Category Archives: LIVESTOCK

~Clayton Shears Our Lambs~

  The same day that we extracted the first honey super was also a day that some of the bigger lambs were sheared.   Our son, Clayton, not only put in a very long day training horses, but was generous enough with his time to … Continue reading

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Fishing, Lambs and Bees…..

The days are flying by quickly and we have experienced some very hot and humid weather.  For those who do not live out here in Minnesota, you may not know what it feels like to get battered with hot winds.  It’s … Continue reading

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Farrowing and Food Production

Like clock work babies always seem to come into the world during some kind of weather event.  In this case, it was a cold and rainy night!  Smokey, a first time (gilt) sow, had 9 babies, not all visible here.  The hogs … Continue reading

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Lambing Takes Dedication!

Early this morning I was awakened by the ring of my girls’ alarm clock at 1:30 A.M.  Having never been told to do so, I was only a little surprised to hear why the three older girls were getting up … Continue reading

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Sheep Shearing Day

Our sheep are due to lamb in early April so since the boys were at home today and the sheep were dry we decided to shear them.  There were 68 head which included two Rambouillet bucks.  Our herd consists mostly of … Continue reading

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