We’re having a stretch of very hot and humid weather that’s a bit unusual for us. Thank goodness! Neither Ron nor I like this weather. And the alpacas don’t like it much, either. We spend a lot of time trying to keep the alpacas cool in this weather. Of course, they have access to the…
We picked up our first load of 2010 second cut hay yesterday! We usually get our first load of hay in late August, so this is early and very welcome! It always feels so good to start putting up hay for the season. You have to keep in mind that we don’t have pastures available…
Another wet day. The grass and weeds are loving this, but we’re not. The garden needs weeding and the lawn needs mowing. And wet weather means wet dogs – ugh! We’re hoping to get a break from the wet weather soon, but the forecast sounds like we have scattered showers and humid weather again tomorrow. …
Spring is a very busy time on the farm for many reasons, but mainly because Ron is busy shearing at other farms every day. Now that shearing is winding down, we are starting to catch up on all we let slide for the last few months…like posting to our blog. I’ll do better from now…
We woke to 20’s and snow this morning! This spring has been warm and the pastures have been greening up nicely. We knew it was only a matter of time before mother nature threw a wrench into the works. That’s what we get for taking the chains off the tractor! We have several new additions…
We had a scare last night with one of our prized herdsires, Nibblewise. Just before 7pm, Ron noticed Nibbles was cushed and groaning and salivating. He was obviously in pain. Our first thoughts, of course, were “worst case”: intestinal torsion or impaction or something like that. Our wonderful vet was out within the hour, checked…
It’s another beautiful day in the Kingdom! Cold nights and warm sunny days are perfect for sugaring, skiing and drying up muddy roads. The ‘pacas are happily eating hay out in the sun and we are starting to eliminate hay bedding and, hopefully, getting their fleeces cleaned up a bit before shows and shearing.
Wow – what a day! Warm and sunny. What’s not to like? Well, the road that’s turning to mud, for one thing. As much as we enjoy working outside on days like today, it is mid-January and it’s not supposed to be like this. Hopefully, we’ll enjoy a few warm days and the temps will…
This is the worst kind of winter weather – rain! It’s been raining all night and should start turning to snow this afternoon. Then everything will be covered with ice. And snow is moving in tomorrow. Hopefully, it will be a substantial amount – enough to cover up the ice. This is a relatively quiet…
It wouldn’t be winter without a head cold. At least I should be feeling better by Christmas. It’s very cold again today – 12 below this morning. Thank goodness for semester break; Matt’s off school and is here to do chores this week. I don’t even have to go out to the barn. But that’s…