Hay Season

This past week and weekend, which coincided with both Father's Day as well as our six-year anniversary provided a string of amazingly perfect weather for haying.  Our farming neighbor, Brian Lacoss, cut the field on Wednesday and let the hay dry in the field for two full days, tedding it twice.  Friday afternoon he baled, and our other neighbors the Ferguses and us put up 700 bales between the two of us.   Our hayloft is about 1/4 full, with just over 200 bales. That should give us more than enough to winter over four sheep as we build our flock.


Northlook Farm, looking towards Willoughby Gap June 16 2012.



Lambs!

We have decided to grow a flock of East Fresians, a type of sheep known as good good milkers that are excellent for meat as well.  We picked up 8 lambs and 2 bred ewes... Well, we were pretty excited to have twins born to one of the Ewes over the weekend!

They sure are cute.