Been a long time

Things have been busier than usual with work so posting has taken a back seat.

We did have a heifer calf born to Merry Kate on Friday the 13th...oh, the naming possibilities abound!

Today, Andes, our primary breeding ram covered Kayla, our kindliest fleeced ewe (moorit brown) so we'll be watching for her to lamb on March 23, 2011 +/- a week. If we continue to birth on holidays that would put us at St. Patricks or the first day of Spring! Perfect timing I'd say.

A few of our cashmere goats are noticeably pregnant so it looks like we could have some late fall early winter kids on the way. I'm predicting another bitter snowy winter so deliveries before January and after March would be ideal.

We fenced in another 7-8 acres of mountainside but still need to patch uneven areas, install an electric offset strand, and install a couple of water tanks. The cattle are enjoying the browse in that area until we can get it ready for goats...which is a lot like recreating Fort Knox! Once it's all cleaned up by the cows and goats, then the sheep will get a shot at it. Otherwise, we'd be cutting sheep out of briars and thorny locusts on a regular basis.