Shearing Day
Today was shearing day at the ranch. We sheared everyone, from the old retired ewes to this year’s ewe lambs…
Life on the Ranch
New Chickens!
We had a dreadful heat wave over Labor Day weekend–the hottest days ever recorded in Marshall. Saturday the temperature reached 108
Gordy in Montana
Back in 2009 we got a new guardian puppy, who we called “Gordy” for Guardian. Unlike our other dogs, Gordy was socialized to human attention, and he had a difficult time adjusting to life here at the ranch…
Out to Pasture
It was a beautiful day yesterday, and we decided all the lambs are old enough for everyone to move outside for good. The young lambs and their mothers joined the older lambs who were already outside with their mothers in the Hilltop pasture, and the “single mothers”–mothers of singles, who we are milking every morning
Last Cheese Wrap
Today Melinda and I wrapped all the remaining Baserri. Eighteen wheels for my loyal retail customers, ten wheels for Jackson Family Wines, who have been using our cheese in their tasting program for years, and 23 wheels for Tomales Bay Foods. Such loyal customers, who have been such important partners in my business. Sigh. It
RUB A DUB DUB…
…two lambs in a tub. Lolo spotted this and insisted I take a picture. Blue Streak’s two white boys.
Last Lambs
Our last lambs of the season were born on Tuesday, March 21st! Cousin, the last ewe, was looking like she was in the early stages of labor all day on Monday, but she didn’t progress. I checked the barn camera every hour from midnight onward, and she was up and down a lot but not
Snagglepus and the Snagglepiece
Lisa’s favorite lamb this year is Snagglepus’s funny little girl, whom Lisa has named The Snagglepiece. She’s a chip off the old block, as funny and quirky as her mother. And as an only child, she and her mother are inseparable.
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Family Outing
We had a tour today and Blue Streak and her lambs were one of the highlights. We got her and her little family out of the barn and onto the grass today and she and the lambs quite enjoyed the sun and the grazing options. During the course of the tour, Blue Streak made many
