We’ve had some deep freeze-y weeks, separated by a few days of melting temps. It’s been so nice out the last few days, I figured it was high time to get a few maintenance items taken care of. Several individuals were due for bigger coats, and some post-deep-freeze deworming was in order. There’s always a …
Our first Woolgathering of the new year has been scheduled: come join us on Sunday, February 18th at 3 pm for some fiber therapy. Click on over to the Woolgathering page to read more and RSVP!
New Year’s Resolution: update the farm blog more often! 😉 Here are the boys enjoying the warmer temps and tasty hay. We’re looking forward to shearing those luscious locks – updates coming soon!
So much has happened these last twelve months: no more cows or llamas, we added a second breed of sheep to our flock, got a tractor, experimented with hay feeders, competed at the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival with both raw fleeces and handspun yarn (and did pretty well too, if I may say so …
We’ve had a couple dustings so far this month, both of which melted right away, but this feels like the real deal! The day’s agenda included swapping out our rams. A.J. seems to have done a thorough job (we’re expecting our first lambs in early March!), but we thought we’d let Angus have one last …
August 20, Cupcake had the great honor of her fleece playing an integral part in the Indiana State Fair’s Sheep to Shawl Competition. The Midway Spinners Sheep to Shawl team had 4 hours to turn Cupcake’s fleece into a 22″x72″ woven shawl. They were allowed to wash the fleece ahead of time, and have the …
It seems like life moves so quickly sometimes. It has been nearly 3 weeks since we welcomed home our new starter flock of Romeldale/CVM sheep: Carla, Carmel, and Coral, all 2-year old ewes, and Drew, a moorit yearling ram from Serenity Spring Wool in Richland Center. We had been considering a second breed in addition …
Our darling Bronwyn was born to Irene nearly a month ago (May 30), but we were so intrigued by her markings and coloring that in our excitement to consult a few sheep color experts, she was never properly announced! The white marks on her head could potentially be explained as spotting, but the lighter coloration …
Click the link on the left for full details – Woolgathering II is practically here!
