeces, supporting the Leicester Longwool display in the breed barn, and selling beer, fleeces, and hides in...
by Milkhouse | Apr 1, 2024 | Farm Notes
Final prep and then waiting….. for lambs. The first possible due date is was March 26. And sure enough – first lamb on March 26 so we are off and running. As of this writing (march 30) we have three sets of lambs – a black single, 2 white twins, and lastly a set of...
by Milkhouse | Mar 1, 2024 | Farm Notes
March is a time of preparation on the farm. Our lambs are due to start arriving April 1 so things get “back – mapped” from there. We start with stripping the sheep barn and getting it set up for the moms. The pregnant ewes have spent most of the winter out with...
by Milkhouse | Feb 1, 2024 | Farm Notes
February is a month to wrap up a lot of our production in anticipation of spring and starting a new cycle all over again. During this month we will finish processing our lambs and steers for the year, begin preparations for the spring maple syrup flow and lambing, and...
by Milkhouse | Jan 2, 2024 | Farm Notes
We greet the new year with a review of the past and planning for the future, as well as other routine tasks. While we continue to get hay to the animals and be sure water tubs aren’t frozen the animal care slows down – unless we get really nasty weather. Our mild...
by Milkhouse | Dec 2, 2023 | Farm Notes
December on the farm is a time for things to slow down a bit and for us to get caught up on repairs and projects. The corn has been harvested and we have baled the remaining corn shocks up to use as bedding for the cows. Hay equipment gets power washed and put away....
