There were so many good entries for names. Some were just really fantastic. Honorablemention...'Voila', 'BaaMaa', 'Silly Billy', and 'Mouche'(sheep is 'mouton' and goat is 'chevre' in French). But high honors go to Benjamin Donati for 'Dooley'! (as in 'dual-ly'. Get it??). We will have more pictures soon of Dooley and … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2017
Like a Strike of Lightning!
We have, as it turns out, a cross breed on the farm. This is not Tamworth-Ossabaw hog cross. Nor is it a Katahdin-Texel sheep cross. It is a cross-species sheep-goat cross. What? Yes! It's possible and it happened. Evidence below... https://youtu.be/NlPCeapWYYg I have been told by farmers 'in the know' that … [Read more...]
First Real Snow!
It was an exciting weekend on the farm with snow and wind making it look quite beautiful. By the time I got out there with the camera, we had a blue bird day with sparkling snow all around. Bea was busy doing her chores and keeping the sheep safe...here they are a few days earlier, basking in the … [Read more...]