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123 Farm -
Friday April 08, 2011 - By Jan
After waiting for over 6 months due to the adverse weather last spring we now had our first lambs of Cotswold Origin. Cotswold is an old English Breed considered one of the few Gourmet Sheep Meats in the world. After 2 breeeding cycles, we finally had succes...
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Pleasant Valley Farm -
Monday March 14, 2011 - By Emily
Did you remember to set your clocks ahead this weekend? Another welcome sign that spring's coming, but I hate it. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy having more daylight in the evenings, but I hate the out of sync feeling you have for a few days. It...
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Monday February 28, 2011 - By Megan
Here is an excerpt from Colleen Vanderlinden's article on Treehugger. Feb. 22, 2011 "Researchers claim Roundup Ready GE crops contain a previously unknown organism that has been shown to cause abortion in farm animals. The organism was detected only after...
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Monday February 21, 2011 - By Megan
There is almost nothing more comical than watching the twice daily lamb races! When the ewes settle in to graze in the morning and again when they come in at dusk the lambs start playing. They race around the flock and then one will get brave! It says to the...
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Friday February 18, 2011 - By Megan
We're lambing in the rain here and all of the jugs are full. Since babies can't regulate their body temperature it is important to keep them relatively warm and dry. So we built lambing "huts" using straw bales and tarps! We took 8 bales and stacked...
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Moonstruck Farms -
Wednesday February 16, 2011 - By Rowena
Seed ordering commenced about a month ago and I had to review my business plan at the same time...what is my goal...meet my "Foodies" needs...yes that is what is actually written in my business plan. I know that most of my customers are true Foodies...
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Thursday February 03, 2011 - By Megan
Last nite Jason came running up to tell me a lamb was missing, I asked if he had counted noses and was assured that he had. So off we went on a lamb hunt. Out to the pasture, through the barn, in the sheds. No lamb. Hmmmm. Then I notice Emma wasn't with the...
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Monday January 31, 2011 - By Megan
4 more lambs in the last 2 days! We have been selectively breeding for conformation and yield on a total grass diet for several years and are getting some great lambs! Here at the home place I'm getting an interesting color variant that seems to be breeding...
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Friday January 28, 2011 - By Megan
Claire one of the Suffolk ewes lambed this morning. Huge single ewe lamb. 9lbs! She will get to stay here at the home place as a replacement ewe for our club lamb operation. She is off a Harms Johnson ram and should be really nice! Mother and daughter are in...
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Friday January 07, 2011 - By Megan
Ever been body checked by an Akbash? My female did just that! I was feeding her and getting her whelping box ready when she slammed into me and made a bee line for the back seat of the truck! She had decided that the warm back seat of "her truck" was the place...
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Kyle Farms All Natural Lamb -
Sunday October 03, 2010 - By Anne
Very Exciting! Kyle Farms is going to have a table at the Genesee Valley Hunt Races next Saturday, Oct 9th. Come see us in the Farmers Market tent, and put your name in a drawing for a half share of our fall All Natural Lamb CSA. ...
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Shepherds Harvest Family Farm -
Sunday July 25, 2010 - By Lisa & Mike
This was a great year for us as far as the new lambs went. We had all of our ewes except two pregnant from unknown sources. We heard there were 3-5 rams possibly responsible, but nobody is...
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Indian Brook Farm -
Sunday June 13, 2010 - By Lisa
Had another good year with lambing...no problems...my girls are so good. Ended up with 4 ram and 4 ewe lambs. Only one set of twins out of the older ewes and then singles for the rest. I leave the rams whole as I have a great pasture to keep them separate and...
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Hurricane Farm -
Thursday April 22, 2010 - By Chris
Spring continues its forward progession.
New calves have been introduced to the growing "herd" out in the pastures...
A new lamb, named Vera, is introduced to some of the other sheep in the flock...
A little girl...
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Evergreen Students for Sustainable Animal Agriculture -
Monday April 05, 2010 - By ESSAA
Everyone is nibbling these days! Nibble nibble nibble. Nibble nibble nibble. It is so relaxing to watch. Click here for video! All this nibbling fits in well with the advanced grazing class that I am currently taking along with three other...
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Pleasant Valley Farm -
Friday March 19, 2010 - By Emily
The weather here has been beatuiful, the mud is drying and we have even more beautiful farm babies! Lambing season continues, we now have a total of 6 healthy little lambs...5 rams (boys) and one ewe. Last years we fininshed the season with 4 ewes...
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Cranberry Moon Farm -
Thursday March 18, 2010 - By Miss Lisa
Beautiful lambs are starting to arrive! The Bluefaced Leicester ewe "Glory" has twins, a ram and a ewe. Two of the Leicester Longwool ewes have lambed. Beatrice has twins, a ram and a ewe, while Anna Harrison II delivered a huge single ram lamb of...
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Monday March 15, 2010 - By Emily
Although the weather is a bit gloomy, the rain did get rid of the snow. Even though it's still muddy, at least the water has stopped coming in to the barn. The hog house has stayed wonderfully dry with its new roof, which is great since we have so...
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Thursday February 25, 2010 - By ESSAA
Click for another video of our lambs! There are now sixteen lambs on our pasture, and they don't just follow their mothers anymore. Not when there are friends to play with! They hang out with each other, nap with each other, race, hop, play, and head butt....
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