We have 3 new Belted Galloway calves since my last post. A bull calf and 2 heifers. My "friend" calls them cookie cows because they are black on both ends and white in the middle. So in honor of him we named the bull calf Billy. The kids are having fun with the lambs. A ewe lamb this morning marks the beginning of our second lambing season of the year. We let our sheep breed naturally and thanks to our climate get lambs year round with the majority of the ewes lambing in September and June. Our cattle calve from March though July. The production herd is just about done and the Belties seem to have just as easy a time of it. This is our second season with them so we are still getting familiar with their habits. We will be butchering the first Beltie steer in a couple of months and that will be the real test. On the cooperative front. We are researching having a USDA mobile plant built for us so we can have even better control of our processing and be able to help other small holders bring their products to market. We will be limiting our services to beef, lamb, goats, and birds. Whew ! I need a nap!