Sunday, October 30th, 2011 at
2:12 am
October 30, 2011: I can’t believe we haven’t updated you before now. I have really let time get away from me. I do apologize.
The puppies are born and all sold. The new filly has been weaned. That went quite painlessly thank goodness. All the chicks are gone except the dozen we kept as layers. These should start laying in just a few weeks now. The garden is done with the exception of fresh basil, dill and a few stray bell peppers. All the sheep that we wanted to sell are gone and we are back down to 4 ewes, 4 ewe lambs and good old Romeo. Our first new lambs of the season should start arriving next month.
I’m stunned to realize that Thanksgiving is only three weeks away. And we have so much to be thankful for this year.
Our new pony, “Misty”, has been very popular and the pony parties are huge fun. Everybody loves them. See some pictures HERE.
Have a happy and safe Halloween! See you soon.
Thursday, July 7th, 2011 at
12:15 pm
July 7, 2011: Gosh, we’ve been BUSY!! The garden is pouring out zucchini and beet greens like crazy and the tomatoes are just now starting. We’ve also had a couple of potatoes but those were extra early. Come any day to the store and we will have
- Fresh Duck Eggs
- Beet Greens and Baby Zucchini from the garden – fresh daily
- Baby Chicks starting July 21 – Wyandottes and Rhode Island Reds (all hens)
- Starting soon there will also be green beans, regular, cherry and grape tomatoes. We have 68 tomato plants that are covered in flowers.
- Our purebred Rotweiller puppies are due to arrive around the 13th of July. The daddy is “Hobie” and mama is “Baby”. Puppies should be ready to go to new homes right about Labor Day weekend.
- American Blackbelly sheep and lambs for sale. We have lambs starting at $60 and about 10 ewes for sale for $100 each that we guarantee are pregnant. These ewes are an economical way to take care of your weed problem and have lambs for the freezer early next year.
UPDATE ON THE NEW FILLY: She is growing so fast!! We’ve decided that her registered name will be Olena Leona in honor of Doc Olena and the great horse Leo, both outstanding cutting and reining horse sires. Around the pasture, we just call her “Lena”.
Hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable Fourth of July.
Thursday, May 26th, 2011 at
6:18 am
May 26, 2011: We have a brand new sorrel filly!!! Our AQHA mare, Peppy Fund, has a beautiful, typey sorrel filly this morning.
Sophie and Baby Lena
Grabbing a snack
Lena and Dave
Thursday, May 5th, 2011 at
8:19 pm
May 5, 2011: The Produce is on its way! The planting is done and the vegetables are growing. We will have field fresh produce soon. There are green beans, onions, lots of melons and squash and a LOT of tomatoes. There will also be fingerling potatoes, too.
We use all organic growing methods but we are not certified “organic”. We have never had a need to use chemicals on the garden. The strongest things put on the garden are diluted dishwashing detergent when aphids or squash beetles get really bad, distilled vinegar for fungus when it happens and Miracle Grow fertilizer. Most of the fertiziler we use comes from the sheep and the horses who are glad to contribute to the family business.
Monday, May 2nd, 2011 at
3:21 pm
May 2, 2011: Building the new goldfish and koi ponds in the back yard. We thoroughly enjoyed ploshing around in the water and getting the ponds set in.
Ponds 2 and 3
Pond 2
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011 at
11:22 am
April 27, 2011: All our lambs are born now. The last two, a ram lamb and an ewe lamb, were abandond by their mother. So now we are feeding two cute lambs every four hours. They use regular baby bottles and are fed milk replacer designed for sheep. They think it tastes really, really good! Here’s Dave giving a feeding.
