Dooley Update and Fun Sheep Photos
Well, Dooley is really growing up. Well, all but his head. And not just because he's a humble fellow. He is in with the rams and the billy goats. And he's quite a character. Whenever we go by, Dooley is taking a run at the other animals. Always instigating! But this mixed bag of parts is becoming quite … [Read more...]
Our First Turkey Hatched at the Farm!
It was a very exciting night at Double Brook Farm. In the barn, we have a new operation: the turkey hatchery. This consists of two large incubators and some small pens with wood shavings and heat lamps. We are a few days away from the time that the poults should really start hatching, but Jon went out to check on the … [Read more...]
Happy Easter and Passover!
There are a lot of new additions on the farm. When the lambs come, they are fast and furious. The herd multiplies x2 overnight! One day the ladies are just meandering across the field... And the next, there are lambs everywhere looking for their mothers. It seems like they all call at once. But once they … [Read more...]
Farming Is Tough
Sometimes you just get attached. One of our favorite ewes died last night while lambing. She was small and a little scraggy, but one of the leaders of the flock, a good mother and always greeting Brett and the farmers with some friendly sheep calls. Jon sent me this picture (from last year's lambing season) … [Read more...]
Kids…They Grow So Fast
The goats have started having their little ones. It's always fun to see the babies. They are so cute and they don't even know it. Puppies should be jealous! The nannies do their best to keep up the feeding schedules with all the gawkers in the pen. Maybe just a knowing 'can you give a mother a … [Read more...]
A Very Good Friend of the Farm is on the Other Side
We are so sad to report of the loss of one of our longest-tenured employees at Double Brook Farm: Winona 'Boo' Frye, who passed away in February. The expression, "They just don't make 'em like they used to" applies 100%. Boo came to the farm in 2011 to help out with the accumulating stacks of mail and tasks that … [Read more...]
Farmer of the Day
Monday we had a robust clean up day on the farm. Chainsaws, diesel engines and an endless amount of wood to be loaded and hauled away. Between Jon, Brett. Lindsay and me, we cleared about 2 acres...of a potential 50 that need addressing. Lindsay got the Farmer of the Day cap, as we all sipped a cold one and had … [Read more...]
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