A New Life: May 2008

May 30, 2008

It's been a long week!

Smoke found a good home - He is on his way to Bellevue, IA. He will be missed.

Medichi is getting bigger, I don't know how much bigger she can get!!!

Here are some of the lambs - they are also getting pretty big! Time flies when your having fun!

May 22, 2008

Playing the Waiting Game

Medichi sure is getting WIDE!!! I don't think we can deny the inevitable!

May 21, 2008

Chickens have arrived!

We finally have some chickens. The coop should be ready for them by Thursday. We are very excited to be filling up our farm.
Next stop: Egg Cartons :)

May 20, 2008

May 19, 2008

Medichi: Pregnant or No - That is the Question!

I went for a ride yesterday in Lake Le-Aqua-Na, and Medichi was acting very peculiar. Some folks riding behind me said "She's acting that way because she's pregnant." I have been thinking ,on and off, that she may be. As I was riding down the trails she was waddling - it felt very strange under saddle. If she is preggers - she should foal anytime between July and late August. That is a pretty

large window, but I'm going on the fact that she was in with a black and white paint stud all last summer. I picked her up late last September, from the same field the stud was in. Her abdomen is extended quite a bit. I'll be keeping a very close eye on her, and I'll keep everyone updated on her progress.

Ceasar

I almost forgot!!! This is Ceasar, our little steer. Isn't he cute :)

He was born on the Ides of March: March 15th. The name Ceasar seemed appropriate.

May 12, 2008

Spring 2008

Lambing is through, now we just watch the little ones grow and grow.
How the time flew by. . .
Now we focus on their safety through the summer.

All TEN lambs are doing great!!!
(only one had to be bottle fed - ewe lamb from the quadruplets - understandably so)

We ended up with 5 rams and 5 ewes.
4 of the rams will be up for sale around August - October.
Keep and eye on our blog for those updates.

I am preparing to process the fleeces from this spring - they are gorgeous!!!
I will be selling much of the roving right here on the blog - you can always e-mail me to see what we have available: springviewacres@yahoo.com

It's been a great spring - I'll be processing fleece for a while now. . .
Until next time!!!!! I will be posting our progress throughout the summer!!!