Spring Has Sprung!
But we are still hunkered down, waiting for Covid to pass.....like everyone else, I suppose. How has everyone's spring been? We are really fortunate to have the farm to weather this "germ storm" on. Always lots to do and plenty of fresh air to do it in. The children were sporting their swim suits for the creek as soon as the thermometer hit 70 degrees!
First priority, this spring, was sealing the walls of the facility. When
our youngest was born, last fall, we were a little too busy at the hospital to get that done. By the time we got home, the temperatures were too cool for the wall sealer to dry properly. So we made do this winter, but the day the temperatures warmed up, Daniel was out there digging and sealing and putting a rock drain around the
facility.
Speaking of that precious baby, Elora, she has plumped out substantially. As of today, she is six months old and grabbing and reaching and rolling! She is a handful when she is teamed up with one year old, sister, Beulah! Good thing I have a lot of helpers who enjoy the tots!
Spring is a big time for babies of all kinds, here on our farm. The sheep, lamb and the cows, calve. We got our very first black sheep out of an all white flock, this spring. Can't explain that one, but I can really relate to the original mean of "black sheep"! This sheep is sooo different and seemingly came from nowhere, genetically speaking. I am very excited about the wool, though. He is definitely staying on the farm!
Red Ears, the cow, welcomed a beautiful little heifer to the farm, early this month. She is just the cutest little thing and a real live wire. She comes into the holding pen with her mother during milking, just like she is part of the team! We really love when this arrangement works because the calves are naturally comfortable with the sights and sounds of the milking parlor.
So we have been busy around here! But before I sign off I want to give some recognition to Karson, who turns 15 this year. He has taken up welding and is doing a pretty good job! He has been building gates and doing odds and ends repairs for us this spring. Check out these gates he built! The little notch opening there is so the goats can get out to the big field without the cows getting in the goat barn. (Cow piles are a whole lot messier than goat piles! We prefer the cows hang out in their own barn. Plus cows don't really care to watch where they are going and I am always afraid they will step on baby goats!)
We are looking forward to seeing everyone again at the farmer's markets and just plain being back out to meet and greet everyone. Hope everyone has stayed safe and looking forward to the summer! See y'all soon!
